Wooden surfboard CAD
Design your board.
We cut the timber.
Shape the outline, rocker and rails in your browser, watch volume and weight update as you go, then order your hollow wooden frame CNC cut in Paulownia — or download the cutting files and make it yourself. Nothing to install.
DESIGN · ORDER · BUILD — PAULOWNIA FRAME KITS
- Length
- 5′08″
- Width
- 19¾″
- Thick
- 2¼″
- Volume
- 28.4 L
What it does
Everything you need to take a board from idea to timber.
Outline, rocker & cross-sections
Draw the planshape, tune the rocker, and sculpt rail-to-rail cross-sections with bézier control points — the three views every shape is built from.
Live volume & weight
Volume in litres and an estimated blank weight update as you shape, so you can dial a board to your weight and ability without guesswork.
Real-time 3D preview
A lofted 3D model rebuilds as you edit. Spin it, check the foil, and catch problems before they reach the timber.
Order a cut kit
Choose a frame, add skins, rail strips, fin boxes and glue, and see the price as you go. Your design is cut in Paulownia to your exact shape.
Or cut it yourself
Download the stringer, ribs and blocks nested on your sheet size as DXF or SVG for a laser or CNC router, or as 1:1 PDF to trace by hand.
Works offline
Install it once and the designer keeps working with no connection — in the workshop, the classroom, anywhere the wi-fi gives up.
How it works
Design, order, build.
Design your board
Start from a template, then shape the outline, rocker and rails while volume and weight track every move.
Choose your kit
A frame on its own, or with skins and rail strips, plus fin boxes, a leash plug and glue, priced as you choose.
Order & build
Email us your design and check out. Your kit is CNC cut in Paulownia and sent to you, ready to glue up.
Who it's for
Built for people who make things.
Whether it's your first hollow wooden board or a class set, Wooden Surfboard Designer gives you the shape and the numbers before anything is cut — and a kit that matches them.
The story behind it →- Home builders making their first hollow wooden board
- Schools and Design & Technology classes building boards as a project
- Timber builders who want a frame cut to their own shape
- Makers with their own laser or CNC router
Learn the craft
New to board design?
Surfboard design explained
Outline, rocker, rails, foil, volume and fin setups — what each one does and how it changes the way a board rides.
Read more →GuideConstruction methods compared
PU/PE, EPS/epoxy, hollow wooden, chambered and more — weight, feel, durability, cost and how to build each.
Read more →ToolSurfboard volume calculator
Enter your weight and ability for a litre range, see the full volume chart, and learn what shifts the number.
Read more →Build guideBuild a hollow wooden surfboard
The skin-on-frame method step by step — from CAD templates to frame, skins, rails and a proper vent.
Read more →Frequently asked questions
Can it make templates for a hollow wooden board?
How much does a kit cost?
Do I need to install anything?
Can I use it to drive a CNC machine?
Where is my design stored?
Design your next board
Shape it in your browser, then order the frame CNC cut in Paulownia — nothing to install.