Tormek Scholarship Award - Application now open!
Since 2013, the Tormek Scholarship Award has been given to a senior student, majoring in woodworking or design. The purpose is to shed light on sharpening and to encourage you who aspire to high professional qualifications and want to invest time in your woodwork.
Regardless of whether you are using edge tools in your profession or in your hobby, sharp tools are crucial for the result. We are honoured to see that Tormek has been a part of the process in these creative and challenging projects below!
2018: Dan Wall (UK)
The Tormek Scholarship Award 2018 in the UK has been awarded to Dan Wall from Worcester. Dan has created a stunning table “#36” with some great detail during his time at Peter Sefton Furniture School in Upton-upon-Severn, and the prize - a complete Tormek Wet Sharpening System - will be very useful as Dan will continue to design his own pieces. Find out how this new woodworker built in the number 36 into his table and now seeks your curiosity and conversation for his work.
Read more2018: Peter Pålsson (SWE)
The Tormek Scholarship Award for 2018 in Sweden is awarded to Peter Pålsson and his detailed writing case made from oak, juniper wood and pearwood. This product is extremely flexible and can also be broken down into individual elements, providing the owner with a number of drawers of various sizes. The judges were impressed by Peter's playfulness and are pleased to present Peter with a complete Tormek system that we hope will help him with his creative work in future.
Read more2017: Olly Christian (UK)
The UK winner of the 2017 Tormek Scholarship Award is Olly Christian from Bristol. Olly is a fully qualified nurse and has many years experience working in the NHS, however he decided to change his career to suit his creative talent and home life. He has recently finished a 2-year course studying Furniture Making at the City of Bristol College; with his second-year project he won the Somerset Guild of Craftsman 2017 furniture prize and is now also awarded with a new Tormek Sharpening System.
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Application 2019
Attending your last academic year in cabinet making or design in woodworking? Now you have the opportunity to apply for our support to newly qualified students.
You have the chance to be awarded with a complete Tormek Sharpening System, including accessories. A good start for your future projects!
How? Submit pictures of the workpiece or project of which you are most proud together with the reasons why you would like to own a Tormek. It is important that you are the creator of the piece and that you have had use of Tormek during the process. Besides this, there are no limits. We will publish the winner on our website together with a short interview.
Final date for applications is 23th June 2019. We welcome your application!
