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.

Our next meeting will be on September 14.

        William Duffield

September is here, and with that an announcement for our next in person meeting at the Old Brick Church Community Center in Marlboro NJ, on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 7:00PM.  Hopefully most of you did not melt the past couple of months and still in top form to see some cool demonstrations and meet old and new friends. 

This month we will feature William Duffield, a very knowledgeable and skilled CJWA member, in a turning demonstration.  Among the many aspects of woodworking, turning is such an important skill needed for spindles, legs, columns in furniture construction, and for its own sake in bowls and works of art.  I personally have a Pie Crust Table on my list for this November in which I will have to turn and carve the column.  If there is enough interest in our membership, this could lead to a turning seminar this fall, where we could meet for a full day, with participants getting a chance to learn how to use the basic turning tools on a lathe, and making something to take home.

For those members that can’t make it in person, we will again zoom the meeting.  Matt Geene will be sending out an invite next weekend before the meeting.  Jim Braun will host this meeting as I will be up north for a few more weeks, thanks Jim! 

The book library will be open, so if you need to return a book don’t forget to bring it with you.

Light snack and beverage will be served for break.

Hoping for a good in person turnout this season; get out of the house, arrange some car pools if needed, and on with our craft!

Bob