CJWA meeting January 2019

Happy New Year to one and all, this year we are going to start off the January meeting with some club business including Doug’s treasure’s report of fiscal year 2018, and then out-going President Matt Kestenbaum will have some words reflecting on his tenure leading the club. This will be followed by the club’s annual Officer Elections.

Next up will be our first presentation of the year, which will be from Robert Hemsen who will be giving a talk about the uniquely challenging carving project he recently completed. He designed, laid out and carved a Diamondback Rattlesnake that sits on top of a decorative box. 

The second presenter will be Marc Gaertner who will talk about the reproduction of a Porringer -Top Tea Table made out of tiger-maple. It features off center turned cabriole legs and a water base aniline dye to enhance the maple figure.

Remember, we renew memberships every January, so please bring your membership dues for the 2019 year. We look forward to seeing you all there!

 

2018 CJWA Holiday Party

At the December meeting on 12th we will continue with the CJWA tradition of a Holiday Pot Luck Dinner, where there will be much conversation about woodworking and an even larger amount of food. This year’s Holiday Dinner meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. Please try to arrive by 6:00/6:30 pm, so we can get everything set up by 7:00 pm.

As we have done in the past, everyone is asked to bring a main course, a side dish or a dessert. If you bring enough food for 6 to 8 people, we should have more than enough for everyone. Family members are certainly welcome to come.

The club will provide soda, water, paper plates and plasticware. To keep the menu balanced please contact Scott Goldstein to indicate what food you are bringing. Following the feast, we will have a short meeting. We hope to see everyone there.

Note:
Chaffing racks will be ready to heat the food - Use ½ tray for hot dishes
(Remember we aren’t allowed to use the stove)

CJWA meeting November 2018

CJWA’s Featured Speaker –Matt Kestenbaum
November 14^th

For the meeting this coming Wednesday Nov. 14^th the speaker will be our current club president Matt Kestenbaum. http://mkestenbaum.com  Matt is going to do a presentation, of a complicated laminated tapered leg table he is currently been building.

This month’s “Mini Fundamentals” William Duffield will be talking about the different ways to hold work on a bench.

We are also going to be talking about upcoming elections. In addition we will be asking members to consider presentations of a project for a spring meeting. We will also be talking about group builds. So if you have an idea for a group build and would like to lead one let us know about at Wednesday’s meeting.

We will be presenting the Auction results and some general business as well.
Holiday Party for 2018, click here for flyer for this year’s party.

Hope to see everyone there

CJWA meeting October 2018

For the October meeting, our guest speaker will be Andrew Hunter who is a Profession Cabinetmaker and builds furniture with a Japanese flair.

Andrew has written numerous articles for Fine Woodworking as well as teaching classes at a number of woodworking schools.

He will give a talk on how he got started as well as a slide presentation of some of his work. Andrew will also give a demonstration on using Japanese Hand Planes, which will be available for club members to try.

Click Here for a link to a bio of Andrew and some of his work.

CJWA Fall 2018 Tool Auction

Hello Fellow Woodworkers,                                                

In case you have not already gotten the word directly from CJWA or one of our associate woodworking / tool groups, we are about to open up another online tool auction.  If you registered to bid in our last auction, your past registration / bidding number is still yours!  (If you have forgotten your password find the reset button on the bottom of the Sign-in page.) To preview the items in the auction catalog just browse over to the website at www.charityauction.bid/cjwa  You can even bid via mobile app! Simply download the free Auctria Mobile Bidding app from either the Apple or Google App Store and sign in!

The CJWA Fall 2018 Tool Auction will open at midnight tonight 10/12 and close at 8:00pm Sunday 10/14/18.

WHERE: Entirely online. www.charityauction.bid/cjwa. YOU CAN EVEN BID BY APP
WHEN:  The auction website will go live at midnight tonight 10/12 and will close at
               8:00pm Sunday 10/14 — Its mobile enabled!! Not home? Bid from your phone!
WHAT:  Lots of great stuff! Over 120 lots!  Machinery, hand tools, antique tools, and
               clamps!  Equip your shop, get ahead of Xmas shopping or just bid for the excitement!
WHO:    Open to everyone…CJWA member or not….spread the word!

NOTE: Please read ALL of the information on the web site CAREFULLY regarding rules,
             bidding, fees and claiming tools.

The site’s link is www.charityauction.bid/CJWA

Good Luck! And have a great weekend!