Traditional board building, shaped slowly through years of work, experiment, and the odd good mistake.
Davis Collective is a one-person surfboard shaping and laminating operation based in Newquay, Cornwall. Each board is made start to finish in the same small workshop — shaped, glassed, and finished by the same pair of hands.
The work draws on traditional glassing methods —10oz Volan, ISO resin, gloss polish — while pushing into territory that has no rulebook: resin art, experimental laminates, material exploration. The process is slow, deliberate, and occasionally chaotic.
Each model starts as a conversation about where and how you surf. Dimensions, concaves, glass schedules — everything is adjusted to the person and the conditions. Enquire via email to begin.
Inspired by classic Hobie outlines. 10oz Volan cloth, ISO resin, custom stringers. Available with resin panels, gloss polish, and hand-shaped glass-on fins.
The classic daily driver longboard. Designed for ease, trim, and time in the water. A board that rewards patience and punishes none.
An all-round glider with long entry rocker. The tri-plane hull generates lift through the midsection, making it feel lighter than its length suggests.
Built for bigger, faster days. The rounded V tail gives positive hold and control without sacrificing flow. Available as single fin or thruster.
Easy-going, trim-oriented, with forgiving control through the arc. The tri-plane bottom softens the hull’s sensitivity without losing that characteristic feel.
Classic hull entry transitioning to a panel V through the tail. A good introduction to hull riding — or a step up for those who already know the feeling.
Retro twin-fin with classic fish outline. Fast, loose, fun. A reminder that surfing doesn’t have to be complicated.
Click any image to view. Each board is a single commission.
Not everything that comes out of the workshop is a surfboard. Material exploration, process experiments, and the occasional object that defies categorisation.
All boards are made to order. Get in touch to talk about what you’re looking for — the wave, the style, the vision. There are no standard configurations; everything starts with a conversation.
