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The Central Jersey Woodworkers Association normally meets monthly (except for July and August) on the second Wednesday evening from 7:00PM to 10:00PM at the Old Brick Reformed Church on Route 520 in Marlboro NJ.

Next meeting: Wednesday, June 13, 7:00 PM

The Central Jersey Woodworkers Association (CJWA) is a growing group of woodworkers of various skill levels and interests, who meet monthly to trade ideas, share tips, and listen to various speakers.

Location and Directions

We meet at the Old Brick Reformed Church, 490 Route 520, Marlboro, NJ, in the Church Parish Hall, located behind the church itself. The church is located on Route 520 approximately one-quarter of a mile east from the Route 520 & Route 79 intersection. New members and guests are always welcome!

From the Garden State Parkway, exit at #109 and proceed West on Route 520/Newman Springs Road into Marlboro (approximately 6 miles). The large Old Brick Church will be on your right, just past the Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital (Marlboro Center for Human Development).

From Route 18, take the exit for Route 79 North. Proceed North on Route 79 for approximately 2 miles to the Route 520 / Newman Springs Road intersection (there is a WaWa and an Amoco gas station on the corner). Make a right hand turn at the light onto Route 520 East and go 1/4 mile; the church is on the left.

Membership

We always welcome new members to our club.

Your first visit is free. If you come back again (and we hope you do) membership dues are $40 a year, prorated for the number of meetings left in the calendar year if you join in the middle of the year. Senior citizens (65 and older) are $30 a year. Family memberships are also available. Membership renewals occur in January.

Membership forms can be completed at any meeting, or you can download a membership form to bring to any meeting.

Membership benefits include access to the Members Area of our website and to our library of woodworking books, tapes and DVD’s. Members in good standing may borrow these items on a month to month basis.

Our club also has a collection of tools that members may borrow on a month to month basis:

Drill Doctor

Jet Mini Lathe

Kreg Pocket Hole Jig

Veneer Vacuum Press

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September meeting: CNC techniques for woodworking

DateWednesday, September 15, 2010 at 12:34AM

At the September CJWA meeting, Rainer Schmidt gave an interesting talk on CNC machinery and how it can be applied to woodworking, and how to put together your own CNC setup.  He brought in a small milling machine, a controller, and a computer with the software that controls the CNC process.  Although technical difficulties unfortunately didn’t allow him to demonstrate his setup, he was able to show how the process of designing a workpiece on a computer ultimately leads to the finished product.

David White also gave some insight about his experiences with CNC machinery in his woodworking, for both business and for himself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, Marc Gaertner showed a porch swing that he made.  Marc talked about the joinery involved, and about how challenging it was to precisely cut the joints for the back vertical stretcher pieces because of the curve of the top rail.  Because of the curve, every piece had to be individually fitted. 

 

 

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