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
Fergus Wessel
Fergus Wessel is one of the country’s leading letter cutters. He runs Stoneletters, a creative stone carving studio based near Oxford.
Clunie Fretton
Clunie Fretton is a classically trained sculptor, carver & gilder, who graduated from City & Guilds of London Art School with a Distinction in Ornamental Woodcarving & Gilding.
Nigel Hilliard Ltd
Nigel Hilliard’s family have long been connected with wood carving, spanning a period of three centuries where knowledge…
Paul Ferguson
Paul employs a small group of highly skilled craftsmen offering a complete service in the fields of wood carving and gilding.
Julian Stanley
With a blend of skill and versatility, Julian Stanley produces a range of exquisite furniture, much of it inspired by Italian, French and English…
Paul Wilson
After completing a traditional woodcarving and gilding apprenticeship with Griss & Butlers in Hertfordshire Paul Wilson set up his own workshop and studio in Norfolk.
Videos
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.
Ben Harms
Master Carvers’ Association President 2008 – 2010, Ben Harms, speaking at the Listed Property Show 2010
Ben Harms Music Stand
The Master Carvers’ Association Celebrates the Tercentenary of Chippendale’s Birth.