A woodworking community of learning and craftsmanship.

Spotlight: Julia Cornuelle

We benefit when good people volunteer their talent to the SDFWA.

Three years ago Julia was new to SDFWA, new to woodworking and new to the Shop. However, she enjoyed the community, the learning and the opportunity to grow as a woodworker. Pretty soon she started volunteering and one very special way was by teaching us Sketchup.

Julia's class came with comprehensive learning materials. Her teaching packets contained detailed descriptions, design examples, homework challenges and more. They made learning Sketchup easier and provided reference material to use after the class. The class materials were so good that she's built on them to write a soon-to-be-published book on Sketchup!

I say she was an excellent teacher.
How do I know she was special?
Because I was her student!

It's not that she has an amazing resume which includes a PhD in Civil Engineering from Notre Dame and postdoc work in Canada and Australia. It's not that she was a full professor at ASU with tenure. No, it's her effectiveness as a teacher in making learning easy and fun that really came across in her Sketchup class. Later on I wasn't surprised to learn she'd received several teaching awards and, according to a teacher rating site, a full 80% of her students gave her an A or B as teacher.

Later on I was a teaching assistant for her class. After class sessions we'd talk and I learned how hard she had worked to prepare for the course. I also learned that teaching gives her great pleasure. She enjoys helping people learn Sketchup, a design program she greatly admires.

We benefit greatly from Julia's volunteer efforts.
Pictured above is her with a tiny thank you: a 3D printed laptop.
This little laptop was designed using Sketchup, software she taught us to use.

Please thank her when next you see her!

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.