Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Our first workshop of the year was a family affair; with father Pierre, daughter Camille and son Bastien all making their own wooden surfboards, with mother Mathilde providing all round support, here’s how they got on…
The waves in Cornwall have been pumping, so it's been a special month for Monday Morning Surf Club, click here and read on to share the...
In previous journal entries we have looked into the history and function of both the single fin and twin fin setups, now its the turn of perhaps the...
Our last surfboard workshop of the year came around so quickly! A great way to cap off a great year; here’s how everything played out…
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...
For anyone new to our Boardrack Briefing series; it's a chance for us to take a closer look at our range of wooden surfboards, with a detailed and accessible overview of a different shape each episode. Here James talks us through the 7'4'' Island Hopper...
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...
Many of the best woodworking tools that money can buy are produced in Japan. The Japanese pull-saw is no exception and those that hang on our workshop walls here at Otter see some heavy use when making our wooden surfboards and other water craft. The ryoba saw, shown in the photos here, is a double edged saw with ripping teeth on one side for cutting with the grain, and cross-cutting teeth on the other side for cutting across the grain.
A thirtieth, fiftieth and sixtieth birthday surfboard workshop for Tommy, Mike and Chris respectively; who all joined us in early October for our...
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...
Simple pleasures. They're wonderful things aren't they? Take bodysurfing for example; the simple act of swimming around in the waves and getting...
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 and flying has certainly been ringing true! Joining us for our mid August surfboard workshop were Matt and Oli; Matt from Bath where he runs an architecture firm with his wife, and Oli from Plymouth where he is studying to be a mental health nurse.
Why Fish? When summer starts to show its face each year, surf shops and magazines begin their annual round of promoting various “Fish”...
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...
