Our Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 11, 2019

CJWA Members and guests,

Our next meeting and first of the fall season will take place this Wednesday, September 11 at 7:00 PM.  We have a full agenda that should prove very beneficial to all, the presentation topics are:

• Details for club offering of Sketch Up Pro will be announced.  Members Glenn Briceno and Doug Poray will lead the discussion on the application and installation process. 
• Sign up for Fall Finishing Seminar featuring Mike Mascelli, to be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019.  Please bring $50 (check or cash) payable to CJWA to reserve a spot. 
• Safety with Power Tools, a first hand account of Club Member Paul Steffen and his encounter with a table saw blade….
• Camp Quality and Club Picnic Recap 
• Forestry Day Plan, held on Saturday, October 5 of this year, will be discussed by Chair / Member Jim Braun. We will need kits; group builds will be held in the next few weeks for this event.Wood will be available to take home for
  
• Group Build Presentation.  Members will proudly display their Splayed Leg Table projects hosted by our VP Marc Gaertner. 
• President Bob Emmons will share his latest finished project, a platform / storage bed designed and built after getting rid of his factory made furniture.
 
• And of course don’t forget to bring $$ for our monthly raffle, our recent winner Ray W will draw a new winner this month! 

See you this Wednesday evening!

Bob

FALL FINISHING SEMINAR

CJWA Fall Finishing Seminar is on the calendar!

Date:  Saturday, November 16, 2019

Location:  The Wood Joint School at 3300 Shafto Road Unit C Tinton Falls NJ

Times:  9:00AM to 4:00PM with a lunch break

Cost:  $50 

This seminar will feature Mike Mascelli as our guest instructor.

Mike Mascelli is a professional upholsterer in Latham, NY, with over 40 years of experience, as well as co-Director of the Professional Refinisher’s Group, a national organization founded in 1998. In his upholstery work he divides his time between classic furniture and classic cars, while his finishing expertise is founded in the restoration of period furniture. As an author, he has contributed to the forthcoming Roubo on Furniture by Don Williams(Lost Art Press) andWith Saw, Plane & Chisel by Zach Dillinger (Popular Woodworking, 2016). He also writes for the journal of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers and has completed two soon-to-be-released instructional videos forPopular Woodworking.

In our seminar, Mike will cover wood prep, wood coloring, penetrating and surface finish products and application techniques.  

Sign Ups and any further details will be shared in September meeting, Your CJWA leadership team.

CJWA Meeting June 12th at 7:00 PM

 For June, we will be doing the traditional members exhibition. For new members, everyone is invited to bring in a project you’ve recently completed or completed in the past but haven’t shared with the group. We set up tables to display the projects and everyone takes turns saying a few words about what you brought in. Tag your work with your name, so when everyone is walking around the members will know who brought in the projects.

The more pieces displayed the better, which is why this notice is being sent out so early. We are starting to put together the Fall meeting schedule already. Some of our best meetings have been seeing what fellow members are working on or recently completed. Please consider sharing your work with the group. Let Bob or I know and we can help you with the presentation.

CJWA Meeting May 8, 2019 7PM

Glass of wine or a cup of coffee?  We will have two of our members presenting builds at this meeting.  Matt Greco will show us his plan and construction of a beverage bar that he built.  Marc Gaertner will present his new coffee table that he built, and some of the challenges of joinery in a curvilinear form.  In addition to our projects, Robert Hemsen will share with us some pics of his experience at the Michener Museum to see the George Nakashima exhibit.

Handplane Seminar May 18 9AM -12 Noon $20

Our next educational seminar will be held at The Wood Joint School in Tinton Falls, NJ on Saturday, May 18, from 9-12AM.  The address of the school is 3300 Shafto Road, Unit C, Tinton Falls, NJ.  We welcome all members to participate;  from new in hand plane use to experienced, all can learn something.  Bring your handplane(s) with you, specifically a bench or smoother plane, (and any sharpening stones that you may have), and if you don’t own a hand plane, we can supply something for you to try. If you have a small piece of wood 1-2 feet long, that you would like to practice on, bring it.  I will bring some different woods from my stash for all to try out.   We will learn sharpening and tune up of the hand plane, proper use of this important tool, and finally we will hand plane two or more surfaces flat and square.  Our lead intructor will be Brian Holcombe.  Also we are skiing for a $20 donation for the use of the building.  For planing and space puposes, please notify Bob Emmons (bob-emmons@comcast.net) your intentions on attending as soon as possible.

Update on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 10:03PM by Central Jersey Woodworkers Association

Here are some photos of the hand plane seminar.  It was a great sucess.  We had a full house and learned a great deal from our instructor Brian Holman.  

Update on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 9:55AM by Central Jersey Woodworkers Association

Update on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 9:55AM by Central Jersey Woodworkers Association

Update on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 9:57AM by Central Jersey Woodworkers Association