Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Last month we were contacted by Tim, who made his own wooden surfboard with us back in 2013. He asked whether he could bring some friends to our workshop and make bodysurfing handplanes together, here's how they all got on!
With the holiday season fast approaching we are stoked to announce that until the 12th of December, there will be 10% off selected stocking...
Last week we were joined by Ornella and Matt who came to make their own wooden surfboards, check out how they got on!
October is typically the month in Cornwall when the first big swells start rolling through, and this one was no exception! Here is a run down of our...
It's hard to even type this, but it had to be mentioned at some time! And for a small business like ours - it's good to be prepared and get the word...
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 why we do what we do, linking our shared values around craftsmanship and sustainability. We have only recently acquired the finished clip, so here it is for your viewing pleasure!
September saw the arrival of some swell, and we got pretty lucky on most of our Monday mornings! Check out how we got on below... 5/9/22: Chris...
Last week we were joined by Tim, Chris and Harry who all came to the workshop to make their own wooden surfboards, here's how they got on...
A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to join Mat on his first surf on a wooden surfboard he made during one of our workshops. It was a special...
We are stoked to announce the launch of our new longboard shape - the 9'6'' Tea Tree!
If you have ever joined us to make your own handplane, made one at home or ordered a custom from us, you will know that it's important to oil your handplane before you take it in the water and for general upkeep. Here, Chris shows us how!! If you would like to find out more about how to get an Otter bodysurfing handplane, click here.
At the end of August we were joined by Bruce, Kevin and John who joined us to make their own wooden surfboards, here's how they got on...
At the beginning of August we were joined by Flo who came to make his own wooden surfboard…
A few surprises were in store for us in July, and we thought we would share the fun! Check out how we started our Monday mornings and the conditions...
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,...
A couple of weeks ago we had the magical experience of bellyboarding with a dolphin! Since then some friends at the British Divers Marine Life Rescue have been in touch, to tell us some important information about social solitary dolphins, and we thought we should share...
This year, on the summer solstice, James thought it would be nice to enjoy the ocean at sunrise and sunset and try to capture the state of the sea...
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...
At the start of June we were joined in our workshop by Bob, Bob and Burt. Good friends for the last 20 years, they usually meet up for surf trips...
