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Hand-made in Colchester
Surf and Freestyle balance boards, made by hand.
Two shapes, four set-ups, one workshop in Colchester. Boards from £124.99.
For the days between.Peniche, Portugal
As featured in WIRED
Choose your set-upEither board.
Either board.
Four ways to start.
Deck 80 × 40 cm on both. What each price includes.
ABoard onlyThe board on its own. Roller and ball are separate.from £124.99
BBoard + rollerRocks rail to rail. The usual place to start.from £139.99
CBoard + ballTips in every direction at once.from £139.99
DComplete SetBoard, roller and ball in one go. 4.8 kg. Nothing left to choose.from £149.99
Roller on its own £44.99 · Ball on its own £34.99 · Prices start at the Natural finish; other finishes cost more
03 · The days betweenSome days it breaks.
Some days it breaks.
Most days it doesn’t.
Surf days are rare. The rest are the days between. That is what Norst is for.
01 / 02
02 / 02
Peniche frames: Killian.
04 · Where to startNot sure which
Not sure which
one you want?
Four situations people arrive in. Pick the one that sounds like you and it will take you to the right thing.
01
The forecast is flat again.
The Surf board. A fish tail, closer to a surf stance. 80 by 40 cm.
Surf · £124.99
02
I work from home and want something to stand on between calls.
The Freestyle board. A board you can come back to. A round tail. 80 by 40 cm. You do not need to surf.
Freestyle · £124.99
03
I am buying for a surfer.
The Complete Set: board, roller and ball in one go, so there is nothing left to choose. Pick the Surf board.
Complete Set · £149.99
04
I already have a board.
Have the roller? Add the ball. Have the set? Read Field Notes, or give a second board to someone you ride with.
Ball · £34.99
Not sure? Start with a board and a roller.
Space
The deck is 80 by 40 cm.
Norst archive
Norst archive
Norst archive
Norst archive06 · How it is madeHand-made,
Hand-made,
in Colchester.
A 12 mm birch-plywood composite with a 3 mm cork top deck, vacuum-bonded with 300 g of epoxy resin. The roller and the ball are 100% cork.
80 × 40 cm
Deck, both shapes
4.8 kg
Complete set: board, roller and ball
07 · QuestionsBalance board
Balance board
questions, answered.
The five that come up before anyone buys.
01Do I need to surf?
No. You do not need the sea, a swell or a wetsuit.
02I skate or snowboard. Is it for me?
You do not need to surf. Skaters, snowboarders and surfers are all welcome on it.
03Which set-up first?
Board and roller. The board rocks rail to rail, which is where everything else starts.
04How big is it?
80 by 40 cm, and a complete set is 4.8 kg.
05Where are they made?
By hand, in one workshop in Colchester, in the UK.
08 · Field Notes
Attempt. Correction.
Notes and films from the workshop and the field, written by whoever was standing on the board.
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
The days
between.
Sessions, stalls and the workshop, on Instagram and YouTube. Tag @norstofficial in yours.