A woodworking community for Hampshire, Surrey and beyond
SOUTHERN FELLOWSHIP OF WOODWORKERSSFWW is a friendly woodworking community serving Surrey, Hampshire and surrounding areas, bringing together hobbyists and professionals for talks, workshop visits and practical experience days. For all interested in: woodworking, woodturning, woodcarving, instrument making, restoration, hand tools, power tools and machinery, CNC, timber, finishing
What We Offer
Talks, workshop visits, sharing of knowledge
Our Fellowship brings together enthusiastic hobbyists and skilled professionals who have a passion for woodworking,
SFWW is acknowledged for:
- Talks
- Advice
- Insights
- Meetings and Events
- Great Camaraderie
- Knowledge
- Plans
- Inspiration
- Discussion
- Guidance
Meetings
Meetings & Speakers
We meet from September to May (excluding December) at the Cross Barn in Odiham, on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:30pm.
We have interesting and unique speakers who are either professional woodworkers in their own right or are otherwise connected with the tool and timber trades.
We also aim to have one or two meetings a year where members share their projects and where surplus tools and timber are sold.
Coming Up
Next Meeting
A Life in Woodworking
Derek Jones
24 September 2026 •
8:30pm •
The Cross Barn, Odiham
Derek Jones began working with antique furniture at the age of fourteen as a Saturday boy in a restoration workshop in Brighton. What followed was a couple of decades of design and commercial manufacture within the industry for retail customers and end users. Nearly forty years later, and the skills acquired back in that little workshop have become an important part of his working methodology today; good construction and a careful choice of materials with a nod to the past.
As editor of the UK’s premier woodworking magazine, Furniture & Cabinetmaking (2008- 2018), Derek Jones managed to combine his flare for making with a passion for sharing a range of skills that if not practiced might one day no longer be part of our lives. Time spent making things by hand today is perhaps the single most important investment we can make for our future. Make things well and build them to last using materials and techniques that complement our natural resources.
Interest Groups
Interest Groups
Recognising that woodworkers have a wide range of interests, we have recently created a number of Interest Groups. These enable like-minded members to ask questions and discuss their designs, tools and techniques. These groups are active on WhatsApp, but share their work at our meetings with the wider membership.
Current Interest Groups include:
- Guitar and instrument making
- CNC and lasers in woodwork
- Wood carvers
- Beginner woodworkers
Sharing knowledge and experience for over 25 years
Who We Are
The Fellowship was founded in 1994 to help woodworkers share knowledge and support each other in the craft. We still have members who were in at the start but the group is going from strength to strength, while staying true to its original mission.
Come and join us and be part of the next chapter of SFWW.
Years Established
Active Members
Suppliers who support the Fellowship and its members
Our Favourite Suppliers
Axminster Tools
Axminster Tools has established itself as a market leader in the mail order tools and machinery industry offering a friendly and personal service to trade professionals and to amateur DIY and hobby enthusiasts. On entry into membership, new members are introduced to Axminster's generous 10% discount offer to us, and given instructions on how to claim this when ordering.
Odie's Oil
Odie's is a truly one-stop source for finishing virtually any project. Odie's protects and beautifies all types of wood! With an average coverage cost of about 20p per square foot (based on white oak and similar medium dense wood) Odie's standard 9oz jar out-covers and out-performs conventional finishes that require large quantities and multiple coats.
Surrey Timbers
Surrey Timbers Ltd is a family run business based in the tranquil grounds of Loseley Park Estate in Guildford, Surrey. They stock one of the widest ranges of Local and Exotic Hardwoods in the UK.
Alton Bolt and Tool
Tool and fastener specialists with a full range of metric and imperial nuts and bolts in stock. Many hand and power tools available.
Waters and Acland
From humble beginnings in a small workshop on the outskirts of Kendal, Waters and Acland have grown into a world-renowned centre for fine furniture making, now located in the heart of the Lake District at The Mill Yard in Staveley. Their journey has been shaped by a clear and constant purpose: to explore the rich, rewarding world of craftsmanship and design.
Farnham School of Furniture Making
Delve into the world of fine furniture making in England's first 'World Craft City' with compelling courses for complete beginners to aspiring professionals. Leave with a remarkable sense of accomplishment, enthusiasm and the confidence to push ahead with your own dream plans.
Organisations
Organisations
The Guild of Master Craftsmen is the UK's most established trade association
Ready to Join Us?
Some members have long experience as amateur woodworkers and others are making their careers in woodworking. Many others have just started and are developing their skills. You are sure to find someone who knows enough to help you, and others who will be interested in your woodworking journey, even if you are right at the beginning.