SDFWA

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association

Navy Chief Petty Officer Project Inbox

SDFWA has volunteered to support several local Navy commands with their Chief Petty Officer Initiation. This initiation tradition includes a requirement for new Chief selectees to carry a notebook, often in a specially made box called a Charge Box Vessel, to collect signatures and wisdom from other Chief Petty Officers within their command. It serves as a record of their interactions, advice, and the lessons learned during the initiation process, culminating in a keepsake of their journey to becoming a Chief. We have committed to helping build these “vessels” for approximately 40 – 50 selectees.

We will have several shop periods dedicated to this build. A small number of Chief selectees will join us in the shop to work under our supervision to build the boxes/vessels.

Lou Cortellini is assigned to be the coordinator for this effort. Please contact him directly with any questions or to sign up as a volunteer. He can be reached at: louis.cortellini@gmail.com

Once we have a list of volunteers, additional information (cut list, build process, etc.) will be provided.

The pictures here are from a similar project we did a couple of years ago with the Carl Vinson carrier.

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.