Eric Roberts is the owner of Jarvis Boards, a wooden stand-up paddle board (SUP) and surfboard making company that specializes in designing & making DIY Frame Kits for the hobbyist woodworker who wants to build their own hollow wooden board from home. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Eric is a self-taught maker, lover of the outdoors, and is very passionate about this unique intersection of woodworking and water sports. He has a gift for problem solving the many ways a board can be constructed, tailoring his instruction to the builders’ vision, set of skills, and tools available. Before Jarvis, Eric was designing and making hardwood furniture in Chicago such as chairs, benches, tables, and dressers. Eric now lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with his growing family and operates Jarvis Boards’ small batch production studio in Chicago’s Near West Side where he and his team make custom wooden boards for paddlers & surfers around the world.