The John Stevenson Trophy 2020

摘要

Many readers and forum members will remember ]ohn Stevenson, a contributor to MEW but best known for his larger-than life presence on the Model Engineer forum. Funded by many donations in his memory, the Stevenson Cup was first awarded in 2018. The cup is engraved "John Stevenson, 1948 - 2017, Remembered by his many friends" with "Awarded for Excellence in Practical and Useful Workshop Equipment" on the plinth. The John Stevenson Trophy is presented for just that, a well-made and usable piece of tooling, a modification to a machine or an accessory for a tool where the fact it works well is more important than making it look good. Unlike traditional judged trophies, we decided on a different approach to reflect John's reticence about traditional competitions. After a call for nominations, a small panel of judges selected a shortlist, on which there was an online vote.