Contact me? That's right....me. 99% of the time Uncarved Block is a one man operation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you get a notification from Aus Post telling you your order can be collected at the Armidale Post Office, you can ignore it. This is a scanning error and your order will be delivered as normal.
All the holds that I make are made of 100% polyurethane. I do not add fillers to my holds. Metolius holds are made of polyurethane and their hangboards are made of fiberglass resin.
Uncarved Block is located in Armidale NSW.
Orders are shipped with Australia Post. You have the choice of regular or express services.
Add the products would like to order to your cart, view your cart, enter your postcode into the shipping calculator and shipping will be calculated based on the items in your cart and postcode. To calculate the shipping of any single product, enter your postcode into the postage calculator on the product page.
Yes. To New Zealand ONLY. Check delivery time estimate here.
Check with Australia Post here. You can also track your order once shipped here, click the "Track" button.
Orders can be picked up in Armidale, NSW only. Arrangements need to be made prior to ordering.
No. All orders and payments must be completed through the webpage.
To get you started I suggest 5 holds per square metre of climbing surface; simply calculate the area of your wall and times that by 5 to get how many holds you need.
Yes, please see this page for detailed information about color selection.
The material I use is very hard and very durable but can be broken. Yes, once the broken hold is returned to me. See the returns page.
Yes. Polyurethane climbing holds, do not need to be sanded at all. If the bottom is uneven, it will not break when tightened. This is a myth as far as polyurethane climbing holds go. The only reason I sand my holds at all is so I do not have to answer all the emails about the un-sanded holds. Unsanded holds have a nice sharp miniscus that creates amazing friction against your wall and pretty much eliminates any chance of spinning holds.
Traditional hexagonal nuts are not required to attach a climbing hold to a typical plywood wall. T-nuts are used instead. See this short but instructive video.
Unless otherwise stated in the product description, t-nuts are NOT included with holds / sets. Metolius Mega 30,40, 50 and 60 Packs are the only sets that have tnuts included.
I recommend a minimum of 70-100 t-nuts per full sheet of plywood. The more tnuts you add to your wall the more variety of locations you have to move the holds around. It is usually hard to add tnuts to a climbing wall after it is built, as it involves getting behind the wall to hammer in the new tnuts.
If your wall is indoors, I recommend regular steel bolts, and for outdoors I recommend stainless steel bolts.
The most common method for use on a plywood climbing wall is to drill holes in the plywood everywhere you want to attach a hold, hammer in a t-nut from the back of the plywood and attach the hold with a bolt. See this short but instructive video. You can also use Screw-On climbing holds that do not require a t-nut.
To attach bolt-on climbing holds to a concrete wall Hilti flush anchors can be used. You will need to drill holes in the concrete everywhere you would like a hold then insert and set the anchors. Using this method you can use the bolts that you can purchase with your holds. You can also use Screw-On climbing holds and attach them with masonry screws.
Yes, however, the colours are not UV stable and will fade over time with exposure to UV.
I do not have plans, but I do offer lots of useful information on building your own wall here.
Anything other than climbing holds in pictures of sets or holds are for size reference only and will not be included with your order.
Question not answered here?
The Uncarved Block Factory/Office is open Monday to Thursday between 9 and 11 am. Closed Friday, weekends and all Public Holidays. Calls or txts received outside the above hours will be answered the next business day.
99% of the time Uncarved Block is a one-person operation......txt your name to 
and I will respond to you as soon as I possibly can. If I am not manufacturing holds I am:
- answering email,
- updating this website,
- managing the social media feed,
- balancing the books,
- paying bills,
- cleaning the factory,
- ordering materials,
- sourcing materials,
- making molds
- shaping new holds
- graphic design
- testing silicones and polyurethane
Manufacturing holds gets priority over everything else.
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