Education Policies – San Diego Fine Woodworkers

A woodworking community of learning and craftsmanship.

General Information

All students must be at least 18 years-old.
All students must be members of the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association ($35 annual fee). Become a member here.
Some classes have prerequisites which are listed in the course descriptions.
A class will be cancelled if it does not have an adequate number of registered students.

Interest Lists

If a class isn’t currently offered, or you’re not yet ready to enroll, you may add your name to a class’s interest list. Each class has an interest list link to the right of the course description in the Course Catalog. We notify those on the interest list when registration for a new class opens.

Refund Policy

Full refunds: cancel 14 or more days before start of class, or if class is cancelled;
50% refunds: cancel 7 or more days before start of class;
No refund: cancel less than one week before start of class or failure to appear for a class you have enrolled in.

Course Enrollment

Registration for classes in the following month open at 8:00 am on the first of every month. (October classes will be open for registration starting September 1).

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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.