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Cutting Edge December 2022
The Robert Rampley Memorial Award for Outstanding Craftsmanship
A huge congratulations to Henry Nott from West Suffolk College who is the first recipient of the Robert Rampley Memorial Award for
Outstanding Craftsmanship.
Henry was additionally a runner up in the 3rd Year Students’ Award, receiving a combined total …
BWF Awards 2022
President Geoff Rhodes recently represented the IOC on the BWF judging panel in the categories of Woodworking Project of the Year Award, Heritage Project of the Year Award and Rising Star Award.

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IOC Member and Solihull College student wins gold in national final
Harry Scolding, 19, was selected for the National Finals. The event attracted around 1,000 school visitors from across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
During the National Finals, Harry won the SkillBuild stretch test in Carpentry, Joinery and Furniture and Cabinet Making …
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SkillBuild Finals 2022
IOC President Geoff Rhodes and IOC member Euan Elliott FIOC recently attended the SkillBuild Finals, presenting books to the winners of the SkillBuild stretch test in Carpentry, Joinery and Furniture and Cabinet Making.

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Federation of Master Builders’ conference 2022
IOC President Geoff Rhodes recently participated in the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) conference ‘Building for Success’. Set against one of the most economically turbulent times our country has faced, the conference brought together a range of policy makers, industry …
Irregular hipped roof model
Eliot explained how he produced the irregular hipped roof model.
- All completely hand cut with a Japanese pull saw and dihedrals hand planed.
- Following the basic drawings provided on the SkillBuild website I set out the geometry to mark all












