CJWA meeting September 2018

CJWA’s Featured Speaker –Matthew Kenney
September 12^th

Welcome back from the Summer Break! 

We are excited for the start CJWA’s upcoming fall!  Our September 12^th meeting promises to be a great one as we welcome guest speaker Matthew Kenney.  As I’m sure most of you regularly read Fine Woodworking Magazine, you are probably already familiar with his woodworking – as until very recently – Matthew was the Senior Editor of FWW.  As well as writing dozens of articles for the magazine and editing scores more, he is also the author of the recent book 52 Boxes In 52 Weeks.

Among his frequent aesthetic motifs is the use of Kumiko – the geometrically complex, Japanese grillwork.  Matt will be discussing and demonstrating Kumiko for CJWA at the Sept. 12 Meeting

Upcoming events:
Sept. 9^th  -  CRAFTS of NJ Annual Picnic
Sept. 15^th  -  Birdhouse build day to support Forestry Day
                (Email with details to follow or contact me for plans so you can build some in your shop)
Oct. 6^{st  -}  Forestry Day 2018
                (Sign-up sheet will be circulated at the meeting or you can contact me directly)
Oct. TBD  -  2018 CJWA Tool Action 
               (We will be accepting consignments in good working order)

CJWA 2018 Barbecue Party

Saturday, July 28  @ Noon
Rain date Sunday July 29

2018 Central Jersey Woodworkers Association

Hosted by Scott & Paula Goldstein

CJWA provides the burgers, dogs, chicken and beverages

Bring a side dish and chairs

RSVP – Please tell me what you’ll be bringing
- Come early and help schlep the tables and stuff to the picnic are by the stream.
- Direction from the Old Brick Church
- RT-520 (Newman Spring rd) head east towards Hwy 34 North

• At light go North.  (left)
• Past one light (Schanck rd).
• Next left is East Lawn drive.
• 10^th house on right ( if you don’t make any other turns.  East Lawn loops back on itself)

CJWA meeting June 2018

The regularly scheduled June meeting is going to be the Annual Members Showcase.  All members are encouraged to bring in their work from the past year.  All we ask is that it be something CJWA hasn’t seen before and that it be moved into the meeting space without too much struggle.  Everyone who brings in a project will be entered into a raffle for some great prizes.

If you happened to have missed the May meeting, and April’s meeting too…well, you’ve definitely missed out…and you may not be fully aware that CJWA is making a real effort to get behind Camp Quality this year.  Here are the details:

WHY:         For several years now, Bill Woodard has graciously led an effort to bring woodworking to Camp Quality New Jersey.  Camp Quality is a volunteer driven, volunteer run and community funded non-profit, 501 (C) (3) organization that provides free camping experiences and year-round support programs for children with cancer, and their families. If you want to learn more check their web site http://www.campqualityusa.org/nj …its a great cause…and your shop is calling! You like, no…you NEED to make stuff!  Am I right!?

WHO:         ALL CJWA MEMBERS!

WHAT:       We are asking all members to make “kits” for the campers to assemble.  Plans for the kits are conveniently posted to our CWJA website…www.cjwa.org in the members area Members/Content/Plans.  If you have trouble accessing the members section, please send an email through the home page…Frank Bodner will try and help you through.  We’d appreciate as many kits as can be made (whatever is not used at Camp Quality we will surely need for Forestry Day a months from now).

HOW:         The campers will be assembling these kits with the help of some of our own CJWA member/volunteers…according to the plan.  These projects are generally best made from soft woods (eastern white pine is perfect).  If you need material, Bill Woodard still has several planks of white pine that were generously donated to the club by Frank Dippery for this cause.  If you are a beginning woodworker, lack tools or need help for any reason…please speak up.  Bob Emmons has offered to lead a small group at his shop, and Bill Woodard, too, has offered help to anyone who needs it.  

THE JOB:     Dimension the parts, test fit them, pre-drill for brads/nails, and then package the kit up…parts, drawing and fasteners! Most of these plans only have 5 or 6 parts! Some, like the tissue box cover, can be packaged in a heavy duty, document sized mailing envelope.  Most can be made with just one or two machine set-ups.  That’s it!

WHEN:        We will be collecting the kits at the June CJWA meeting!  SO, you have about a month to get cracking!  If you have interest in actually going to Camp Quality as party of the volunteer team in August, please get in touch with Bill Woodard.

BONUS:       EVERYONE WHO PRODUCES A KIT will be given a gift certificate to Willard Brothers Woodcutters for $10!!

ONE MORE THING!

Scott Goldstein has generously offered to host, and is leading the effort on, this year’s CJWA summer picnic! And, he’d love some help with both the planning and executing.  If you would like to be involved contact Scott directly: bsasgoldstein@outlook.com

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Click here for the picnic’s flyer.

CJWA meeting May 2018

For this month’s meeting Wednesday May, 9th we have presentations from 2 club members.

Robert Hemsen will give a presentation of a Chinese Horseshoe chair he built with some complicated and interesting joinery.

Then Steve Altman will do a presentation of an Elliptical, veneered cabinet he recently completed.

Hope to see you there. 

CJWA meeting April 2018

For the April 11th meeting, our guest speaker will be the acclaimed Furniture Maker Chuck Bender. He will be presenting an instructional seminar on how to get started carving wood for furniture.

For those of you who may not be familiar with Chuck and his decades of accomplishments check out this link to his bio when he was with 360Woodworking.

Currently Chuck has restarted his Acanthus Workshop where he offers “Handmade, museum quality furniture” which is “painstakingly built from the best figured lumber available for a limited number of clients each year.” He is also offering classes starting with a basics class - Woodworking Fundamentals, then moving into Inlay, Spice Boxes and Carving for Furniture Makers to name but a few. Follow this link for more details on his classes. 

Having personally seen Chuck present in the past I know this is going to be a very informative, engaging and entertaining evening. This is one meeting you don’t want to miss, so mark your calendar for this coming Wednesday April 11^th starting at 7:00 PM.

If time allows William Duffield will be presenting this month’s “Mini Fundamentals” where he will talk about fundamentals of securing your work.

Hope to see everyone there.