The Worshipful Company of Turners holds its turning competitions every two years. They attract entries from turners of all ages and skill.
There should be a competition for you, whatever your interest or proficiency.
Category: Competitions
Turning related competitions of all types
2018 Seminar Club Collaboration Competition
At this year’s Seminar, the AWGB is introducing a Club Collaboration Competition involving a
minimum of five club members to produce a wooden tractor. First prize for the winning team will be £250, second prize will be £150 and third prize will be £100.
1. The Collaboration Competition is open to both Affiliated and Associated Clubs and judging will take place at the 2018 International Seminar, to be held at Yarnfield Training and Conference Centre from 5th to 7th October 2018.
2. Club teams should comprise of a minimum of 5 Club members and each club may submit one entry.
3. The theme for the competition is a Tractor and judging emphasis will be on as many working/moving parts as possible. Battery powered, moving components are NOT permitted.
4. The maximum dimensions are 40cms long x 30cms wide x 25cms high
5. The tractor must be made solely from wood, which may be any variety.
6. Preference in judging will be given to turning techniques as opposed to other disciplines such as carving or pyrography.
7. Clubs must submit a materials list with their entry, together with any supplementary plans or techniques that may assist the judges with their decision.
8. Judging is ‘blind’ and therefore any documentation should NOT contain information that will identify the club or individuals.
9. However, the AWGB competition co-ordinator WILL require a separate, full list of participants in the collaboration, together with photographs of the participants and of the entry, during production.
10. The judge’s decision is final.
Get those thinking caps on and teams organised! We are looking forward to seeing what can be produced.
Thank you to all those who entered. It was a difficult task choosing the top sixty and even tougher for the judges choosing the top three! The winners and photos of the travelling exhibition, along with where it can be seen are now on the website here – 2017 Travelling exhibition
Every Seminar we select between 50 and 60 pieces to take around the UK as part of our travelling exhibition. We keep the pieces for two years and in the past they have been returned in August before the Seminar. The current pieces go back in 2017 and as the next Seminar is 2018 we need to replenish the exhibition.
We are holding a competition. It is open to any woodturner in the UK whether they are AWGB members or not. There isn’t a theme – we just want you to send us some photos of your best pieces of work from which we will make a selection of the best 60 pieces. We will arrange with you for these pieces to be sent to Woodworks at Daventry where Ray Key and Reg Hawthorne will judge the top three and we will award prizes for 1st of £175, 2nd of £150 and 3rd of £125.
The rules are simple:
- You may enter up to three pieces
- You must submit three high quality images per entry by email to competition@awgb.co.uk
- Images may be sent on multiple emails if necessary; each email will be acknowledged.
- Images must be submitted no later than Friday 10 March.
- The images must show side view, top view and underneath view (or an “interesting angle”).
- At least one of the images must contain a ruler so we can judge the size of the piece.
- Your email should describe the piece including details of the timber used in no more than 50 words.
- You must agree that if chosen, we can retain the piece(s) until October 2018.
- You must indicate whether you are prepared to sell the piece.
- You must provide a sale price even if it isn’t for sale for insurance purposes. We insure the pieces for 60% of their sale value.
- If we sell one of your pieces we take 10% commission plus VAT.
We’ll discuss packaging etc. with you if your piece is selected.
That’s all, get making! We’re looking forward to seeing your entries.
Entries can be delivered directly to Carpenters’ Hall between 9.30am and 11.30am on Tuesday 11 October or to any of the collection points in the document below before Wednesday 5 October.
All entries not retained by the WCT must be removed from Carpenter’s Hall only between 4.00pm and 5.00pm on the afternoon of Saturday 15th October 2016. Uncollected entries will be returned by pre paid mail or via one of the collection points.
Competitors are responsible for the adequate packaging of their work; an appropriately sized cardboard or wooden box must be provided for all entries, which must be marked clearly with the competitor’s name and address and should also be marked “COMPETITION”
More details on the WCT website
The deadline for registration for the WCT turning competitions is looming so if you haven’t already done so, register now.
More details on the WCT website.
The Worshipful company of turners are organising a number of competitions for both junior and adult turners.
Planned entries to the competitions should be registered with the Clerk of the Turners’ Company at the latest on Monday 12 September. Entries can be delivered or posted to the Clerk to arrive no later than Tuesday 4 October. Entries can also be delivered directly to Carpenters’ Hall between 9.30am and 11.30am on Tuesday 11 October.
Judging will take place on Tuesday 11 October 2016
More details and competition rules can be found on the WCT website