Rod Page

Artist's Statement:

My approach to woodturning is to use interesting sections of timber, many having burrs, bark inclusions, wild grain patterns or spalting to produce finely finished pieces.

My woodturning produces mainly one-off pieces, some quite large, the largest hollow form to date being 20 x 60 cm and largest bowl 61 x 42 cm. I make bowls, hollow forms, vases and table lamps all by woodturning.
To produce the woodturning I use a WivaMac bowl turning lathe and a Jet 1642 lathe.
I live and work in Crewkerne in Somerset

I first became interested in woodturning when I watched Matthew Calder turning large hollow forms at Yandles show in 1997, and decided I wanted to have a go myself. I had access to a Graduate Lathe via my job as a teacher, so proceeded to turn a birch log into a hollow form.

I made loads of mistakes, but with a good sanding it looked OK and I was hooked!

My first turning,

Birch Hollow form

10 x 15 cm

I learned by reading books on turning and watching Bert Marsh, Phil Irons and Ray Key amongst others, demonstrating at Axminster Power Tools shop in Axminster.

I left full-time teaching in August 2002 to devote more time to woodturning and now I teach part-time and am a part-time wood-turner.

Competition Success

Bronze award at "Tools2002" for turning a natural edge burr.

Silver award at "Tools2003" in the open gallery for a hollow form

Gold award at "Tools2005" in the professional category for a lattice work bowl.

Second prize in the Prestige category at the International woodworking exhibition at Alexandra Palace in Feb 2006 with a lattice work dish.

Third prize in the Prestige category at the International woodworking exhibition at Alexandra Palace in Feb 2007 with a zig-zag bowl.

First prize in the delegates competition at Axminster Power Tools "Strictly Woodturning" event in October 2009 with a laburnum lattice bowl.

Third prize in the Prestige category at "Get Woodworking Live" at the Alexandra Palace in March 2010 with a Bubinga lattice box

First prize in the Felix Levy competition for freestyle turning run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in June 2010 with an Ebonised Sycamore Lattice Bowl.

Third prize in the Masters Competition run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in June 2010 with a pair of lattice boxes in Holm Oak and Walnut

Laburnum Vase Number 137 (25cm)

£35.00

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