Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Yep, we make our surfboards out of wood. It’s different to the industry standard of polyurethane foam, wrapped in fibreglass and polyester resin. The reason we make our surfboards out of wood has a few layers to it, so we've broken it down into 6 sections, here's part 1...
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...
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 is our top 10...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
