February 8, 2023 Meeting

We have a number of club members presenting again this month.

Joe Messick will be talking about a Table he designed and built.

Bob Emmons will be presenting a recently completed Sam Malouf inspired Rocking Chair.

Bill Woodard will be discussing and demonstrating the benefits of ” Burn in Shellac Sticks “.

For those at the January meeting, we had a long discussion on the problems Robert Hemsen had

while finishing his Cherry Card table top. The good news is that the Fish Eye problem was solved. 

Robert will recap what finally worked to eliminate the problem.

We also need to discuss the preparation for the upcoming WW show now in Edison, NJ Feb 10th - 12th.

January 11, 2023 Meeting

We have 2 excellent club member presentations for this month.

First, Robert Hemsen will discuss the Demilune table he recently completed.

This is a complicated piece and Robert always does an excellent job explaining the details of the build process.

Next, Seth Kline will present a Shaker Style Chest of Drawers he has been working on.

He will demonstrate the Domino DF 500 Joinery system and how he used it for this project.

Of course January is election month, so please consider taking a more active role in the club.

We will also start collecting dues for the new calendar year.

December 14, 2022 Holiday Meeting

We will have our annual Holiday Celebration with food and some live music!  Our Holiday Dinner Chair, Anthony Moraes, will be organizing the food list.  Any musicians are encouraged to bring thier instruments for a few spirited selections!
 

November 9, 2022 Meeting

Member Rob Hess will be doing a presentation and demonstration on the process of decorative inlays on the instruments he builds.  We witnessed some of Rob’s outstanding work in building his string instruments, he will now delve into some techniques for the detail inlay.

Member Lance Kounitz will show the hope chest he recently completed and discuss the build process.

Member Marc Gaertner going to do an inspiration slideshow of some of the amazing furniture in the MFA Boston collection.

Holiday party in December!

Our next meeting is October 12, in Person

Our next meeting will be October 12 and will feature a talk by furniture maker Glen Guarino.