Adult Categories

1

Furniture - An item that can be used in the home or office that is to be made predominantly from wood. Other materials such as metal, glass and ceramic may be used to enhance the strength, design and function of the item. 

2

Box - It can be made from wood panels, veneers or turned on a lathe. Its function is to be primarily for storage and its maximum dimension must be less than one metre.

3

Woodturning – Plain - All the shaping of the object must be achieved using a lathe turning.  No subsequent shaping, carving or other embellishment to be done.  It is permissible to hand sand the object without the lathe turning, either mounted in the lathe or on the bench.  Finish can be applied on or off the lathe.  Assembly of the object after shaping in the lathe is permissible.

4

Woodturning – Embellished - A piece made from wood, shaped on the lathe by tools controlled by hand.  Subsequent work may include but is not limited to carving, routing, colouring, sandblasting and inlay.  The piece must show its origin as a turned piece.

5

Small Treasure - any item made of wood.  May be turned, carved etc. Must fit inside a 100mm cube.

6

Carving - A sculptural piece of woodcraft displaying predominantly relief or 3D carving techniques over most of its display face. Can be produced using power or hand tools.

7

Miscellaneous - A piece that may take on one or more woodworking disciplines but that clearly does not suit the criteria of the other categories. Such examples could be gaming boards, mirror frames, lamps, rocking horses, easels, etc.

8

Members - A special themed category only open to members of the FWWA. The theme for 2023 is a serving/chopping board, made of at least 2 species of wood with no one dimension larger than 600mm.

9

Novice - A special sub-category open to any first time entrant in the Out of the Woods who has been working with wood for less than five years and who is not a full time student or a professional.  The prize will be awarded to the maker of the highest scoring entry in any category where the maker has nominated himself or herself as eligible on the entry form.

10

People’s Choice Award - An award voted on by the general public as the most popular piece of woodcraft in the exhibition.

11

Gordon Ward Trophy - A trophy in commemoration of the late Gordon Ward, voted by  members of FWWA as best the piece by a member of FWWA.