Come and Visit Our Workshop

Here at Dick Pearce and Friends HQ, we consider our workshop to be a bellyboard production powerhouse! It’s here we make each board by hand and have divided our workshop into dedicated sections to allow for each stage of the manufacturing process. Its a labour of love and we’re extremely proud of each board that starts as a blank square of plywood and finishes as a handcrafted water vessel. To share our passion for the products we make and the sport we love, we want to invite our fellow belly riders to pop by and share this creative process.

Once the plywood is cut out, the curved edge is created using a router. The wood is then steamed and placed in the racks for a few weeks to enable to rocker to curve. Next its sanding the board with variable gradients for a smooth finish. The spray room has a multitude of colour ways and we like to experiment here with new ways to add colour and personality to each range (check out our latest GOLD edition for out first multicoloured dipped board!) The last leg is the screen printing, each board is hand printed with our range of logos. 

Located in the heart of Newquay, Hope Yard Studio is just a stones throw from Towan and Fistral beaches. If you’re on route to the surf, are in the market for a new belly board or perhaps looking for that perfect present for a fellow wave rider, why not stop by? You can meet our friendly team of shapers, while they whittle away and learn about the history and the values that we emulate from our predecessors. If you’re buying a bellyboard there might be the opportunity to design your own custom colourway! Give Jamie a call or text on 07377940517 before you drop by and arrange your visit to the Dick Pearce and Friends Workshop - we can’t wait to meet you!