Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Back in December we were lucky enough to be invited up to the London Surf Film Festival, where one of our films had been shortlisted in the 'Shorties' category, here's a quick run down of the event...
So its the end of another crazy year, and pandemic aside, we have actually had a pretty good one! We feel really lucky to have had such a busy time...
At the end of November Mike, Mickey and Philippe joined us to make their own wooden surfboards, here’s a round up of how they got on!
Monday Morning Surf Club (MMSC) means getting in the sea, and appreciating and sharing whatever waves we are greeted by on a Monday morning at...
Autumn is a great time to be in Cornwall, the swell is picking up, the pubs are lighting their cosy fires and our workshop has been bustling; with...
A thirtieth, fiftieth and sixtieth birthday surfboard workshop for Tommy, Mike and Chris respectively; who all joined us in early October for our first full workshop since the pandemic hit. Here’s how the week played out…
It all began in the 1930's when pioneering waterman Tom Blake looked for a way to maintain some directional control whilst surfing his hollow,...
The last couple of journal workshop entries have begun with a comment on how busy our summer has been, which we are all so grateful for here at Otter...
Summer has absolutely flown by for us here at Otter Surfboards, with three surfboard workshops in August keeping us busy, the old adage about time...
Summer in Cornwall is in full swing! August has been a busy month for us here at the Otter Surfboards workshop, it got off to a great start when Tim...
Yep, we make our surfboards out of wood. It’s different to the industry standard of polyurethane foam, wrapped in fibreglass and polyester resin. The reason we make our surfboards out of wood has a few layers to it, so we’ll leave it to James to explain. He’s broken it down into 6 sections, so feel free to skip to ones of particular interest. Performance A Personal Connection Stewardship of The Land Locally Grown ...
This month the Body Board turns 50 years old so we decided to find out more about the huge influence on the surf world that is Tom Morey, and also...
Summer in Cornwall often means small waves and busy lineups, which can sometimes impact negatively on quality surf time. Our answer to this?...
Do Make has now been out in the world for a couple of months, since publication day on the 3rd of September. I’ve never considered myself a...
This Sunday, the 29th of November at 11am, I'll be in conversation with Mark Shayler as part of the Digital Craft Festival, live on Zoom and...
Good Timber By Douglas Malloch (1922) The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, But stood out in the open plain And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing. The man who never had to toil To gain and farm his patch of soil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man But lived and died...
If you’re missing the sea and surfing, then Lockdown Surf Film Festival might be just the tonic to help you stay connected to surf culture and...
“We tend to think of landscapes as affecting us most strongly when we are in them or on them, when they offer us the primary sensations of touch...
At present, HRH Prince Charles has tested positive for Covid-19 and is out of self-isolation and on the road to recovery. We wish him the absolute...
