About - The Register of Professional Turners

In general terms, the PURPOSES of the Register may be described as follows:

1. To encourage the appreciation by the general public of good quality turning,
2. To assure prospective purchasers of turned work that high standards of design, execution and finish will be obtained from craftsmen and craftswomen who are members of the Register,
3. To promote co-operation and companionship among professional turners,
4. To hold seminars for discussion of subjects of common interest,
5. To encourage the proper teaching of the craft of turning.

There are four main criteria governing ELIGIBILITY for inclusion on the Register.

The Register is open to individual craftsmen and craftswomen,
whose work, in any material, is created using some form of lathe,

1. who earn a substantial part of their living from this work,
2. most of whose work is intended to be judged on aesthetic as well as functional grounds,
3. who have demonstrated to an Assessor that they have a personal commitment to high standards of design, execution and finish.

However, none of the Company, the Register, nor any of their respective officers, shall have any liability for any form of professional or personal misconduct by persons who are on the Register, although reports of any such misconduct will be investigated, whenever practicable.

A fully searchable list of the The professional turners on the register is now available HERE with postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses etc. and an indication of the type of work they do. This search facility requires Java to be running on your machine, but if this is not possible try the link at the bootom of the page for a full list in Adobe Acrobat format. Most of our Members are "general turners" – that is, they can tackle almost all types of turning, usually in wood, and including faceplate and spindle work. Many have specialities, and these have been given the code-letters listed below: