Background

Rod Page makes a variety of items on the wood lathe including bowls, vases, boxes, table lamps and kitchen stools. He has been turning wood since 1997 and become a professional turner in 2002. He has been a member of the Register of Professional Turners since 2010. 

Rod has won a number of national awards for his turning, and demonstrated at the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain seminar in 2018.

Achievements

• 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.
• First prize in the Prestige category at "Get Woodworking Live" at the Alexandra Palace in March 2011with an Ebonised Liquid Amber Slatted Vase.
• Second prize in the AWGB plain turning competition run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in October 2012 with a Bubinga lattice bowl.
• Second prize in the Masters Competition run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in October 2012 with a pair of lattice lidded chalices in Jatoba and ebony.
• Second prize in the delegates competition at Axminster Power Tools "Strictly Woodturning" event in November 2012 with a sycamore slatted bowl.
• Third prize in the New Forest Trust Woodturning Competition in July 2013 sponsored by Axminster Tool Centre with an ebonised and pyrographed ash vase.
• Third prize in the Felix Levy competition for freestyle turning run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in October 2014 with a walnut slatted bowl with internal beads.
• Highly commended in the AWGB plain turning competition run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in October 2014 with a London plane lattice bowl.
• First prize in the Masters Competition run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in November 2018 with a pair of lattice ball boxes in Maple and Walnut.
• Third prize in the themed competition to commemorate 100 yrs since the armistice run by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London in November 2018 with a piece turned and carved in Yew and Lime.

Do you accept commissions?

Yes

Do you run workshops?

No

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