This is a freestanding A-frame rack built to hold surfboards upright, no wall mounting required. It leans against a wall on its own two angled legs, with a plywood tray underneath to catch the base of each board and a row of angled wood dividers along the top rail to keep the boards separated.
Project Overview
The rack is built as an A-frame on each side: a vertical front leg and an angled rear brace meet at the top, forming a triangle that leans back against the wall for stability without needing to be screwed into it. A plywood panel spans the bottom of the frame as a base tray, with a raised edge around it, and a second horizontal rail crosses the frame partway up for added rigidity. Along the top rail sits a row of evenly spaced wood blocks, each angled the same direction. These act as dividers, creating a slot for each board so they lean against the rail separated from one another instead of stacked flat together.
Materials
The frame (legs, rails, and dividers) is a stained or oiled solid wood with a warm amber tone; the base tray is a plywood panel with a knotty face. The exact wood species isn’t confirmable from these photos alone.
Design Notes
- The A-frame leg design lets the whole rack stand on its own. It leans against a wall for extra stability instead of depending on it, useful for a patio or side yard where you’d rather not drill into a block wall.
- The plywood base tray keeps the bottom of each board contained and off bare concrete, and its raised edge would catch drips or sand.
- Evenly spacing the angled dividers along the top rail is what actually keeps the boards apart. Without them, boards leaning against a single flat rail would just stack against each other.
- The mid-height horizontal rail ties the two front legs together, which likely stiffens the whole frame against the sideways load of several boards leaning on it.
Where It Lives
All four photos show the rack outdoors on a concrete patio slab, leaned against an exterior concrete block wall, with some greenery and a patio structure visible in the background. It reads as a yard or side-patio storage solution for surf gear rather than an indoor piece.
Final Thoughts
This is a clean, simple answer to “where do the surfboards go”: a rack that stands on its own, keeps several boards upright and separated, and doesn’t need any wall hardware. It’s a good template for anyone storing more than one board in a garage, side yard, or patio.