Mountain Project: Forum: What does your Woody look like???

By Jeff Gicklhorn
From A Climbing Mecca Near You!
Jan 6, 2013

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?

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By Michelle Lynn
From Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 6, 2013

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.

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By danmoyer89
Jan 22, 2013

My woody:

wall

Submitted By: danmoyer89 on Jan 22, 2013

And some new additions:

wall2
Submitted By: danmoyer89 on Jan 22, 2013

volume

Submitted By: danmoyer89 on Jan 22, 2013

wall3
Submitted By: danmoyer89 on Jan 22, 2013

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By skitch
From Heaven
Jan 23, 2013

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By Jeff Gicklhorn
From A Climbing Mecca Near You!
Jan 23, 2013

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

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By skitch
From Heaven
Jan 23, 2013

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.

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By Elfer
Jan 24, 2013

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.

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By Andy Librande
From Denver, CO
Jan 24, 2013

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.

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By Elfer
Jan 24, 2013

Andy Librande wrote:

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.

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By Joe Stern
Jan 25, 2013

Andy Librande wrote:

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).

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By Kegan Minock
From colorado springs
Mar 10, 2013

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
Submitted By: Kegan Minock on Mar 10, 2013

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By skitch
From Heaven
Mar 11, 2013

Kegan Minock wrote:

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

How much? It would look great in my garage, since you stole my color scheme. I think I would rather have it go steep to vert than vert to roof.

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By Doug Lintz
From Kearney, NE
Mar 11, 2013

I might be interested in some of your holds, especially the larger ones. I'll be in the Springs the weekend of April 7/8 so local pickup would work. Let me know.

Kegan Minock wrote:

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

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By RobC2
Mar 11, 2013

The wall in the background is now gone...

Woodiness...
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By Chalk Norris
From Brighton, CO
Mar 11, 2013

one view of the garage....more to come
Submitted By: Chalk Norris on Mar 11, 2013

Garage woody...more to come!

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By Woodchuck ATC
Mar 11, 2013

Kegan Minock wrote:

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

Impressive gym,,,looks like a real professional climbing gym. Made alot of space work for you for sure.

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By Kegan Minock
From colorado springs
Mar 11, 2013

thanks! yeah me and a few buddies put it up. took a week but honestly more beer drinking got done than building.
Just to clear some things up, i am not selling my holds, Those will be going to my new climbing gym.
As far as how much i would like to sell it for, let me do some talking with the girlfriend and figure out how much we would like to get out of it.

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By Lukus
Mar 11, 2013

And suddenly I'm feeling the need to go build my woody. This thread has made me realize I really need to finish mine instead of just having the materials.

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By vgallo502
Mar 29, 2013

Hey, I'm going to be putting up a bouldering wall in my room soon. I was just wondering how those of you who have put walls up feel about painting the woody? I'm not really concerned about the aesthetics of the wall so much as the functionality. That is, I've heard some people say that holds will spin if the wall is not painted with some sort of textured paint. Those of you with unpainted walls, do you find that to be the case? Or does it not really matter that much?

Thanks for the advice!

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By The Stoned Master
From Millerstown, PA
Mar 29, 2013

My wall in my barn is painted and painting, in my experience, does not make a difference except the aesthetic of it. Makes for good vibes, but so does the classic exposed wood (to me).

If anything drop some $ and mix in antiskid sand into paint, makes smearing possible (depending on situtaion of course) and helps fill the potential of your wall/space.

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By zenetopia
Mar 29, 2013

I love danmoyer89's paint job on his woody. Reminds me of a Basquiat painting. Nice job.

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By Zach Myers
From Prescott, AZ
Mar 29, 2013

Woody built by my room-mates and I in a day or so, still more work to do pending funds.

woody w/ crack
Submitted By: Zach Myers on Mar 29, 2013

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By Michael Neuder
From Colorado Springs, Co
Mar 31, 2013

woody
Submitted By: Michael Neuder on Mar 31, 2013

Put this up in my yard the past couple days. Its still in progress, but coming along. Thanks for the inspiration!

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By Greg Stokes
From Smithers, BC CANADA
Mar 31, 2013

My home gym is 1000 sq ft climbing surface in a 20x24 shop with a 12' ceiling. 20/15/10 roll, 20/45/15 bulge, 45/60/30 roof, a 40, a nice arete and some vert. 6"dual density foam with carpet overlaid, pretty fun place to hang out! here's a few photos of construction and finished product... sorry some of the pics are kinda crappy