Auction Explanation

When you attend the 2024 Florida Woodturning Symposium, you will naturally want to take something back home with you.  It may be a new tool, a piece of wood, a trip to a turning school, or a beautiful turned item, maybe one made by a world-renowned turner.  There are 4 ways to make this happen:

  1. Purchase from one of our onsite vendors.
  2. Win it in our raffle.
  3. Be the high bidder on an item in the silent auction.
  4. Be the high bidder on an item sold in the live auction.

Each year, we hold a silent auction and a live auction to raise funds to support our educational program and to provide educational scholarships.  All items donated will either be sold in the silent or live auction.  You will be able to view these items through the conclusion of the auction.  Additionally, items created by the demonstrators during the symposium will be placed in the live auction.

At the conclusion of the silent auction, a list will be posted in various areas of Sykes Hall listing the winner (the high bidder) of the item.  These items can be paid for and retrieved at the posted time, or after the end of the live auction, from the registration area.

Each item can be paid for and claimed at the Registration desk.   

Please remember that this is a charitable auction, with the primary purpose of raising funds for the FWS educational programs, with the secondary benefit of providing these wonderful items to the bidders.  It is important we all approach the proceedings with this spirit.