…then get involved with SWM!
If you picked up a spaceship at this year’s Fair to assemble at home, you can access the instructions here: Spaceship Instructions
Read about how SWM raised donations to support SkillsUSA here.
Saúl Martín of Architectural Woodworking Company (AWC) provided a live virtual tour of AWC’s manufacturing facility for a group of 7th grade students in Hudson, New Hampshire. The students saw machinery in action including the CNC machine and the shaper. They also saw shop drawings and parts for some complex AWC projects. Read more…
Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas hosted eleven industry guests on Friday, October 22 for a special “MFG Day” (Manufacturing Day) event. The guests led three periods of instructor Tim Wenzel’s woodworking program through a project featuring current industry joinery techniques and shared information about their careers in the industry with the students. Read more…
Reborn Cabinets hosted their annual MFG Day (Manufacturing Day) event on Friday, October 1, 2021 at their manufacturing location in Anaheim, California. Approximately 120 students from four schools from Anaheim school districts attended the event and AWFS® Education staff attended to represent the Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM). Read more…
Are you hosting or attending a MFG Day event this year? We want to hear from you! Read more…
MFG Day is officially Friday, October 1, 2021. It is an important way to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. Please consider hosting an event during October for Manufacturing Month! It’s not yet too late to post an event, but time is running out! Read more…
MFG Day is around the corner; have you started planning your event? Officially held on October 1, 2021 (the first Friday in October, by presidential decree), MFG Day (short for “manufacturing”) is an important way to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. Read more…
AWFS®Fair attendees contributed a total of $2,221 at the Society of Wood Manufacturing “Take and Make” booth at the show . These proceeds went directly to SkillsUSA California, the state’s SkillsUSA organization, and will be used to support the statewide Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking competitions. Read more…
Be sure to stop by the SWM (Society of Wood Manufacturing) Take and Make Booth #1681 at the AWFS Fair. SWM volunteers/members will be available to talk about ways to connect with Southern California industry education networking efforts. Read more…
In early June 2021, woodworking students across the United States competed in the SkillsUSA National Cabinetmaking Contest. Students submitted their career-based resumes, completed a Technical Assessment (written test), and provided a sample project Cut List via the SkillsUSA Champions Hub contest website. Read more…
Angelo Gangone, Executive Vice President of AWFS, was featured on episode #110 of the Cabinet Maker Profit System podcast with Dom Rubino. The theme of the episode was “How to Grow on Purpose“, and Angelo and Dom talked about ways to grow intentionally in your career. Read more…
Industry professionals from AWFS® member companies and the Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) supported students from high schools across the state competing in the first ever remote SkillsUSA California Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking contests. Read more…
The Society of Wood Manufacturing exists to connect local wood industry professionals with educators and students. It has supported fourteen SkillsUSA California student competitions and collected well over $100,000 in tools, supplies, and material to donate to schools and students. However, NONE of this would have been possible without the commitment of the SWM volunteers! Read more…
In October, 2020, AWFS and the Society of Wood Manufacturing, produced a video showcasing a local wood manufacturing company. The purpose of the video was to introduce students and job seekers to common roles and career pathways and see what a real and current wood facility looks like. Read more…
In March 2021, Saúl Martín was invited to speak virtually to the woodworking classes at Redwood High School in Visalia, Calif. Martín is vice president of operations at Architectural Woodworking Company (AWC) in Southern California…Read more…
Happy #CTEMonth! In February, we celebrate Career Technical Education (CTE) and highlight ways to engage with CTE programs, teachers, and students! Read more…
AWFS® has been an enthusiastic supporter of SkillsUSA for a decade now, and in honor of #SkillsUSA week (Feb 8-12, 2021), we will share some of the reasons why we believe in SkillsUSA, and some ideas on how you can get involved with SkillsUSA! Read more…
Want to know how to use the new YouWood industry-wide career awareness campaign to strengthen our industry’s future workforce? Read more here…
The Wood Industry Resource Collaborative (WIRC) is excited to announce the launch of their industry-wide career awareness campaign, “You Wood.” Read more…
Woodworking teachers faced a challenge that might sound familiar to many career and technical education (CTE) teachers: how to make it work while distance learning. The answer: with strong support from industry. Read more…
Paul Lam at Mark Keppel High School, John Mason at San Gabriel High School and Carlos Sanchez at Alhambra High School know that students have to actually work directly with wood and tools to gain the most skills and knowledge in their classes. Read more…
SWM decided to reallocate their budget and resources towards helping as many teachers and students as they could in this new, challenging educational environment. Read more…
The nearly six-minute video, the purpose of which is to introduce students to career pathways in the wood industry, features the team at Architectural Woodworking Company (AWC) Read more…
Society of Wood Manufacturing, a chapter of the Association and Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS), will host three live virtual Q&A sessions on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. PT, 1:00 p.m. PT, and 2:00 p.m. PT Read more…
AWFS® announced the winners of its Design It Digital (DID) student CAD competition during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Read more…
In June 2020, Society of Wood Manufacturing members and their families journeyed up the Rim of the World Highway into the San Bernardino Mountains to the Dogwood Family Campground. Read more…
Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) group members recently created videos about their careers in the woodworking industry. Read more…
This year, SkillsUSA California put students’ woodworking skills to the test at six regional competitions throughout the state. AWFS® sponsored Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) members volunteered at three of these California events. Read more…
The Society of Wood Manufacturing, or “SWM”, is an AWFS® chapter focused on supporting high school woodshop programs in the United States. Read more…
On Feb. 26, 2020, AWFS and CueCareer hosted a “Career in the Classroom” virtual event, with two Southern California industry pros and three high school woodworking programs throughout the country. Read more…
Celebrating our 20th anniversary year, EXP prepares students for a better life. Our programs help young people gain experience, unlock doors and build the confidence they need to succeed in school, career and life Event: June 2, 2020 at Carson Event Center…Read more…
NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) is an organization that provides valuable leadership skills for students, particularly focusing on urban youth. They need volunteers (entrepreneurs/small business owners ideally) to serve as mentors judges for their student events…Read more…
Did you know that most facilities have woodworking shops, and the incarcerated individuals are interested in woodworking jobs when they are released? Would you please consider guest speaking at a DOC facility? Read more…
CITEA is our statewide organization supporting woodworking (and other CTE) educators and programs. Stay tuned for details about the summer 2020 CITEA/MTTA conference at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo!…Learn more here…
Thank you to SWM Board President Saul Martin and Member Paul Lam for participating in CueCareer video interviews. These interviews are accessible to students and help students learn more about our industry and career opportunities…Watch Saul and Paul’s (and other) CueCareer videos here…
President, Saúl Martín – Architectural Woodworking Company
Vice President, John Mason – San Gabriel High School
Treasurer, Karl Frey – Colonial Saw/Lamello
Questions? Tovi Spero at tovi@awfs.org
