In
2008, the competitions took place in Carpenter's Hall on
Tuesday 3rd June 2008 as a part of Wizardry in Wood 2008.
At the conclusion of the competition, prizes
were awarded by the Master of the Carpenters' Company, Mr Michael Matthews.
The Master Turner, Colonel Rob Lucas, initiates the awards ceremony by introducing the Master Carpenter to the competitors, their supporters and members of the Company.
The
competition was in four main sections.
The first section, open to all turners, contained
The Master's
Competition for a
Ceremonial Chalice. For the first time, however, the Master's Competition was divided
into two parts, each with equal prize-money. The first part was limited to entries made predominantly by plain turning while
the second part was for entries made largely by ornamental turning. Also in this section was
The Felix Levy Competition for
Freestyle
Turning and the
Open Competition for a
Gavel and Block.
The second section, was open to members of the Association of Woodturners of
Great Britain only, and included the
Senior and
Junior (under 19) Plain Turning Competitions, as well as the Ray Key competition for those young turners who attended the joint Company and AWGB youth training courses during 2007.
The third section, open to members of the Society of Ornamental Turners
only, contained
The Lady Gertrude Crawford Competition; The Fred Howe Competition and The H.E. Twentyman
Competition.
The fourth section, open to Liverymen and Freemen of the Company only,
contained an
Open Competition and a
Novice Competition.
At the end of the prize-giving, the Master Turner presented a Turners' Company
400th Anniversary Box (turned by prizewinner Paul Coker) to
Mr Michael Matthews, the Master Carpenter.