Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild

Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Our members build a wide variety of fine wood products, quality furniture, and custom woodworking. The guild can be contacted via our website.

Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild (SWG) is an association of fine woodworkers in Southern Oregon and Northern California interested in advancing the craft and the craftspeople of our region. SWG encompasses a wide range of skills, knowledge, and interests. Members include professional, hobby and others interested in woodworking. Member interests cover a wide range of wood technologies; furniture design, jo

inery, veneering, carving, turning, musical instrument building, wood boat building, tool maintenance, and finishing. Since 1980 our mission is to offer fellowship by providing networking among our members. We value the principles and practices of fine woodworking and encourage technical discussion and development. We promote an appreciation of quality workmanship by the general public by providing access to our products and through our experience and design expertise via shows, classes, and other events.

Here is a blanket chest built by one of our guild members for a client. This chest will be a wedding gift! It took 14 ...
05/19/2026

Here is a blanket chest built by one of our guild members for a client. This chest will be a wedding gift! It took 14 hours shaping the top by hand.

Here is Christian Burchard's website. He has been successful with the artistic side of woodworking. His work can be fo...
05/07/2026

Here is Christian Burchard's website. He has been successful with the artistic side of woodworking. His work can be found around the globe:

Each material has its own life, and one cannot, without punishment, destroy a living material to make a dumb and senseless thing. We must not try to make materials speak our language. We must go with them to the point where others understand their language.

Christian Burchard is a long time guild member. He is presenting a demonstration at the Talent Maker City. See below f...
05/07/2026

Christian Burchard is a long time guild member. He is presenting a demonstration at the Talent Maker City. See below for more information:

Derek Boland
Volunteer Coordinator & Metal/Mechanics Dept. Lead
Talent Maker City
he/him
109 Talent Ave
Talent, OR 97540
Tel: 541-897-4477
[email protected]

This chest of drawers was on display at the guild's recent Thanksgiving Show. There's nothing that symbolizes fine wood...
12/15/2025

This chest of drawers was on display at the guild's recent Thanksgiving Show. There's nothing that symbolizes fine woodworking more than hand cut dovetails.

Places like IKEA spend a LOT of money on designing pieces that look great - from a distance. Get closer and one finds particle board/melamine construction, sloppy fit, large and inconsistent gaps, and loose construction given the extensive use of user friendly metal fasteners for joinery.

Compare an IKEA product to this piece and it is night and day. The craftsmanship here is exquisite. The drawers hug the inside of the chest to provide the perfect amount of friction when pulling out. The gaps around the drawer are almost non-existent. The drawer k**b is wonderfully ergonomic and feels great in the hand. The joinery is superb. This piece is meant to be touched and it feels great when doing so. I get no pleasure sliding my hand on an IKEA piece of furniture. This is an heirloom piece. In fact, that is the case for all the wonderful pieces built by the guild's crafts people at the show!!!

Here is a beautiful piece on display at the recent Thanksgiving Show in Ashland Oregon. This one was made by the presid...
12/10/2025

Here is a beautiful piece on display at the recent Thanksgiving Show in Ashland Oregon. This one was made by the president of the guild Tom Phillips.

The recent Thanksgiving Show held the first weekend after Thanksgiving had a couple turners displaying their craft. Her...
12/09/2025

The recent Thanksgiving Show held the first weekend after Thanksgiving had a couple turners displaying their craft. Here is a beautiful fiddle-back maple bowl by one of them.

Here is a detail shot of a carving by one of our guild members. This was on display at the recent Thanksgiving show.
12/05/2025

Here is a detail shot of a carving by one of our guild members. This was on display at the recent Thanksgiving show.

Here is a photo of the entrance to the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Thanksgiving Show. This photo shows only part of the en...
12/02/2025

Here is a photo of the entrance to the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Thanksgiving Show. This photo shows only part of the entire show room.

The 2025 Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Annual Thanksgiving show has come and gone. It was held this past weekend - first wee...
12/02/2025

The 2025 Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Annual Thanksgiving show has come and gone. It was held this past weekend - first weekend after Thanksgiving. Here is the first thing one saw before entering the show room. Everyone was invited to give the rocking horse a go - kids and adults. Needless to say, this was a hit!

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