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Wood for the Holiday Gift Sale

After a short breather, the Holiday Gift Build sessions have begun anew!

Members apply their time and talent to make product we sell at our annual Holiday Gift Sale. The sale is SDFWA's second largest source of funds so their efforts are critical to sustaining our operation. What participants in the weekly build sessions get are the chance to hone their skills, to spend time with other woodworkers and to contribute to the financial health of our association.

All the product they make requires wood, lots of wood.

Lumbercycle is an important supplier of our wood. They gather fallen trees from across San Diego county, haul the logs to their lumber yard in Ramona, where they dry and mill them for eventual repurposing. Their wood is given or sold to anyone who has a project that advances their mission and the wood ends up in park benches, planters, and, yes, wooden gifts sold at our annual sale.

The picture above is from our recent outing to supply the Member Shop with wood for this year's HGS. Tom Hamilton (left in the picture) is CEO of Lumbercycle. He has been incredibly supportive of SDFWA over the years and where possible we reciprocate. We non-profits need to help each other!

Gary Anderson, Alan Lewis, Scott Thompson and Travis Good arrived early. While the rest of us waited, Gary started roaming around the yard and uncovering piles of lumber. Occasionally we'd hear an “Oh!” or a “Wow!” from him; the guy was in seventh heaven … he was a woodworker version of a kid in a candy shop. It was kind of fun to witness. 😁

Tom soon arrived and showed us around. His familiarity with his wood is impressive, you can really tell he cares about what he does. Torrey Pine, Black Acacia, Walnut and so much more was available to us. After an hour we had filled two truck beds with wood and were happily heading to the shop with our bounty.

Like the SDFWA, Lumbercycle is a nonprofit. Like the SDFWA, Lumbercycle needs support from the community. While the wood they provided to our HGS was free, Lumbercycle wood is an exceptionally good value for local woodworkers. If you need to buy wood then reach out. You can contact Tom through Lumbercycle's Instagram presence.

Thank you Lumbercycle for propelling us forward!

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
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San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 230-7593
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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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