Roddie Pinder was born and grew up in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, Bahamas. A former Out Island Commissioner, Roddie’s love for woodworking lay dormant until he became friends with Edwin Ferguson from Nassau who was well known for making wooden spinning tops. After the death of another family friend, James Lowe, the family gave Roddie his lathe and a new career was born.
Roddie studied briefly with world renowned wood turner Rude Ofolnik and has never looked back. He uses primarily native woods along with other exotic hard woods.
Roddie is well known as the premiere wood turner in The Bahamas and presently works out of his basement workshop on Russell Island, Spanish Wells. His work can be found in collections locally and internationally.
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