What does your Woody look like???

Got my garage set up finally.  Hopefully the photos give you inspiration.  I know the other photos here helped me!

How did you make the crack? 

I cut up a 2x6 into sections about 1-3 feet in length using a bandsaw to create a low angled meandering cut (e.g. about 10deg as opposed to 90deg).  This allowed for the cracks to wonder left and right a few inches rather than be straight vertical.  I then attached the cut 2x6 sections to the two respective angled joists (also 2x6s) that are used to hold up the adjacent edges of the yellow and blue panels using wood glue and sunken screws.  The attached cut sections were offset by 3/4" from the joists to create a front lip that would align flush with the yellow and blue panels once installed.    Next I took a wood carving bit for a 4" angle grinder (looks like a chainsaw) and gave The respective facing sides of the crack some texture, making sure to carve into the attached sections rather than the joists.  Next I painted them with red latex paint with a traction grit mixed in (got a quart from Home Depot in the clearance bin where they get rid of all the messed up colors).  Last it was just a matter of mounting the two joists with enough separation to produce a good hand crack (left crack in photo has about a 2 inches of separation) and finger crack (right crack in photo ~1 inch separation).  There is also a layback crack in the corner between the green and blue panels that can't be seen in the photos but is separated by about 2 inches.

Your first pic should show up every time mp is opened. priceless.

If you jam and twist pull hard in the middle of the overall crack, Do you get a slightly bending felling?

I love the crack setup, actually the whole setup looks awesome. Well done.

Crack looks like what we built in our indoor gym long ago. Just cut through plywood along a 2 by 6 edge, with a sawsall', and shaped it a bit, then sanded down. Added texture inside and on outer edge to keep your hands and feet in place.  Worked pretty good. Ours ran up for 20 ft. as finger to offwidth.

I took the kid's old playground and moved it under two awesome blue spruce trees and let my vision run.  I've always wanted my own bouldering play area and my kids have inspired me to get it going. Most of my holds are handmade out of scrap wood pieces for now but they work well.  11ft at highest point. The crack is a work in progress but about 10ft of pure piney joy.

Galen Rahmlow wrote:

Got my garage set up finally.  Hopefully the photos give you inspiration.  I know the other photos here helped me!

Nice work!

llanSan wrote:

If you jam and twist pull hard in the middle of the overall crack, Do you get a slightly bending felling?

I thought it might and was going to reinforce it on the backside, but it ended up being soild as a rock.  No movement or noise, solid.

Galen Rahmlow wrote:

I thought it might and was going to reinforce it on the backside, but it ended up being soild as a rock.  No movement or noise, solid.

Great, thanks.

Been awhile since I checked in...I see the page format looks different and dont' see any 'reply' link to specific posts....So for Louden's outdoor fun spot:  I say great idea, and good to have that overhead board to also keep the tree sap from dripping down on your wall or holds. Nothing ruins my climbing day more than gooey pine sap on my hands or in my chalkbag !   Kids will go nuts to have this to play on I'd bet.

Kids and work have left little time to get in shape so we built a woody.  When we purchased our house there was an awkward attachment added onto the back of the garage that we never really used. 

Living in Grand County having heat is a requirement so i added a wood stove and pulled electric into it from the garage a couple of years ago.  The plan was to build a triangle onto the front of the building, we would climb on the inside, have heat and lights, and slay it on cold winter nights.  The wall is about 11ft tall by 12ft wide at a 30 degree angle. 

My wife added holds to the low angle outside so our kids could climb.  Thanks for everyone here sharing their builds.  It really inspired and motivated us.

Hi Guys, I normally check in but have never posted but I think this is a great way to make my first post. I built my woody during the summer (2016) and it took me 4 months to complete. Only now have I started making videos of it. Enjoy my 4-month, 7000 image time-lapse!

Nice dude, that's pretty cool! Does it get faster close to the end of the video? Also, it would be cool to see all the holds go up at the end of the video

eli poss wrote:

Nice dude, that's pretty cool! Does it get faster close to the end of the video? Also, it would be cool to see all the holds go up at the end of the video

Probably looks like it sped up because I had more help towards the end. Goes really slowly building structures by myself. 

I wish I recorded myself putting up routes but I didn't. But you can also see me doing a few routes on YouTube. At least gives you a good idea of the routes I've set up. Hers my playlist: YouTube playlist

Awesome video Bryant. I would love to clear out my garage and do something like that.

I have 11 foot ceilings so it would work well. What height did you have to work with?

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Here's my setup. I would eventually like to finish out the right side with an arete. As you can tell by the different colors that I built this in multiple phases. If I could do anything different I would skip painting any of the plywood. 

Johnny Kipp wrote:

Awesome video Bryant. I would love to clear out my garage and do something like that.

I have 11 foot ceilings so it would work well. What height did you have to work with?

Thanks! I have 8 foot ceilings and I am back and fourth on whether I wish they were higher. 

Route-wise, I am definitely more limited on what I can do. The majority of my climbs are long traverses. But on the flip side, the risk of injury during falls is much lower and I can push myself harder.

Straight up a vertical wall is like 1-2 moves. But you can easily get creative and turn it into 5-10 movies. A demonstration in another video:

Bryant T wrote:

Thanks! I have 8 foot ceilings and I am back and fourth on whether I wish they were higher. 

Route-wise, I am definitely more limited on what I can do. The majority of my climbs are long traverses. But on the flip side, the risk of injury during falls is much lower and I can push myself harder.

Straight up a vertical wall is like 1-2 moves. But you can easily get creative and turn it into 5-10 movies. A demonstration in another video:

That's true, the lack of height does limit the injury risk, I watched most of your videos, and it looks like you end up doing the majority of your climbing on the roof shown in this video, probably still wouldn't hurt to have a decent crash pad under that area. Are you happy with the paint you used on the walls? What did you use to add texture? Would you use a textured surface again?