Young Carpenters' Championship

Eurobois 2024 hosted the European championship for young carpenters final!

Discover the winners of this 15th edition!

Individual:

1st place: David Clémencin - France

2nd place: Paul Castagne - France

3rd place: Linus Grobhardt - Germany

By team:

1st place: France team B - Antoine Martinet, Lucas Rinaldi, Willy Baronnet

2nd place: France team A - David Clémencin, Timothé Jousseaume, Paul Castagne

3rd place: Germany - Jakob Spreer, Linus Grobhardt, Pascal Frauendor

A renowned European competition

During three days of competition, the young carpenters from European countries built sophisticated carpentry models and demonstrate the professional use of the building material wood, on a complex subject of carpentry for 22 hours in front of visiting professionals. These projects have been evaluated by a jury of European experts.

Every two years, carpenters from all over Europe meet for the European Carpentry Championship to determine the best carpenter nation and the best carpenter in Europe. 

This high-level technical competition featured about twenty young carpenters from 7 different countries who faced off against each other, accompanied by their coaches and experts:

Germany
Hungary
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Switzerland
France

This year, Elwin Monzies Expert and the 3 carpentry coaches represented the French team, made up of six youngsters who have been training for over a year for this event. 

Competitors:

CLEMENCIN David - JOSSEAUME Timothée - RINALDI Lucas - BARONNET Willy - CASTAGNE Paul - MARTINET Antoine

An outstanding exhibition

This European final was also an opportunity for the Fédération Compagnonnique des Compagnons du Tour de France and the Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir du Tour de France to present an exceptional exhibition of carpentry works by MOFs, MAFs and with two models and details of the Notre-Dame de Paris carpentry exhibited on the 1000m² site during the exhibition to promote the trades of carpenter and woodworker who are under pressure to recruit qualified workers within companies in the wood industry.   