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Building a hollow-core wooden paddleboard gives students a tangible, high-value outcome that drives class engagement while hitting key curriculum standards.

  • Turnkey Integration: Mapped directly to Industrial Technology / Stage 5 & 6 Woodwork syllabi outcomes.

  • Comprehensive Skill Progression: Moves students sequentially from manual lofting and timber joinery to modern composite resin work.

  • Workshop Friendly: Engineered for standard school machinery and hand tools using clean, accessible stitch-and-glue techniques.

  • Maximum Student Pride: Students complete a fully functional, lightweight 3.2m watercraft they can actually take to the water.

Project Specifications for School Workshops

Parameter Workshop Standard
Target Level Stage 5 & 6 Industrial Technology / Woodwork / VET STEM
Duration 1 Term (10–12 Weeks / approx. 30–40 Workshop Hours)
Construction Method

Stitch-and-glue (Copper wire framing + Epoxy filleting)

Primary Materials

3mm Marine Plywood, 2-Part Epoxy Resin, Polyurethane Glue, Fibreglass Cloth Tape

Key Machinery Used

Jigsaws/Hand Saws, Cordless Drills, Orbit Sanders, Forstner Bits

What Skills Do Students Master?

1. Applied Mathematics & Lofting

Students measure coordinate grid baselines at 150mm increments, plot curves, lay out centrelines, and accurately mark 16 internal frame positions directly onto marine plywood sheets.

2. Precision Assembly & Joinery

Students cut hull panels, join sections using pressure gluing with butt blocks, stitch components together using copper wire, and align double timber stringers across internal frames.

3. Advanced Composites & Workshop Safety

Students safely apply PPE while mixing two-part epoxy resin with filleting powder to build internal structural joints, followed by laying and wetting-out 16m of fibreglass tape.

4. Surface Fairing & Custom Outfitting

Students perform progressive surface sanding (120 to 240 grit), apply marine varnish coats, drill depth-controlled holes for leash plugs, and fit carry handles, fins, and EVA deck pads.

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We supply time-poor teachers with everything required to run a seamless term module:

  • Complete Plan Packs & Multi-Student Site Licenses

  • Step-by-Step Pictorial Build Manuals 

  • Safety Data & Material Handling Guidance

  • Pre-Mapped Syllabus Rubrics & Assessment Schedules

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