Joggling Board
The history of the joggling board goes back at least to the early 1800s but its roots are not exactly known. Some people tell a story of the first joggling board being devised as a piece of exercise equipment for people with arthritis while others tell a story of a young couple sitting on a courting bench and if the young man and the young women started on each end and eventually joggled close enough together they would fall madly in love with one another, or something like that. Today, joggling boards are seen all over Charleston SC and the surrounding areas as they are a mainstay and a direct linkage to the heritage and history of South Carolina’s colonial past.
Traditional joggling boards are 16 feet in length and just don’t fit the front porches and smaller yards urban development of the 21st century so that is why I sought out to make joggling boards that are directly rooted in their heritage but fit today’s homes. The Wando Joggling Board is only 12” wide and comes in various links starting at 6’ through 12’. These are made with very clean straight lines as to not overpower a smaller porch or space and are perfect for many smaller front porches that don’t have the depth required to comfortably fir a rocking chair or other styles of benches. The Charleston Joggling Board is based on more traditional sizes and are 18” wide and up to 16’ long. These boards feature turned finials and are a direct replica of traditional joggling boards of the 1800s.
Our joggling boards are finished in 3 styles; traditional Charleston Green, White and natural. All are finished for exterior use using a high quality long lasting paints and polyurethane.
