Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
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 we were greeted with at Porthtowan Beach... 4/7/2022: Lots of onshore wind on a mid-tide, made for some choppy/dumpy waves. We took our wooden surfboards in to test in the conditions, Chris tore it up on a longboard and a fun surf was had by all!
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...
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 with his camera. Here's what happened in his own words: 'I ran down the hill to the beach at Porthtowan to float in the sea for sunrise at 5:07 and, although the sun takes a little longer to rise up over the cliffs, the colour of the light hitting the underside of the clouds and reflecting on the...
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...
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 wooden surfboards.
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...
Mike came to the workshop a couple of years ago with his eldest son to make their own wooden surfboards, so thought it was only fair to bring his...
On the 20th of May come and join us for an entertaining evening with Alan Stokes, where he will be talking about his life in surfing with James, and...
We've had a whole range of conditions these past few Mondays, from chunky, hollow, offshore bombs, to tiny, shallow, perfect peelers, so lets take a look back at all the good times! 4/4/22: It was an onshore, lumpy mess at high tide first thing. Safe to say we were the only ones in, and it was impossible to see each other over the white water, Chris made the best of it and smashed a few turns right in front of the camera, cold but worth it!
The ultimate combination of sun, swell and favourable winds welcomed Lee, Mark and Ethan to Porthtowan for a week of making. Here’s how they got...
During our wooden surfboard workshop experiences, we often get asked how we make the 'skins' for the top and bottom of our surfboards, well - here is...
Danny is a good friend of ours. We have known him since 2015, when he came to make his own handplane with us and, since then, we have stayed in...
