Castle picks contest winners

Castle USA has announced the class and individual winners of its 2025 “What’s Your Angle” student woodworking contest.

The class winner was a solid oak, raised panel nightstand, which was entirely constructed using pocket joinery, submitted by Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan.

The individual winner was a modern farmhouse coffee table, which used pocket joinery throughout, submitted by Thomas Matthews of Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, N.C. Matthews’ classmate, Ava Smith, won Honorable Mention for a cherry nightstand.

Entries were evaluated based on the overall look and presentation of the project as well as the most effective and innovative use of screw pocket joinery. The use of Castle machinery or products was not required.

Winning prizes included a TSM-12 pocket cutting machine for the class winner and the Castle 110 pocket cutter professional bundle for the individual winner. Castle also awarded a Castle 110 pocket cutter to this year’s honorable mention winner in the individual category.

More photos of the winning projects can be found on the Castle USA website.

“We are all incredibly impressed by the craftmanship of this year’s entries,” says Mathias Forsman, Castle’s CEO. “Supporting excellence in student woodworking is an important part of our business here at Castle USA.”

Visit Castle USA at AWFS booth No. 2322.