SDFWA

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association

Woodworkers Doing Good

Yesterday the San Diego Central Library called. During COVID-19, while libraries are closed, they’re actively looking for funding to deploy Little Free Libraries across the city. These free book exchanges would be a great initiative for them during these trying times. They were wondering if SDFWA would be interested in collaborating.

I told them, “Of course we would!”

Recently, Mike McElhiney started a project for the Wellness Center of the SDPD. This was immediately on the heels of projects for the Humane Society, Fire Station #27, and the Western Division Police Department.

There’s a long history of SDFWA doing community service.

In 2021 I’d like to get organized around community outreach & service.

We have 1100 talented members. We have a workshop with an abundance of tools and workspace. We have a long tradition of helping with our woodworking skills. Such efforts help others but also help us; collaborating to make things is good for the soul.

To make a difference during 2021 we need to start getting organized now.

The most important action for making this happen is to grow a team.

Write to me if helping others appeals to you at president@sdfwa.org

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.