Carving Large Wooden Climbing Holds

Wooden holds: check out wurft.com/ or @wurfttobias on Instagram. Please SUBSCRIBE to support the channel.
Filmed and edited by Tobias Wurft.
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Here are the video links:
Carving Large Premium Jugs:
• Carving Unique Wooden ... by @wurfttobias
Creative Woodworking - How to Make Wooden Climbing Holds:
• Creative Woodworking -... by @wurfttobias

[@andrewwastaken2]

You're incredible for releasing this information for free. Legend.

[@timloewen9181]

All the video ideas you mentioned sound awesome. Particularly interested in the shaping videos (how you come up with shapes/ visualize them and then create them). Your holds look awesome! Love the videos!

[@wurfttobias]

Thanks for your feedback and input, appreciate it!

[@sonkei5273]

absolutely fantastic, I would like to buy your small set 1 when it comes back in stock!

[@ejl74]

I absolutely love these shapes! Hope you’re doing well bro!

[@wurfttobias]

Thanks, bro! I'm good! Just not much time for shaping right now. Hope you're doing well, too!

[@shaneh7519]

Awesome stuff. I started making my own holds recently based on your videos. For those that are in the US, I found a cheaper replacement to the carvers vice at harbor freight. The articulated vacuum vise is only $20, with a similar feature to be able to move around the workpiece while carving.

[@spongy90]

Nice work! They look so nice

[@wurfttobias]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@DekarNL]

These look great. Looking forward to the cnc video

[@wurfttobias]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@m007mm]

How to make holds with more grip for beginners and kids? And how do you color them without making them too slippery? And what do you do to increase their life, oil?

[@wurfttobias]

You can add more grip by layering epoxy floor paint with super fine sand, the same way like texturing the plywood for climbing walls. I've never colored any wood, I'm just using different species of wood. If you're using wooden holds indoors, they typically last much longer than conventional holds because conventional holds are at some point polished. With wooden holds, you can always use a piece of sandpaper and the holds are almost brand-new after sanding.

[@zynthrex1]

Amazing! can you make another soon 👀👀

[@wurfttobias]

Thanks! Do you mean another video, or another pair of holds to sell?

[@zynthrex1]

@@wurfttobias A video of course!

[@wurfttobias]

@@zynthrex1 There are a couple of videos in the pipeline and I've already started editing. But it will take a while... :)

[@agusmkasmiri1092]

wooow....awesome !...

[@kenagyjw]

Hi Tobias, thank you for all of the information you've shared on this process! I'm working on a roofed outdoor home wall and have been making holds using hardwood offcuts. I'm looking for a finish I could use on the holds to help bring out the beauty of the wood and give some protection against varying humidity without ruining the surface texture for climbing. Do you have any experience with finishes on your climbing holds?

[@wurfttobias]

Sounds like a great project. Unfortunately, I have barely any experience with finishes, just tried oil on two pairs of holds. I don't think you can maintain the wooden texture with any finish that protects the wood against humidity. The open-porous structure of the wood makes it breath and absorb some of the humidity of sweaty fingertips. This makes wood unique when it comes to climbing holds.

[@marcostorchi2752]

Hi Tobias! Very nice job! Did you find an alternative to mini carver? The power carver in the video looks different from the usual mini carver by Arbortech...

[@wurfttobias]

Thanks, Marco! This is still the mini carver. It might look a little bit different because the video is cropped in?

[@marcostorchi2752]

@@wurfttobias thank you mate! I saw you using the mini carver in many proj and today i decided to bought the complete mini carver set! I think it will improve my workflow when i am about to remove a lot of material during the shaping phase of my holds. Thank you so much for sharing your huge experience! 👌🏻

[@wurfttobias]

@marcostorchi2752 That's great! I hope you will enjoy the process of learning to shape with a new tool!

[@shaneh7519]

Do you find that the countersink bolts are strong enough on the wood? I’m debating using countersink bolts on bare wood like you or going with flat bolts and washers. The countersink looks nicer in my opinion

[@wurfttobias]

I started using countersunk bolts because all the wooden moonboard holds use them as well (so I assume the majority of the wooden climbing holds sold worldwide). I think, for climbing holds it doesn't matter that the countersunk bolts only have a load capacity between 2-3 tons instead of 3-5 tons. There are advantages for countersunk bolts: self-centering, larger contact area (less stress for the wood), reduced protrusion. Advantages for normal bolts: cheaper, easier to drill I personally prefer the look of countersunk bolts and don't like to use additional washers. In my experience, countersunk bolts are also less likely to break holds made out of softer wood because of the larger contact area.