Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
A couple of weeks ago we welcomed David and Simon to the workshop. See how they got on making their own wooden surfboards…
Time flies doesn't it?! In an ever changing, fast paced, crazy world, the reasons why we do what we do, remain the same...
And we're off, welcome to our first wooden surfboard workshop of the year, featuring Simon and David...
Yep, we make our surfboards out of wood. It’s different to the industry standard of polyurethane foam, wrapped in fibreglass and polyester...
In our new video series, James talks us through his book, Do Make: The Power Of Your Own Two Hands, chapter by chapter...
Here is a question we often get asked by people interested in making wooden surfboards and other wooden wave-craft with us...
We managed to get some great shots of James in his element one evening a few months back, shaping a commissioned 6'2'' Swift...
For anyone new to our Boardrack Briefing series; it’s a chance to take a closer look at our range of wooden surfboards, with a detailed and...
When considering the purchase of a 5 day workshop experience there is a lot to think about, especially the cost - so here, we break down the price of...
It's been our busiest year ever here at Otter Surfboards, full of amazing moments which we are incredibly grateful for! In no particular order, here...
Last week we were joined by father and son team, Jo and Olly and Firefighter, Kevin, who all came to make their own wooden surfboards, see how they got on!...
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...
Last week we were joined by Ornella and Matt who came to make their own wooden surfboards, check out how they got on!
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...
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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