No. The kit handles the hardest technical part — the exact geometry of every piece is already cut. What you need is time, patience, and to follow the process step by step.

If you've never built anything, David Weber's online course walks you through the full sequence on video before you even open the box.

Between 40 and 80 hours of actual work, depending on the model and your level. It's not a sprint — it's a multi-week project you can do at your own pace, in any space.

Builders who organize well and have the infrastructure ready from day one finish faster. That's exactly why The Workshop exists.

Basic workshop tools: hand plane, sandpaper, jigsaw, drill, and 20 to 40 clamps. The precision cutting is already done for you.

For shaping and rail finishing you'll need an orbital sander. If you don't have one, you can rent it through The Workshop.

No. A garage, a large terrace, a basement. Any space that fits the longest pieces (up to 3 meters, depending on the model) and where you can work with epoxy resin with good ventilation.

Most WOODKIT builders build at home. You decide where to build before you buy the kit — and from there, we send you the infrastructure you need.

It depends on the size of your board. Rough reference at a 2:1 ratio:

Rough reference only. Always follow your resin manufacturer's exact ratios.

Yes — and not as a novelty, but as a full-performance surfboard. The models are real shapes, designed and tested in the water. You're not building a replica: you're building a board.

Wood forgives far more than foam does. Almost any mistake can be fixed. Build support exists exactly for that — you write in with a photo, we respond with the specific fix for your stage.

Nobody finishes the build without a board.

A line of CNC and laser-cut tools and accessories, designed specifically for the hollow board building process. These aren't generic tools — they're built so the process runs without improvising.

The Rocker Table keeps the rocker geometry steady throughout the skeleton assembly. Without it, the curve won't be right — and that can't be fixed once the resin cures.

Option A — Build it yourself. The plans are free in your client area. It's made up of: 2 aluminum profiles · 30 support crossbars · 15 clamping crossbars · 60 3/8" wing nuts · 90 nuts · 150 washers · 30 threaded rods.

Option B — Buy it with the kit. All components CNC-cut. ±0.1mm. No sourcing suppliers. No improvising.

Yes — coming soon. If you're building a single board, buying a Rocker Table you'll only use once doesn't make sense. Rent it by the week, it arrives at your door, you build, you send it back.

The rental model also creates positive pressure: every week you don't make progress has a cost. That speeds up the build.

No. The Rocker Table, the Caliper, and the Shape Stand are universal — they work with any hollow board building method. If you build with Grain, Kun Tiqi, Otter, or your own method, The Workshop is just as useful.

An in-person workshop where you build your board from scratch, in a small group, with direct instruction from a shaper. You leave with your finished board and the full process in your head.

No. The kit is included in the workshop price. You arrive, you build, and you leave with the board. If you want to build another one at home afterward, you'll already know exactly what you need.

The first WOODKIT workshop in Spain. September 2026, Tarifa, 8 spots. Instructed by David Weber — the shaper behind the model series.

This isn't an instructor training program. It's an intensive building workshop, in one of Europe's best spots, with the shaper who designed the boards.

A shaper specialized in building wooden hollow boards. Over 1,000 students through his workshops. He designed every model in the WOODKIT series — outline, rocker, volume, and rails, all tested in the water.

Yes. Tarifa is the first edition. The plan is to expand the format to other spots in Europe — Hossegor, Ericeira, northern Spain. If you'd like to host a workshop in your area, write to us.

Yes. If you have the knowledge, the space, and the audience, you can run your own workshops using WOODKIT kits. You buy the kits at a preferred price. The workshop revenue is yours.

No franchise. No monthly fee. No complications.

Rough example — workshop for 6 people, 3 days:

We'll run the real numbers with you before you decide.

Yes. If you have your plans in digital format, we'll cut them in CNC Paulownia. You teach the method, we provide the manufacturing infrastructure.

This is exactly the problem that led many shapers to stop selling kits — the manufacturing friction. We've already solved it.

Yes. The board is yours. You built something with real value — a handcrafted Paulownia hollow board has its own market. What you do with it is your call.

Direct build support: write in with your question (with a photo if you can), and we'll respond with the specific fix for your stage. Nobody gets stuck halfway through their board.

Yes. Downloadable guides on building, wood, and board design — several free, some with an email gate.

We ship to Spain and Europe. The kit arrives in protected flat packaging, with pieces grouped and ordered by stage of the process. LONG kits require specialized transport due to their size — these are arranged with advance notice.

Send us a photo and we'll replace it. The kit pieces are CNC-cut — if one arrives damaged, the cause is shipping, and the fix is on us.

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