7 DIY Hangboard Ideas For Exercise

Introducing DIY Hangboard Ideas, a collection of inventive and customizable designs to level up your finger strength and climbing skills at home. Get inspired by various ideas, materials, and difficulty options to create a hangboard that suits your needs. Maximize your grip with these accessible and budget-friendly options.

DIY Hangboard Ideas For Climbing

Explore innovative DIY hangboard designs specially crafted to boost your athletic abilities from home comfort. Create your personalized hangboard to experience the advantages of stronger forearms and enhanced grip strength. These practical and cost-effective solutions bring exercise to your doorstep, blending affordability with convenience. Add these helpful tools to your exercise routine to reach new goals.

Designing the Hangboard

Determining Your Needs

Assess your climbing level and goals.
Identify grip types that match your needs (e.g., jugs, slopers, crimps, pinches, pockets)
Prioritize grip variety and training versatility.

Creating the Design Sketch

Create a simple sketch on paper or use a digital design tool to produce a visual representation.
Experiment with different grip placements and combinations.
Plan out the spacing and placement of grips to encourage varied training exercises.

Sizing and Measurement Details

Determine the dimensions that best fit your available space.
Take accurate measurements of all the pieces and aspects of your design.
Ensure there’s enough room for safe and injury-free training.

Slat Style Hangboard

The Slat-Style Hangboard is an easy-to-make DIY project ideal for climbers aiming to enhance finger strength. Based on the Lyons Edge Hideout, this three-foot hangboard has various depth strips for flexible arm positioning and diverse finger placements. Useful for practicing pinches, pull-ups on the top jug, and slopers, it offers comprehensive training.

To create a Slat-style hangboard, obtain a 4-foot length of 2×8 softwood. Set up a groove-routing jig and cut 1″ wide grooves and 0.875″ slats into the board. Make a pull-up “jug” at the top with a circular saw & sand to comfort. Add optional slopers at the top edges. Sand the ridges for grip and round for comfort, but don’t over-sand. Attach firmly to studs or other solid supports.

Materials:

4-foot length of 2×8 (I bought 10-foot, which supplied me with good scrap)
scrap wood for jig (I used the rest of my 2×8 and two 2.5-foot 2x4s)
screws for jig

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DIY Hangboard

The Beastmaker 1000 Hangboard is an ideal DIY project for climbers seeking to boost their hand and grip strength training at home. Made from non-splintering hardwood like cherry or poplar, the design features a variety of finger-hold depths and widths, perfect for different training needs. Additionally, sloping holds at the top can be added for more challenging training.

Start by creating a template with a laser cutter. Prepare the board sequentially using a jointer, planer, miter, and table saw. Cut holes into the bottom piece with a shallow depth and carve deeper holds into the top piece using a handheld router. After this, glue the top and bottom pieces together. Round the edges of the holds for a comfortable grip, shape the entire board accordingly, and complete it by making slopers.

Materials:

Laser cutter (for template)
Handheld router and bits (for holds)
Miter saw
Table saw
Jointer and planer
[Optional] Bandsaw
[Optional] Handsaw
[Optional] Chisel
[Optional] Wood rasp

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DIY Hangboard Mount

Purchased a hangboard and am unsure how to mount it. The DIY Hangboard Mount offers a robust, simple solution for any wall or wooden door. Ideal for those who own a hangboard and wish to save on mounting costs. This guide doesn’t cover hangboard construction; it helps you create a flawless mount for your non-adjustable board.

To make a DIY hangboard mount, cut plywood and a 2×4 board to fit your hangboard. Create a French cleat for secure wall mounting by diagonally cutting the longer 2×4 pieces with a 45-degree angle. Assemble the base with 2×4 “studs” inside, attach the 2×4 cleat board on top, and secure the plywood on the front. Attach the hangboard to the mount with screws and hang it onto the cleat on the wall.

Materials:

One small sheet of ¾” plywood
One 2×4 board
¼” plywood scrap for top and bottom (optional)
1 ¼” flat head wood screws
3″ flat head wood screws
4″ flat head wood screws
Countersink bit
Hangboard (or just a few random climbing holds)
Circular saw or table saw
Drill
Level

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Backyard Climbing Wall DIY

This DIY Climbing Wall is an exceptional starting point for rock-climbing beginners and an optimal training tool for experienced climbers wanting to hone their skills. Offering a curved shape brimming with numerous climbing holds, ledge-like molds, and a hangboard at the top, it facilitates various exercises and hanging styles.

First, construct a design for your training wall. After painting the panels and constructing the frame, attach the panels to the frame and drill holes for your holds and T-nuts. Install campus rungs as per instructions. Create supporting legs with holes for a steel spacer. Attach your hangboard and additional holds, and your backyard climbing and training wall is ready to use.

Materials:

Panels
Paint
2″x4″ wood for constructing the frame
Mending plates for securing the frame
Galvanized pipe and steel spacer for the legs
Screws for assembly
Plywood and 2″x4″ wood for the hangboard
Climbing holds, T-Nuts, and campus rungs

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DIY Hangboard For Climbers

To construct a DIY hangboard, cut plywood and beams to fit your design dimensions. Drill holes in the backplate, front plate, and rails, then assemble the parts, starting with affixing the beams to the backplate with screws to prevent wood splitting. Attach the front plate to the beams and secure the rails to the front plate using bolts. Apply a protective layer of transparent oil for finishing. Attach the assembled hangboard to the wall with large wall plugs and screws.

Materials:

1 x backplate 90 x 61 cm (3′ x 2′) plywood (12mm or 1/2″)
1 x frontplate 90 x 31 cm (3′ x 1′) plywood (12mm or 1/2″)
2 x beam 30 x 19 cm (12″x 7.5″) scaffolding wood (30mm or 1 1/4″)
2 x support beam 41.5 x 6.2 cm (14″ x 2″) scaffolding wood (30mm or 1 1/4″)
2 x rails 90 x 5 cm (3′ x 2″) pinewood of various thickness
8 x carriage bolts 6mm (1/2″)
8 x wingnut 6mm (1/2″)
4 x lag screws 7 x 60mm (5/16″ x 2.5″)
4 x wall plug fisher 10 mm (3/8″)
18 x twin fast screw 4.5 x 40mm (3/16″ x 1 1/2″)

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Portable Hangboard DIY

Do you want to install your hangboard at home? If so, then this article is just for you! Hangboards are essential for any climber or weightlifter but are also quite expensive. By making your hangboard at home, you can save money while improving your workout routine and maintaining an impressive fitness level.

This is a guide to assembling a pull-up bar with a hangboard. First, attach 1/2 Inch x 4 Inch Galvanized Steel Nipples to the 1/2 Inch Galvanized Flanges, then insert them into the bar, using duct tape to ensure a tight fit. Next, prepare the hangboard by measuring, marking, and drilling pilot holes for the screws. Lastly, affix the hangboard to the pull-up bar. An optional step is to wrap the ends of the bar with white tape to prevent marking door frames.

Materials:

Wooden Hangboard
Pull Up Bar
White Duck Tape
2x 1/2 Inch Galvanized Flange
2x 1/2 Inch x 4 Inch Galvanized Steel Nipples
8x Size 14 Screws (roughly 3/4 inch)
Screwdriver
Drill
Pencil

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Standalone Flexible Hangboard DIY

As you progress in your training, you want to ensure you are working on exercises to utilize your strength safely. This hangboard is designed with different slaps to place the fingers comfortably. It is standalone and has other slaps to place the fingers comfortably. Making a DIY hangboard is not tricky; you don’t have to drill holes in your wall. You can shape the board to suit your needs and preferences. The board is a standalone with different slaps to place the fingers comfortably.

Materials: