Woodworking classes in Bridgewater starting Sept. 21

CJWA member Michael Melofchik of Dream Forest Studios again will be teaching a series of woodworking classes aimed at the beginning woodworker through The Jointure for Community Adult Education. Each class consists of two weekly 1-1/2 hour sessions, and tuition is only $49 for each class. Information on the series can be found on The Jointure’s website. The classes will be held at the Bridgewater Raritan Middle School in Bridgewater, and the series starts on Sept. 21.

The Jointure has been providing adult education classes in Somerset County for over 80 years.  You can get more information and register for the classes online at The Jointure’s website.

CJWA Summer Picnic

CJWA had its annual summer picnic at Bill Woodward’s house. As always it was a great time, with an overabundance of food.  Many CJWA members and their families, including kids, attended.

Bill was not just a gracious host, he also manned the grill.

And he gave a great tour of his shop and his current project: a kayak.

It can be safely said that a great time was had by all.  Thanks again to Bill for his generosity in hosting this year’s picnic.

CJWA Summer Picnic, July 31

Bill Woodward has been kind enough to host this years family CJWA club picnic. The date is Saturday July 31 from 1 to 5PM, with a rain date the following Sunday August 1.

The club will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, soda, paper goods and cups. If everyone planning to attend would bring a side dish or dessert similar to what we did for our Holiday Party, no one will leave hungry. In order to get an idea of how many burgers and soda to buy, please RSVP to Marc Gaertner with how many are coming and what you are planning on bringing. This way we can avoid excessive duplication of items, although I think that an excess of desserts is never a problem. It would be also be helpful if people can bring additional chairs.

Hope to see everyone there!

Marc’s email is marcleslieg [at] gmail [dot] com, and his phone is 732-390-9492.   

Bill’s address is 13 Roberts Rd, Millstone NJ 08536, just south of Route 33 and close to exit 8 on the NJ Turnpike, and his phone number is 732-446-9782.

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Lie-Nielsen special event for CJWA members

As part of Lie-Nielsen’s Hand Tool event at Frank Klausz’s workshop this June, they offered a special Thursday night event for CJWA members.  Deneb Puchalski gave demos on many aspects of hand tool use for club members, and although the event was only scheduled for a couple of hours, Deneb graciously kept going for as long as people had questions.  Thanks to Lie-Nielsen for hosting this event for our club!

Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event June 25-26 with special event for CJWA members

Lie-Nielsen will be coming to New Jersey June 25-26 to have one of their hand tool events at Frank Klausz’s shop in Pluckemin, NJ. For anyone who hasn’t been to a Lie-Nielsen hand tool event but is at all interested in hand tools, this is an event not to be missed. Besides having a chance to try out the wide variety of Lie-Nielsen tools in person, there are ongoing demonstrations that are sure to improve your skills with hand tools, whether you use Lie-Nielsen tools or not. Demonstrations will be given throughout the event by Fred West from Marcou Planes, Matt Bickford of M.S. Bickford Planes, and Chuck Bender of the Acanthus Workshop, as well as by Frank Klausz himself and members of the Lie-Nielsen staff.

In addition, there will be a special event for CJWA members only on the evening of Thursday, June 24, from 7-9 PM at Frank Klausz’s shop. Deneb Puchalski from Lie-Nielsen will be hosting a private demonstration of basics on handtools and sharpening plus answer any questions that might come up. Lie-Nielsen tools will be on sale that evening as well, and CJWA members will be offered a 10% discount for any purchases made that evening.

For those looking to buy a workbench, Lie-Nielsen also has one bench for sale from their show display. It will be $2,000.00 and can be picked up on Saturday. It is 6 ft long with a tool tray and is 35” tall.

More information on this event and directions can be found at the Lie-Nielsen website.