Sliver Paddleboards

Paddle Board Plans

Paddle Board Plans – PDF $59

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All of Sliver Paddleboards proven board shapes are available as downloadable PDF plans. Our plans are full-sized templates for building your own fishbone frame. The PDF plans are emailed for you to print locally. The really cool thing with the PDF plans is you can use them as many times as you like. My local printing shop charges $10 to print the fishbone and $5 to print the outline file.

Building a wooden board is a big project and you should know your completed board will perform as well in the water, as it looks on the beach! There is a lot of hidden engineering in paddleboard shape as the bottom contours affect theperformance in the water.

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Your PDF file will be emailed to you within 24 hours after a unique digital signature is added to the file. Please read the tutorials before purchasing, as there are no refunds on digital goods.

$59

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*PDF Plans are locked to prevent them being used for CNC cutting.

Paddle Board Plans – Paper Templates $89

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Sliver Paddleboards offers all our SUP models as full-scale paper plans for customers in North America. The paper plans are exactly the same plans as the PDF plans only we have done the printing for you. Paper plans are a nice option for gifts as they are more tangible than our PDF plans. Building a wood board is a very rewarding experience but once the board leaves your garage it is the shape that matters. Our shapes are based on some of the best performing foam boards on the market.

“All wood boards perform well on the beach, our boards perform in the water!”

Please read our FREE tutorials section before purchasing so you have a solid understanding what is involved in building a wooden paddle board from paper plans. If you have built a wooden surfboard, kayak, canoe or are just handy with tools you will be fine. For most people I recommend buying our CNC cut internal frame as it they are more precise and save a lot of work.

PRICE INCLUDES FREE SHIPPING (Continental US & Canada)

$89 

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Paddle Board Plans – Build Your Own Paddle Board

 

Paddle board Paper Plans

Introduction

Sliver Paddleboards started building boards with paper plans and we used them in the shop for our custom boards until we had in-house CNC capabilities. The precision CNC cut fishbone frame kits are much quicker to use but the result is virtually the same.

We include the full-scale paper plan of every piece that makes up the internal framework. The paper plans are clearly marked with hole locations and notch depths to ensure everything fits perfectly.

 Tool Options

Jigsaw

Bandsaw

Table saw

Edge sander

Japanese saw

1/4 chisel

6″ Plastic Squeegee

Drill press with Forstner bit Bits

Instructions

  1. Cut out all the templates with scissors leaving them about 1/4″ oversized.
  2. Arrange all the templates on the plywood leaving enough room between templates for cutting. Leave and extra 1/4″-1/2″ depending on your tools and skill level.
  3. Lift one piece at a time and spray a light layer of glue on plywood.
  4. Lay paper template in the fresh glue.
  5. Lightly smooth the template with plastic scraper or block of wood. This is to make sure the paper is flat and adheres well without any wrinkles.
  6. Glue the remaining templates.
  7. Using a bandsaw or jigsaw cut each template a little oversized making sure you are not too close to the lines. The goal is to leave some white paper on the outside of the black lines. In the shop we use a bandsaw and leave and extra 1/16″ of an inch.
  8. Sand the templates back to the black line. The goal is to remove all the white and leave the black outline. In the shop we use an edge sander (Large belt sander with a table.) Any electric sander that can be held at a 90 degree angle would work.
  9. Drill all the lightning holes to save weight. (optional)
  10. Cut the notches for the center spline and the notches for your first starter strip at the bottom of the rail. The notches should be friction fits so you are best to leave the lines and then adjust with sandpaper if needed.
  11. With a small piece of scrap plywood test each notch and adjust with sandpaper if necessary.
  12. Glue the two halves of your center spline together with some of the left over plywood. This area will end up being the location of the handle.
  13. Assemble your completed fishbone.

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