How to Make a Wooden Surfboard #10: Installing Vent and Leash Plugs @AndrewWorkshop
How to Make a Wooden Surfboard #10: Installing Vent and Leash Plugs  @AndrewWorkshop
Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I install the vent and leash plugs into the chambered wooden surfboard. Venting a wooden surfboard is very important since there is one large empty air chamber that will expand when the air heats up, that air has to go somewhere, the vent plug allows for this.

The leash plug is so you can attach a leash to the surfboard :)

The previous video I showed how to hotcoat a surfboard. So if you are just tuning in check out the other videos in this build series, linked below.

Here is a sample of a vent, looks like there are one that you don't need to machine off the flange, do a search for "Milvent":
aliexpress.com/item/Sup-board-air-vent-surfboard-air-vent-breath-air-vent-1-pcs/32798997311.html?channel=twinner


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The Chambered Wooden Surfboard Build Video Series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeE1mcmnNBTo0ypnuBnMA2r2KGBHzDUM

Egg Surfboard Build Video Series
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Retro Single Fin Surfboard Build Series
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