May Meeting

May’s meeting included finishing techniques. Members Matt Kestenbaum, Marc Gaertner and Steve Altman  presented various options for finishing. 

Steve Altman covered a thoroughly detailed primer on spray finishing, from equipment selection/maintenance, various sprayed finishes and special emphasis on waterborne finishes and rub-out processes.

Ray Wendrzycki presented a friction finish on the the lathe. A home-brewed blend of light-cut shellac and oil, Ray demonstrated using the heat and friction from an buffing cloth to a spinning bowl to quick cure a lustrous finish.

Marc Gaetner discussed using aerosol (spray-can) polyurethane finish as a top-cop for a fast drying, self leveling finish.

April Meeting

At our April meeting club members John Tomaino and John Steinmetz did  presentations on installing crown molding and mortising hinges to install a door. Also included, was building a curved top home entry door. Videos for these can be found in the members section.

Robert Hemsen did a follow up presentation, on his completed Blockfront Chest in curly maple.

March Meeting

 Bob Helgans is going to do a talk /  demonstration on the steps involved in Bird carving.

Club member Bob Emmons will follow with a shorted talk on carving for furniture.

2016 Woodworking Show - Somerset, NJ

CJWA was well represented at the 2016 Woodworking show. Demonstrations and lectures on such topics as sharpening Japanese chisels, wood turning, hand plane sharpening, Ebonizing wood and Dust collection were given by CJWA members. To see the video of Frank Vucolo’s demonstration on turning spindle legs go to the members section.

February Meeting

 At our February meeting, the featured speaker was  Don Brocklebank. His talk / demonstration was on the process of building traditional wooden tools and household items, produced long before there was electricity.

 Don, who presents at various Living History Museums around the state, talked about the process to build a Wooden Hay Fork, Coopered Barrels as well as other necessities from the past.

The video of his presentation can be seen in the members area.