Stuart is a certified Master Turner and expert in twisted hollow forms who has published the definitive work on this technique.
He is a retired Police Inspector who became a proficient amateur turner before his retirement in 1989. Following his retirement he won several National competitions after which he started to demonstrate, judge and write for National and International magazines. His reputation grew at home and abroad. He is now well known and admired in international wood turning circles for his variety of work, fresh ideas and spiral work; he travels widely attending seminars and exhibitions as a sought after teacher and demonstrator.
Stuart is a Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Turners, London and a Freeman of the City of London; he is also on the Register of Professional Turners (RPT). He is a member of the AWGB and the Society of Ornamental Turners (SOT) and he is a member of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW).
He is the holder of the World Record for the largest bowl turned out of one piece of wood – this was turned in 1997 in the USA, and has been authenticated and certified by the Guinness Book of Records.