Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
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...
Our Monday mornings in August were full of fun, despite the often lack lustre summer waves, we found a way to enjoy them, even when they weren't...
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...
At the beginning of August we were joined by Flo who came to make his own wooden surfboard…
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, to finally make his own wooden surfboard! Throughout the week he documented the making process, and his experience as a workshopper. He has kindly offered to premiere some of the photos here, creating a journal piece in the inimitable and ever creative Mat style that we know and love. Enjoy!!
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...
Summer is well and truly here! We were blessed with amazing sunny weather in June and just enough swell to keep our lovely Monday morning dips going...
Last year we received a call from Mike at Birkenstock, asking us if we would like to make a wooden surfboard for them and collaborate on a film, safe to say we were stoked on the project - which was launched last week... Read more about the surfboard and see the film below, you can also check out the Birkenstok BOLD project here.
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...
Back in April we were visited by Anna and Sebastian who were on a surf trip of the UK to promote their company, Sieve Recycled Plastics. They showed...
Summer is here! And so are summer waves, so for the most part we have enjoyed sliding around on our bellys the past few weeks, save for a pretty sketchy surf which Chris will be remembering for a long time! The spirit of Monday Morning Surf Club is still going strong, and we are stoked to have been able to enjoy the sea no matter what the conditions. As always we want to share the fun with everyone, especially if folks can't get to the coast...
Last week we welcomed 3 new workshoppers through our big blue doors… Steve, Arthur and Sophia joined us for the week to make their own...
A couple of weeks ago, we opened our big blue doors to the surfing community for the first time in 3 years! We were joined by pro surfer Alan Stokes...
As the weather here in Cornwall warms up and summer approaches, we are enjoying a fun run of surfboard workshops. Here's how the latest 3...
