Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
We are incredibly excited to announce this huge collaboration...
We are lucky enough to be involved in the exhibition opening this week in Falmouth!
It has been 6 years since filming this wonderful project...
Earlier this year we had the pleasure of working with the folks at Vivobarefoot to create a promo video for their new Tracker Moc...
We're stoked to announce a collaboration with several exciting artists!
With all this stormy weather battering the coast we were reminded of a special project from back in 2015...
Every now and then we are reminded of projects that we have been involved in, it's great to look back and appreciate them, and we are thankful to...
Remember that time when we made a wooden surfboard for King Charles? Here's James to tell us how it all came about...
This day last year, we were joined by Harriet Osborne and Greg Dennis who had been asked by Pentire Drinks to put together a short film about how and...
In May this year we welcomed back Mat, our friend and former Otter colleague, who had returned for the week, after having worked here for 10 years,...
A few weeks ago we shared the exciting news that our surf flowers are now available framed! Each frame is custom made by a friend of ours, Oli, who makes under the name: theframerkernow. We are really impressed with the level of workmanship, and are so pleased to further celebrate our art collaboration with Ben Cook. During a recent visit to Oli's workshop we asked him a few questions so we could share his story, and get an insight into...
Yup, we have a boring white van and need help... We want to reach out to our network of talented creative folks to help us make it more...
Alan Stokes is one of the UK’s best-known surfers, with a career spanning over 20 years and three British titles under his belt. Obviously, we were...
Like most workshops, ours is fuelled by hot drinks and enthusiasm. Buying some new mugs for the workshop could have been a quick and easy task; we...
“Surprise me” is a great challenge to receive from a customer ordering a custom surfboard, and it’s also brave! But that’s exactly what...
Purchase a Woden Surf Flower Print Here. Our Annual Gathering of Makers event has come, over the years, to feature an exhibition of artworks alongside all of the attendees’ wooden surfboards at the evening of food and music that rounds out the Saturday. Amongst the “alumni” of our make-you-own wooden surfboard courses are several professional artists, and earlier this year one of them, our friend Ben Cook, stopped by the...
At the start of the summer, just as the days were starting to draw out but the evenings were still cold as the sun set, James was invited to speak...
At a low enough latitude, which for surfers here in the UK means the north of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides, on the summer equinox when the sun...
The first wooden surfboard that James made has just celebrated its tenth birthday, and it’s still going strong! Whiz is a 5’10” classic twin...
