Uncomfortable Is Ok Podcast

I caught up with a young guy named Jack Candlish. We met up on an overcast Sunday afternoon at his workshop in Berhampore, Wellington. I’d got in contact with Jack a little bit earlier to find out if he was keen to sit down for a conversation which we could turn into a podcast episode. Turns out he was very keen. The reason I wanted to catch up with Jack was to hear more of his story, and the story of his company, Organic Dynamic. What drew me to Jack was the concept, creating environmentally friendly surfboards out of recycled polystyrene, Paulownia timber and sustainable resin. It’s a different way of making boards to the usual method, one which has far less environmental impact. It’s been a “learn as you go” process for Jack as there aren’t many people out there making boards like this. The making of the boards is only part of the interesting stuff about Organic Dynamic. Jack is also developing the machine he uses to form the boards so that other shapers and makers from all over can work the way he does, w