What does your Woody look like???

Kathie R wrote:I'd like some help from anyone in Colorado about finding deals on screw on t-nuts as well as tips on how to go about starting the project.

This is the best place for tnut prices I have found. The screw on ones are about twice as expensive as the 4-prong hammer in kind. If you do end up going with the 4-prong kind put a little dab of some kind of universal adhesive on each one before hammering it in.

escapeclimbing.com/climbing…

Here's some general info from my building experience. Use 2x6 framing. If you're not going to paint the wall surface then use ACX 3/4" plywood as it has a "nice" semi-finished side. Plan, plan, plan then re-plan. It's so tempting to just start building and then end up wishing you had done it differently. I designed in an adjustable angled section so the wall could "adapt" as my performance improved. I also built my wall in a "modular" freestanding fashion so it wasn't a permanent fixture to the house. This could be a real challenge depending on the shape of the space you're filling (but then if you ever move you get to take it with you!!!). How ever many tnuts you "think" you'll need will most likely not be enough :-) I would suggest a minimum of 3-4 per square foot or roughly 100 or so per 4x8 sheet of plywood. Also, if you're not going with the "random" tnut placement method then use the diagonal offset method as opposed to the rows and columns method. I found this site useful when planning and building my wall:

atomikclimbingholds.com/how-to

Have fun!!!!

I built this wall in my attic as one of my daughters xmas presents

Xmas morning
Finished wall(for now)
The majority of holds and the nuts were purchased from rocky Mountain climbing gear. I bought 50 screw on holds from mock rox..? They mostly got used as foot chips for now. I also bought a few eye bolts that screw into the t nuts so she can hang her hammock from the walls and we can put one in the roof portion so that she can wear her harness and run our rope through that for practice with belaying

Nate Fye wrote:I built this wall in my attic as one of my daughters xmas presents The majority of holds and the nuts were purchased from rocky Mountain climbing gear. I bought 50 screw on holds from mock rox..? They mostly got used as foot chips for now. I also bought a few eye bolts that screw into the t nuts so she can hang her hammock from the walls and we can put one in the roof portion so that she can wear her harness and run our rope through that for practice with belaying

Looks nice! But one suggestion on hanging off of those t-nuts. They are not really designed for extended full body weight or any fall force. Back them up please. I use another piece of 3/4 plywood that I cut to about 6 by 6 inches, drill a hole through it and place a longer threaded eye bolt through the first t-nut, the extra plywood, with a big washer and lock nut to secure it. Better than the eyebolt is a regular bolt through a bolt hanger, or half inch eye bolts to start. I trust these even for top rope anchors on my big outdoor wall. I've seen t-nuts rip right through 3/4 plywood from force of repeated big dynos pulled off of them. Backed up they are much stronger for dynos, or holding a hammock or a 'hanging belay' situation. Have fun!!

Thanks for the info woodchuck! I put washers and nuts on the backside where she hangs the hammock from but I will definitely reinforce a few different types nuts in the roof part with extra 3/4 plywood for hanging from!

It should help. I saw a big guy haul off a one t-nut dyno at a comp, and he ripped the hold right through the 3/4 plywood sheet. And it was the starting hold for all, so that messed up the equalness of the comp after replacing off to one side.! Amazing how much leverage a hold, or an eye bolt, can put on a t-nut when given more than just dead weight.

I know it's not much, but I'm working out of town in a place without a gym. I wanted a way to maintain and even grow my hand strength while away from any climbing for weeks at a time. This freestanding hangboard set-up took me 15 minutes to build, and I can move it from rental to rental as I'm working out of town. Still have to mount the pulley system, and build a ledge to secure my phone in the middle.

Bonus: Materials were all free scavenged from work

Freestanding hangboard set-up

I'm still waiting for someone to have an internet meltdown, post a photo of their real "woody" and get banned...

Howdy

Shane O'Donnell wrote:I know it's not much, but I'm working out of town in a place without a gym. I wanted a way to maintain and even grow my hand strength while away from any climbing for weeks at a time. This freestanding hangboard set-up took me 15 minutes to build, and I can move it from rental to rental as I'm working out of town. Still have to mount the pulley system, and build a ledge to secure my phone in the middle. Bonus: Materials were all free scavenged from work

Get some 'G-strings' devices, or just Metolius rock rings to hang, and a couple bucket climbing holds to bolt up on the back side, and you can do some nice swinging turns to rotate to other side, blind move not seeing the hold,,,,for a bit of variety too.

I've been following this thread for years without a woody/home training setup and it's been great to get ideas from others. I'm psyched to be able to contribute to the thread, finally.

We bit the bullet last fall, bought a 10'x12' Tuff Shed and built a Moonboard (with additional t-nut grid for more hold options) in it. It's tight but it's a full-size Moonboard and it's been working out great. We also have an adjustable/removable hangboard setup and a removable campus board I designed.

If you're considering a similar setup or interested in ideas, I put together a detailed blog post about the process and setup.

Moonboard plus extra holds

Adjustable Rock Prodigy hangboard setup

Swole Hole

Sweet job!

Very nice, Jason!

Now we cooking on gas......

Jason Halladay wrote:I've been following this thread for years without a woody/home training setup and it's been great to get ideas from others. I'm psyched to be able to contribute to the thread, finally. We bit the bullet last fall, bought a 10'x12' Tuff Shed and built a Moonboard (with additional t-nut grid for more hold options) in it. It's tight but it's a full-size Moonboard and it's been working out great. We also have an adjustable/removable hangboard setup and a removable campus board I designed. If you're considering a similar setup or interested in ideas, I put together a detailed blog post about the process and setup.

It's like a Frank Lloyd Wright house I can use up in Wisconsin: Way more space and use inside than meets the eye from the appearance outside. Nice set up!

As a general surgery resident, I don't have a lot of free time. So I created this pain cave after converting my garage in Palo Alto.....

Here is the pano shot.

Pano shot of the woody workout den

Essentially a hangboard with a kickstand....

Hangboard

And a campus board with sa kickstand. I have small and large rungs alternating.....

Campus board

And a horizontal crack machine to run laps on roof cracks of all sizes.

Horizontal crack machine

Here is a shot from the underneath of the crack machine. It is 15' long and dead horizontal. High enough up that you can flip and run laps. All sizes from 0.5s to stacks. Brutal.

The business side of the crack machine

Plenty of wood blocks for spacers.! I had used half inch bolts, washers and nuts placed every couple feet to either space or pinch together my boards to make the crack change shape along a 20 ft. length of 2 by 8's or 2 X 10's. For both vertical and horizontal cracks.

The latest iteration

Soon I will add the wood iron palm board and some other holds.

Tavis Ricksecker wrote: The latest iteration

Can´t see the pic.

My woody used to be small, but has grown in size over time

Any ideas for cool features I can add for more entertainment?!
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