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Shaper Room · Terrapin Surfboards · Charleston, SC

Paul Rice.Wooden boards from Charleston.

Surfer and builder in Charleston, South Carolina, and founder of Terrapin Surfboards. He comes from construction and years in the water. He started building his own hollow wooden surfboards and found his way to Paulownia and WOODKIT.PRO. He has already finished more than 9 boards with WOODKIT.

See his 7 models ↓ South Carolina workshop →
Paul Rice on the beach with a Paulownia wooden surfboard US / SC / 01
Terrapin SurfboardsCharleston, South Carolina · USA
+9Boards built with WOODKIT
7Signature models he designed
TerrapinFounder · Terrapin Surfboards
SC · USAFirst WOODKIT workshop in the USA

01 / The shop

A real person.
A real shop.

Paul builds with the same system that arrives in your box: a cut frame, prepared Paulownia and his own hands. These are his boards, in his garage, no props.

Paul Rice assembling a board frame in his shop
Setting up the frame: ribs and stringer.
Paul Rice working the rail of a wooden board
Working the rail.
Several board frames in Paul Rice’s shop
Several boards on the go.

02 / Signature · Terrapin

His shapes.
Your board.

Seven of Paul’s designs turned into kits: the frame cut from his file and the Paulownia prepared. You build it.

Terrapin Folly Log 9′2″ Paulownia wood surfboard kit by WOODKIT Folly Log 9′2″Classic longboard with a 50/50 noserider rail. $579View kit → Terrapin Toby 7'2" Paulownia wood surfboard kit by WOODKIT Toby 7′2″A midlength with one continuous curve. $509View kit → Terrapin Super Simmons 5′10″ Paulownia wood surfboard kit by WOODKIT Super Simmons 5′10″A lot of shape in a small space. $459View kit → Terrapin Swallow Tail 5′10″ Paulownia wood surfboard kit by WOODKIT Swallow Tail 5′10″The signature is in the tail. $459View kit → Terrapin Rocket 5′9″ Paulownia wood surfboard kit · WOODKIT Rocket 5′9″The sharpest in the collection. $459View kit → Terrapin Hybrid Simmons 5′8″ Paulownia wood surfboard kit by WOODKIT Hybrid Simmons 5′8″An identity of its own. $459View kit → Terrapin Mini Simmons 5'6" Paulownia wood surfboard kit by WOODKIT Mini Simmons 5′6″Short, wide, fast. $459View kit →

03 / Workshop

Build
with Paul.

Booking open · Folly Beach, SC
ChooseOne of his models, based on how you want to surf.
BuildWith your own hands, with Paul beside you on the critical steps.
LearnThe whole method, so you can build the next one on your own.
Take it homeA board built by you, in European Paulownia.
DateTo be announced
FormatIntensive or two weekends
Spots6 spots · $1,300 USD
LocationFolly Beach, SC
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04 / In the water

Built
to be surfed.

A board isn’t finished in the shop. It’s finished here.

Paul Rice surfing a wooden board
Paul Rice riding a wave on his wooden board
A finished Paulownia board by Paul Rice

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Paul Rice · Terrapin Surfboards

His shape.
Your hands.

Pick one of his seven models and build it at home, or book a spot at his workshop and build it with him.

See the models →Workshop
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