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GhaMby Eagan · · Heaven · Joined Oct 2006 · Points: 385

Anyone find a cheap source for small jugs? I built an 8'x12' 55 degree overhanging wall in my garage to put hitstrips on. I bought some holds from Element. Atomic, & escape. Element & escape have free shipping, but of the holds I bought from them only a few actually are useable on my wall since I climb v5-6 max. The holds I bought from atomic tend to be good, but at least $20 for shipping. I did pay for 50 Soill holds from some kid on mp.com over 3 weeks ago and still haven't seen him or received a reply when I asked what was up.

Michelle Leber · · Moab, UT · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 145

My first woody! So excited... Yep, it's in my living room. My boyfriend is pretty dope for supporting this one...

Front view

Really ties the room together.

Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280

Nice unit! Looks like a fun session can be had now in your living room.

Robin like the bird · · Philomath, or · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 300
Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280
Robin like the bird wrote:IS there a reward for most jangus? Cause I think i might win.
I can just imagine that deck railing pulling out mid crux moves. Wild!@
Robin like the bird · · Philomath, or · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 300
Woodchuck ATC wrote: I can just imagine that deck railing pulling out mid crux moves. Wild!@
It would not be the first part of the porch the has fallen off
Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280

My upper sheet of plywood off the roof level of my wall (shed) is on hinges, angled out to about 130 degrees, and cantilevered back on slings to a roof 2 by 6 anchor set 12 ft. back. Board flexes, but holds tight for toprope ascents....no lead falls, just toprope strength. Has held over 400 lbs of climbers on it at one time with no problems.

Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0
Robin like the bird wrote:IS there a reward for most jangus? Cause I think i might win.
that board is 5.11 R...
Austin Goff · · Winston-Salem, NC · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 118
Jeff Gicklhorn · · Tucson, AZ · Joined May 2008 · Points: 295

Michelle, nice design, that could be built in room for less than $100! I also wanted to know what the height of your kicker is?

Michelle Leber · · Moab, UT · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 145

Thanks Jeff!

I think we spent just over $100, maybe up to $120, on the structure. The holds, on the other hand, broke the bank. We squeezed 150 T-nuts, HIT strips, and a hang board into 44 square feet and are trying to fill every T-nut!

Both the kicker and the head board are 1.5 feet. We wanted to take advantage of our high ceiling.

danmoyer89 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 20

My woody:

wall

And some new additions:

wall2

volume

wall3

GhaMby Eagan · · Heaven · Joined Oct 2006 · Points: 385
Jeff Gicklhorn · · Tucson, AZ · Joined May 2008 · Points: 295

sweagan:

1. What angle is your wall at? 45, 55 degrees? How useful do you find that angle for overall training? I climb in Bishop quite a bit, but I hardly ever find myself climbing anything over 30-45 degrees, and most of my bouldering is really training for hard trad routes in the warmer months.

2. It looks like you used 2x4 framing, how is that holding up across the span at that angle? How is the wall attached to the surrounding superstructure?

Thanks

Jeff

GhaMby Eagan · · Heaven · Joined Oct 2006 · Points: 385

Jeff,

The wall is around 55 overhanging. My primary purpose is to train on Hit strips, which I hadn't recieved when this picture was taken. Another reason the wall is so steep is because the garage has 8 foot ceiling joists and steeper means longer!

I used 2x6's 2 feet apart, I attached them at the ceiling joist and the wall members, along with 1 brace per attached to the roofing joist. It doesn't flex, much.

As far as getting stronger it's hard to say, my climbing has been erratic lately thanks to the weather. I do know that for the first couple of weeks the muscles in my upper back were a lot more sore than usual. I have also increased my endurance on the hit strips. I'm not terribly motivated when it comes to training, I try to get on the wall 1 to 2 times per week if the weather is good enough for the weekends.

Elfer · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 5
Michelle Lynn wrote:My first woody! So excited... Yep, it's in my living room. My boyfriend is pretty dope for supporting this one...
Does anyone think they could give me some advice on adapting this design to be two panels wide? I'm looking to build a freestanding wall for my apartment, and this is similar to what I was thinking of making.

My concern is that there might be some torque/shear forces on the small vertical section at the back, and I'm also not sure what the most secure way is to attach the support beams to the horizontal joist at the front.
Andy Librande · · Denver, CO · Joined Nov 2005 · Points: 1,880
Elfer wrote: Does anyone think they could give me some advice on adapting this design to be two panels wide? I'm looking to build a freestanding wall for my apartment, and this is similar to what I was thinking of making. My concern is that there might be some torque/shear forces on the small vertical section at the back, and I'm also not sure what the most secure way is to attach the support beams to the horizontal joist at the front.
It is pretty simple and I have built 8ft wide free-standing walls. Just orient the panels horizontal and with a proper frame it should be plenty strong enough. If you are worried about it sagging in the middle you can add horizontal braces on the backside on top of the frame or just use 2x6's. Lots of similar built woodies in this thread so there should be plenty of inspiration.
Elfer · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 5
Andy Librande wrote: It is pretty simple and I have built 8ft wide free-standing walls. Just orient the panels horizontal and with a proper frame it should be plenty strong enough. If you are worried about it sagging in the middle you can add horizontal braces on the backside on top of the frame or just use 2x6's. Lots of similar built woodies in this thread so there should be plenty of inspiration.
I was thinking of keeping the panels vertical and building two frames for them, then beefing up the top joist (like 2 2x4s or 2x6s glued and screwed together) and attaching the two frames side by side, and bolting the frames together in the middle once they're up. The issue is that the working space is pretty small and it would be hard to manipulate an 8x8 frame or lift the panel to attach it, and impossible to get it out of the room once it's in.

I should probably try to make a sketch or CAD model of this so you can see what I mean. Really my main concern is that there would be shifting of the kickboard section, but I don't know how much force will actually be out of the vertical plane.
Joe Stern · · Moab, Utah · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 2,245
Andy Librande wrote: It is pretty simple and I have built 8ft wide free-standing walls. Just orient the panels horizontal and with a proper frame it should be plenty strong enough. If you are worried about it sagging in the middle you can add horizontal braces on the backside on top of the frame or just use 2x6's. Lots of similar built woodies in this thread so there should be plenty of inspiration.
We originally planned an 8' wide design with pretty much these exact changes. Laying a tape measure out on our living room floor gave us a reality check, however, so we went for the smaller version that Michelle posted. I should also point out that there's a hidden 2x4 under one of the pads for added side-to-side stability (recommended, especially for a wider design).
Kegan Minock · · colorado springs · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 140

since this photo, there have been some additions and many more holds. Also, I might be selling it, anyone interested?

45 degree3 wall in the background and the roof in the forground

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