SDFWA

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association

News & Spotlights

We’re on the go, organizing and taking classes, diving deep with Special Interest Groups, touring local shops, making things, helping with community projects and so much more.  Here’s what we’re currently up to. 

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Events Coming Up

It's almost here, our annual Holiday Gift Sale!!!
Annual Holiday Gift Sale

From our hands to your home

One of our most popular events, our annual holiday gift sale offers exquisite pieces hand crafted and donated by our master woodworkers. You’ll find beautiful bowls, cutting boards, ornaments, carvings, toys, jewelry and much more at a great price. And, as a bonus, we’re a non-profit org, all proceeds support woodworking programs for the San Diego community.  
 
People line up before the doors open and items sell quickly, so come early.  Don’t want to miss it?  Sign up for updates and notifications.
 

Friday
Nov 21 2025
9AM-5PM

Saturday
Nov 22, 2025
9AM-1PM

SDFWA Member Shop
5360 Eastgate Mall, Suite E
San Diego, CA 92121
858-230-7593

 

Old Tool Swap Meet: Nov 2

If you need tools or if you just love to see what is available, you won’t want to miss the Old Tool Swap Meet hosted by Rockler.

Be sure to get there early for the best selection.Sunday, November 2, 6 AM – 12 PM

Rockler Woodworking parking lot
8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd

Wood: A Furniture Show: Submit by Dec 13

It’s time to get your submissions ready for Wood: A Furniture Show XVI, presented by Escondido Arts Partnership and sponsored by Murphy’s Fine Woodworking, due by Dec 13, 2025 for the exhibit from Jan 10th – February 27, 2026.

Classes

Sign up for a class! 

We offer classes all year long.  They’re short, give you experience, and you’ll go home with a useful piece that you made. 

Our intro classes are a great way to get started. You’ll get hands on experience while learning to use the equipment safely.   The first intro class builds a cutting board and step stool.   The second intro class builds this awesome table.  

Or try one of our many other courses.  Here’s more information.

The carousel shows pics from an intro class making a cutting board.

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step stool wood
Arrange the wood to glue
Wait for glue to dry
Dried glue
Scrape off the glue
Safety and instruction
Jointing (flattening) one side
Jointing the side
Measuring thickness for planer
Another planer
Trimming the edge
Tracing templace for corners
Rounding the corners on a sander
Socialize
Fill in gaps
Finish to bring out the grain and color
Finishing
More socializing
Done
finished group

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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.

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