Master’s Turning Competition 2025
Fostering creativity and craft excellence for all turners, amateur or professional, in meeting a design brief set by the Master.
Who can enter?
Any turner normally resident in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.
Theme
For 2025, the theme consists of three elements: sustainability; innovation (pushing boundaries with materials/techniques/forms); and community (that could mean collaborative or diverse participation).
Detail
No restriction on size or style.
The entry may be turned by hand or by mechanical means (ornamental or rose engine turning) or a combination of both, all materials used must be legally sourced. Wood must be the majority medium, innovative approaches to traditional woodturning are encouraged and may include embellishments such as mixed media, texturing, carving, or experimental forms.
Techniques such as carving, piercing, inlay, decorative colouring and finishing may be used. All work to be by the competitor(s)* except for commercially made components such as screws. Fractal burning may not be used.
Competitors may enter one piece only in this category, which should not have been entered in any other Company competition.
Piece(s) may be offered for sale at the exhibition.
Prizes
£500 for first, £250 for second and £100 for third.
Entry
General Conditions of entry, including times for delivery, judging, prize giving, viewing, selling and collection of entries after the event can be viewed here: General Conditions of entry 2025
* * For the avoidance of doubt – the entry may be the work of one maker using a mixture of media or a collaboration between a woodworker and another maker.