Masonic gift guides, written from the Lodge side of the table
Five short guides on the questions that come up before a Masonic gift is bought.
The hard questions about a Masonic gift are not about the pieces. They are about the Craft: whether a wife can give a Masonic ring, whether the plaque should say Worshipful Master or Past Master, whether the Lodge can order twelve glasses with twelve different names in one go. These guides answer those questions once, in plain language, so the order itself takes five minutes.
They are written by a Mason and kept short. None of them refers to ritual. Where an answer depends on the jurisdiction, the guide says so; the rest is the same in every Lodge that meets upon the level.
Five questions, five answers
Each is a five-minute read.
What is appropriate to give a Mason
Who can give a Masonic gift, which titles are earned, what regalia is not a gift, and what a non-Mason should avoid.
Read the guide →What to engrave on a Masonic gift
The three-line layout, how to write the Lodge name, titles and honorifics, dates, and examples for each occasion.
Read the guide →Ordering for the whole Lodge
Officer lines, degree-night gifts, anniversary dinners and tournaments: the message template and the timeline.
Read the guide →How to wear a Masonic ring
Which hand and finger, whether the points face in or out, who may wear the square and compasses, and how to measure for the size.
Read the guide →25 and 50 year Masonic anniversary gifts
The member’s anniversary, as distinct from an office or the Lodge’s own anniversary: how to confirm the date, what the Grand Lodge issues, and what to engrave.
Read the guide →Why guides on a gift site
Because the wrong Masonic gift is a small embarrassment that lasts. A Past Master hoodie on a Brother who never sat in the East, a ring that does not fit the little finger, a plaque with the Lodge number wrong: each one is avoidable with a paragraph of explanation, and the shop would rather write the paragraph than replace the piece. The guides carry no listings of their own beyond a few examples; they point to the category pages when a piece is relevant.
If a question is not answered here, message the shop on Etsy. The guides grow as new questions arrive.
Before you order
Can I ask a question that is not in a guide?
Yes. Message the shop on Etsy. Questions about layout, sizing, Lodge orders and timing are answered before you order, and new questions become new guides.
Is Meet Upon The Level connected to a Grand Lodge?
No. Meet Upon The Level is an independent shop run by a Freemason for Brethren and their families. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Grand Lodge, and every order is placed and paid for through Etsy.