The Master Carvers Association
The oldest association of wood and stonecarvers in the UK, the Master Carvers Association stands for the highest quality of work: professionally executed and delivered on time.
The MCA
The Master Carvers Association boasts a membership of over 40, about half being individual carvers and the rest employing a number of apprentices and trained crafts people.
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The MCA is affiliated with the Heritage Crafts Association
Featured members
Philip Surey Ltd
Letter Cutter in Stone and Wood
Lisi Ashbridge
‘Lettering in stone allows me to make a deeply personal and long lasting sculptural form that expresses a tribute, evokes a memory or simply makes a statement.’
Tom Brown
Tom Brown has dedicated his career to the intricate art of transforming stone into captivating sculptures.
Tom Ball
Lead woodcarving tutor at City & Guilds London Art School.
Laurence J. W. Beckford
Laurence has worked at Hampton Court Palace during the restoration of the fire damaged Grinling Gibbons carvings…
Paul Ferguson
Paul employs a small group of highly skilled craftsmen offering a complete service in the fields of wood carving and gilding.
Videos
Ben Harms
Master Carvers’ Association President 2008 – 2010, Ben Harms, speaking at the Listed Property Show 2010
The reinstating of The Kings Chamber Chandeliers, Kensington Palace
A project that enabled Ray Dudman ( W. Thomas Restorations Ltd. ) to share his knowledge, experience and expertise with many early career carvers.
The Spirit of Letter Carving
An interview with Fergus Wessel