We offer monthly workshops in our studio in Lisbon and outside in Europe.

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Surf the board you made with your hands.

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During 3 full days you will learn how to build your own wooden surfboard from start to finish. The shapes can be 100% customized.

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No particular skills are needed. During those 3 days you will learn about:

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• the use of specific woodworking tools.

• the art of surfboard design and shaping

• the software used to design the boards.

• (glassing techniques)

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"Classic" surfboards are normally glassed after the shaping stage. Glassing means laying down fiberglass and several layers of resin, lots of work, sanding, and releasing poluting substances and dust.

Since the birth of Ondanova we are trying to find solutions to decrease and even remove the use of those harmfull products.

We are happy to annouce that we can now propose a technique baptised HOTDOG requiring 75% less epoxy, using cork for the rails which is natural and local here in Portugal and flaxfiber to reinforce the inside of the structure. The boards aren't glassed on the outside, but only made waterproof with a mix of natural oils and waxes.This solution presents several advantages:

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• no waste or harmfull dust

• faster and easier to build

• safer process

• gives flexibility to the structure, thus to your surf

• Your surfboard will be ready to surf 2 or 3 days after the workshop, instead of several weeks/months in case of glassing

We will still propose the classic glassed version of our wooden boards during workshops. In this case we can put you in contact with a local glasser after the workshop. Prices are a bit less expensive for unglassed boards, they don't included the glassing job.

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Check our agenda to find future workshops and their location. Private classes are also possible. And if you think you could host a workshop please contact us. What we need is a roof, around 60 sqm of surface and electricity.

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