// Wooden surfboard kits · Shipped nationwide

Your home break.
Your hands.

Build your own hollow wooden surfboard out of European Paulownia — planed, cut to size and ready to glue up the day it lands. Ride a shaper's model, run your own outline, or just grab the wood.

Door-to-door shipping · US & Canada

See the three ways in→ How it's built→

Builder with the board frame — 02 — The build

From €75Shipping per kit, 3 kits in one box · US & Canada

3 ways inSignature · Laser cutting · Single

PaulowniaLight, stable, about 16-17 lb/ft³ — think balsa's sturdier cousin

First build?No shaping chops required on a Signature

// Choose your path

Which way
are you going?

Same wood in every box. The difference is how much of the design is on you, and how much shows up already figured out.

01 / Shaper model

Signature

A shaper's board, engineered and ready. Pick the one that suits your break and spend your weekends building instead of doing math.

Proven outlines — length, width and volume on every page
Internal frame cut straight off the shaper's plan
Paulownia and build guide included
The easiest first build, hands down

From €396charged in euros

See the models→

02 / Your design, cut

Laser cutting

Send your specs and files from your own shop and the frame parts come back cut to the thousandth, ready to glue.

CO₂ laser and CNC router
Ribs, stringer, nose and tail
One-off or a short run
Add Single and you've got the wood too

Custom quote

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03 / Wood only

Single

You shape your own and you've got your process dialed. What's hard to find stateside is board-grade Paulownia. That's this one.

Paulownia for deck, bottom and rails
Planed and cut to size
Plywood for the frame as an add-on
For shapers and builders who've done this before

From €206charged in euros

See Single→

// Why it comes from Spain

The wood is
the whole point.

Paulownia is what makes a hollow wooden board light enough to actually surf. Stateside most builds end up in cedar, redwood or balsa, because board-grade Paulownia — dried, stable, clean and cut to size — is the hard part to source. That's what ships in the box.

Grown in EuropeFollowed since 2006: the nursery, the Mediterranean clone, the first planting, the first harvest.
Light and stableAbout 16-17 lb/ft³, and it stays put once it's glued up.
Clean stockVirtually knot-free, no cosmetic defects, straight and parallel cuts.
Cut by rolePlaned and sized piece by piece: deck, bottom, rails, blocks.

Just the wood→ More on Paulownia→

Paulownia strips planed and cut to size — Paulownia, planed and sized

Paul Rice building a Paulownia board — Folly Beach, South Carolina

// The shapers

Stateside already:
Paul Rice.

Paul shapes and builds at Terrapin Surfboards out of Folly Beach, South Carolina. He knows what a waist-high summer day on that coast calls for: more width, more volume, more paddle. His seven models kick off the Signature collection — first shaper in, definitely not the last. Stuck mid-build? He's done more than nine WOODKIT builds himself, so there's someone stateside who's been exactly where you are.

Your waveYour home break, your way of surfing it.
His shapeDrawn on your side of the Atlantic, with his name on it.
Your handsA board you know inside out, because you built it.

See Paul's boards→ Meet Paul Rice→

// What's coming

Ground floor.
Good timing.

The first workshop is happening in Folly Beach, dates pending. The rest is getting built with the people who build, and right now that's a short list — call out the one you'd actually use and you'll hear about it first.

Dates TBCFolly Beach workshop

Build your own board in Paul's shop, with Paul.

Get the workshop → Coming soonBuild spots

Shops, surf schools and spaces running builds within driving distance.

Host one → ExploringBuilder profiles

A page for every board you've built — outline, specs and the story behind it.

I want mine → ExploringMore shapers

More shapers, more spots on the map, and used boards changing hands with their history attached.

Talk to us →

// First US workshop

Folly Beach, South Carolina · Dates TBC

Build
your own board.

Build your own board in Paul's shop, step by step, with him over your shoulder. Small group, one board each, and the wood cut and waiting when you show up. Your board — not a sample, not a group project. The programme spells out exactly what you take home.

Your own boardBuilt by you, guided by Paul

One board eachSmall group, your hands on it the whole time

With Paul RiceTerrapin Surfboards, Folly Beach — his shop, his shapes

Kit includedCut and waiting before you arrive

See the next workshop→ All workshops→

Building a Paulownia board in the shop — Folly Beach, South Carolina

From €75 Per kit, 3 kits in one box · US & Canada

Share a box with two buddies: 3 kits ship for €225, €75 each. A single kit ships from €145.

// Getting it to your door

Spain to
your garage.

Kits leave Spain by express courier and land at your door. Duties and state taxes, where they apply, are on you and don't get collected at checkout. If the box shows up beat, shoot photos of the packaging and the parts before anything hits the trash, and reach out within 24 hours. Spain runs six hours ahead of the East Coast, so a message you send over coffee usually gets answered the same day.

Shipping & lead times→ Full FAQ→

// Questions builders ask

Before you build.

Do I need previous board-building experience?+

Nope. On a Signature the design and the frame show up figured out: you glue it up, shape the rails, sand it and glass it. What it takes is weekends, patience and hands you don't mind beating up.

What's in the box, and what isn't?+

On a Signature: Paulownia for deck, bottom and rails, the cut frame and the build guide. No resin, cloth, glue, sandpaper or tools — grab those at your local supplier. You'll also want a rocker table and a set of shaping racks.

Will I pay import duties?+

Maybe. Duties and taxes, when they apply, are on the buyer and aren't baked into the kit price or the shipping. Import rules keep moving, so check what's current for wood kits before you order.

Can I build several boards, or build for other people?+

For sure. Kits ship grouped in one box, which drops the cost per board — plenty of crews go in together. Want to build for other people or run builds out of your own shop? That's a conversation: reach out and you'll get terms for it.

What if I get stuck halfway?+

Email us before you go any further: say which step you're on and send a photo. With the time difference, most questions sent in your morning come back the same day.

// Every builder starts somewhere

Build one.
Surf it. Build another.

One board turns into a quiver, a shop out back, or just the best board on the roof rack.

Check out the models→ Email us→

Paulownia Surfboard Kit | WOODKIT.PRO USA — Made for Builders

Your home break.
Your hands.