OPEN LEVEL
Any menber who is not in the Advanced Level or who has been transferred from the Advanced Level.
ADVANCED LEVEL
Any professional woodturner. Any member who has won a 1st / 2nd prize at Open Level, or a Show Prize, in two recent previous Annual Competitions (not necessarily consecutive).
Once a member has transferred to Advanced Level they will remain at this level unless they do not win a prize for two consecutive years or agreement is reached with the Committee for them to move. Then they will move to the Open Level.
** A Show Prize is "Best of Show", "Nominated Item 1st/2nd", "Chairperson's Choice" and "Innovative Item".
SMALL - (less than 3" diameter)
MEDIUM - (between 3" and 8" diameter)
LARGE - (over 8" diameter)
Any menber who is not in the Advanced Level or who has been transferred from the Advanced Level.
* If the entry is made up of a set of pieces then the size of the largest determines the category.
* Diameter is the largest diameter on a piece of work. Gauges will be available to help in testing if required.
This competition is open to ALL members whatever their skill level.
A Pair of Matching Candlesticks (Max Diameter 4" Max Height 8")
* Work should not have won a prize in any other annual competition whereever held; club, regional or national.
* Please do not mark your work with a name or a symbolwhich would identify you, or cover uo such a mark with a label. Any item with identifying marks or labels will not be accepted for the competition.
* No member can win more than one prize in any one category at a particular skill level, or in the Nominated Item category.
* In any dispute the Chairperson's decision is final.
Open & Advanced Level
All members will be invited to judge these entries. Judging should not commence until the last entries have been booked-in at 7.15pm. Voting slips will be collected as they are completed and counting will start straight away.
Nominated Item
The guest judge will select the prize winners in this category