SDFWA

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association

Local Tour: Tropical Exotic Hardwood

Tropical Exotic Hardwoods
2270 Camino Vida Roble Suite C, Carlsbad, CA. 92011

Tropical Exotic Hardwoods has an wide selection of beautiful and unique woods, from African Bog to Ziricote, in different shapes and sizes from snake wood scraps for jewelry, turning blanks and musical billets, lumber and slabs.

“It’s like Disneyland for woodwoorkers.” — Gary Anderson

Saturday’s Shop Tour at Tropical Exotic Hardwoods was a special treat for all who joined. Mitch Talcove (owner) and his two sons, Marty and Kenny were ready for us with a variety of special “SDFWA Only” deals on a variety of different exotic woods…many just too good to pass up. The eye candy was everywhere!

Mitch entertained the group with a series of stories about his 55 years in the exotic wood business and answered tons of questions regarding the properties of the various species and possible applications of each one.

Zen Barelka won the the door prize, a beautiful piece of Bocote. Congratulations Zen, we can’t wait to see what you use it for.

Many thanks to the Talcove’s and especially our Shop Tour Manager, Jean Eichenlaub for a memorable morning.

Saturday, July 19th, 2025

Craftsman Referral Terms

BACKGROUND
The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association (SDFWA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the education, promotion, and execution of the principles of fine woodworking.
The SDFWA frequently receives requests from people seeking the service of a woodworker. Therefore, although custom woodworking for hire is not the purpose of our organization, we offer this referral service to the public so that they might connect with a woodworker.

SCOPE
SDFWA does not screen or warrant the skills or work of any craftsman. The public should use their own discretion and due diligence before hiring any craftsman, from any source, including this one.
The sole role of SDFWA in this referral service is limited to providing our member woodworkers with your completed form. It is up to each craftsman to initiate a contact with the requester.

PROCEDURE
After a requester submits a project, the form will be emailed to our list of participating craftsmen. If a craftsman is interested in the project, they will contact the client directly, and a two-way conversation can begin.

As the craftsmen themselves choose which projects to respond to, this means that it is probable that some project requests will receive no response. If you do not receive a response in a reasonable time, please submit your request again, using the provided referral form.
Note that contacting SDFWA directly will not achieve the desired results.

DISCLAIMER
By agreeing to these Terms, and by continuing to submit this Referral Form, and by utilizing one or more of the services of any of these craftsmen, you are agreeing to contract exclusively with that individual craftsman and to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the SDFWA Organization, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits including attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the performance of this agreement, and any and all failures, damages, or otherwise negative outcomes caused directly or indirectly by the craftsmen you employ to do any project initiated by this Form. This does not preclude you from pursuing legal remedies from the individual craftsman that you employ. But any remedy you pursue is restricted to that individual craftsman, and does not include the SDFWA organization or any of its volunteer members.