November meeting: Chuck Bender demystifies secret compartments

Here at CJWA, we hope you all survived Hurricane Sandy intact. The November meeting is on for this month for Wednesday, Nov. 14. Our featured speaker will be Chuck Bender of the Acanthus Workshop, who will be talking about secret compartments and how you can incorporate them into your projects. David Dorey will be giving us a presentation on his entertainment center (which was rescheduled from the October meeting, and our apologies to David), and there may be reports from CJWA members that attended this year’s Woodworking in America meetings.

Hope to see you there!

Fall Forestry Festival

CJWA was able to participate in the Fall Forestry Festival at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson again this year, with many of our members helping kids build birdhouses throughout the day. Close to 90 kids got to build their own birdhouse. Bill Woodard was instrumental in organizing and leading the event, and our thanks go to Bill for an excellent job.

There are pictures of CJWA members and the kids that participated on our website in the picture gallery.

October meeting: Building a boat with Bob Pulsch

Building a boat is one of the most challenging projects in woodworking. Bob Pulsch will be sharing his experiences in building a 22 foot long replica of a 1900’s Cat Boat.

We also will have a presentation by David Dorey on his entertainment center project. Also, there will be updates from our group builds, and more. We look forward to seeing you there!

September meeting: Spice cabinet and entertainment center projects, and how chipbreakers work

CJWA is coming back from its summer vacation with a bang. The September meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 12, and will feature two excellent projects and a fascinating video. Robert Hemsen will discuss the spice box that he built.

Marc Gaertner will talk about this entertainment center that he made. And Wilbur Pan will be showing an interesting video of how chipbreakers work in planes. Hope to see you there!

19th century woodworking demonstration at Historic Longstreet Farm

There is a free demonstration on 19th century woodworking and hand tools at Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel on Saturday, August 4, from 1:00-3:00 PM. This is part of the summer programs sponsored by the Monmouth County Park Sysem. More information can be found on the Monmouth County Park System website.