A woodworking community of learning and craftsmanship.

Education for All

Have you heard whispers of “Classes at the Shop“? These whispers will increasingly be shouts of “Classes for ALL SDFWA Members at the Shop“. Education has always been a member benefit but with more classes on more topics, it should be of interest to more people. Stay attentive, our Summer class schedule will soon be released.

Dallas, our Shop Director, summed up nice why education is key to what we do. “The mission of the Association, the Shop, and Education is to encourage, support, and enable fine woodworking as a craft. This includes woodworkers at all skill levels.” Education provides the means by which we grow our members to become better woodworkers.

How did we get from a few classes of limited scope to our new broad array of classes? Leadership, team work and a willing community of members-who-teach. Under Scott Sypkens' leadership a team has been built which has transformed SDFWA education. More topics of a greater variety are being offered. More sessions are being scheduled. More support is being provided to instructors. It's becoming a professionally-run operation.

So don't sit back and let this great member-opportunity pass you by. The Summer Schedule will be coming out soon with more classes on more topics than ever before. Watch our Education page to learn about your class options. It will be posted shortly.

Oh, and a bit of advice: don't delay as classes fill quickly!

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.