Craft a Wooden Handboard for Bodysurfing

We are back for another Wooden Hand Board Workshop !

Join our fun, hands-on wooden Bodysurfing hand board workshop!

Perfect for all ages and skill levels, no experience required. In just 4 hours, you'll craft your own custom wooden hand board to enhance your bodysurfing techniques adding speed, length of ride and agility in the waves.

Discover the joy of creating something with your hands while also improving your skills in the surf.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with fellow ocean lovers and take your bodysurfing to the next level. Grab your ticket today and make waves with your own wooden hand board!

This workshop is brought to you as part of the held 7-10 February, 2025.

There are four workshop dates available across the Festival weekend:

Workshop 1: Friday 7 February from 10am-2pm

Workshop 2: Saturday 8 February from 10am-2pm

Workshop 2: Sunday 9 February from 10am-2pm

Workshop 3: Monday 10 February from 10am-2pm

Workshop Duration: All workshops run for approximately 4 hours.

Location: The workshops will be run at the Festival in the Noisy Boatyard, which is located at Watermans Dock, Murray Street Carpark, Hobart Waterfront.

Capacity: Each workshop has a limited capacity of up to 8 students.

Do I need experience? No woodworking experience is required. Experienced makers, along with beginners, are welcome.

Do I need tools or equipment? All tools, equipment and materials will be provided for the workshop.

Accessibility: This is a workshop environment; please expect uneven surfaces and varying levels of access related to the use of workstations and pre-industrial tools. If you require further information about accessibility for this event please contact [email protected] or call the office on 03 6223 3375. Please note, we are a small team of staff and volunteers but we will endeavour to respond to any queries within 72 hours (excluding weekends and Public Holidays).

Ticketing Terms & Conditions: Tickets are non-refundable except in the case that the event has been cancelled by the Australian Wooden Boat Festival. By purchasing a ticket you agree to all ticketing terms and conditions found here.

About Stuart Bywater

After 38 years in the woodworking industry, Stuart has merged his two passions, surfing and woodworking, and has established himself as one of the leading timber surfboard craftspeople in Australia. Working with Paulownia, Cedar, and other exotic timbers, he has perfected the craft of hollow wooden surfboard making. Stuart combines techniques inspired by the watermen of the 1930s with modern advances in materials to work towards an environmentally sustainable surf craft and product.

The result is a magnificent work of art: solid, dependable, beautiful, and sustainable — a stunning, collectable surf craft you can ride!

Sharing his passion of wooden surf craft, Stuart will teach the art of making a wooden handboard, demonstrating the construction methods he has perfected in the timber surfboard classes he hosts in Brisbane.

Host or Publisher Australian Wooden Boat Festival