Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
In part 5 we showed how the deck skin is glued down to create the hollow blank, now you can watch as we begin the shaping process!
Here's the latest instalment of the series showing how we make our wooden surfboards, we hope you enjoy!
Welcome to part 3 of our new series, here James shows how we build up the rails of our wooden surfboards...
Before we can start making the rails of our hollow wooden surfboards, we need to process the planks that rest outside our workshop into thin strips,...
Here's part 2 of our new series, we hope you enjoy!
If you have a special someone in your life who is drawn to the surf, but you don't really know the first thing about wooden wave-craft, we've got you covered!
In our new video series, James talks us through his book, Do Make: The Power Of Your Own Two Hands, chapter by chapter...
It's been our busiest year ever here at Otter Surfboards, full of amazing moments which we are incredibly grateful for! In no particular order, here...
With the holiday season fast approaching we are stoked to announce that until the 12th of December, there will be 10% off selected stocking...
Simple pleasures. They're wonderful things aren't they? Take bodysurfing for example; the simple act of swimming around in the waves and getting...
For those of you that have bought one of our handplane kits, this How To guide will take you through each step of the making of your bodysurfing handplane at home. If you don't have one of our kits, you'll likely still get plenty of use from the words below. Enjoy the making!!! If you have any further questions, feel free to drop us an email.
Right now, the restorative power of making and reconnecting with your own two hands, and of staying connected with each other, has never been more...
June is in bloom, and whilst the countryside around us bursts in to life and colour we are reminded once again of the plight of our pollinators...
Riding a wave on a longboard is far from a passive activity; the size and weight of the surfboard means that the surfer must be dynamic and move...
We’ve never hung a Christmas wreath on the workshop doors here, but we thought that this year we ought to make an effort to get into the festive...
Living out of the back of a van seems to have become incredibly en-vogue in recent years. A sure sign of that is when a parody film, such as the one produced by the wonderful guys at Crayfish Films, appears on the scene offering a tongue-in-cheek take on a social media phenomenon. James headed off to Ireland for a couple of weeks on Friday afternoon. On Thursday morning, he realized that the simple sleeping/storage platform in the back of...
