CJWA 2017 Holiday Party

At the December meeting on Dec. 13 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 Fall 2017 Tool Auction

Dear Fellow Woodworkers,

We are pleased to announce the CJWA 2017 Online Tool Auction.  If you have been to a meeting in the last several months, you are probably already aware of it, but for those we haven’t seen in a while, CJWA was the recipient of a very generous donation.  A complete shop of tools, those tools with the addition of some others consigned for auction, are being offered.  This auction benefits CJWA (a 501c3 non-profit organization) as a direct fundraiser.

Bidding opened at 8:00 AM Sunday (11/12/17) morning and will remain open until approximately 8:00 PM next Sunday (11/19/17).  Please read ALL of the information CAREFULLY regarding rules, bidding, and claiming tools.  The web address of the auction is below.

The link is www.charityauction.bid/CJWA 

 

November meeting

This month’s speakers will be Lance Kounitz and Matt Greco. Lance is going to do a presentation of the Arts and Crafts style chest of drawers he has just completed. 

Than Matt Greco is going talk about the process he used to create bead boards, which he installed as part of a bathroom remodeling project he is working on.

This month’s “Mini Fundamentals” will be the Mortise and Tenon joint presented by Frank Bodner

Hope to see everyone there

 

October meeting

We will start off this month’s meeting with a quick review of the last three club events: Camp Quality, the trip to the George Nakashima’s estate hosted by his daughter Mira and Forestry Day.

Than this month’s speaker, David Dorey, who is presently putting the finishing touches on his beautiful chest of drawers. David’s chest has many classic features, one such facet is the pair of inset fluted quarter columns which he will be talking about along with some of the process and challenges he has encountered along the way.

Next Marc Gaertner is going to explain what Barley Twist candlesticks are. He will than demonstrate how to make them and what he learned using a combination of turning and carving skills to create them.

As a follow up to last month’s meeting at Monteath Lumber, there will also be a short talk on tips when buying hardwood lumber.

Hope to see everyone there,

September Meeting

For the September 13th meeting, in lieu of the normal meeting at the church we will be meeting at J. H. Monteath Lumber Company in Old Bridge, NJ. The meeting will start at the regular time of 7:00 PM.

Below you will find the web site which has directions, the address and a picture of the signs to look for that marks their driveway turn in. Their building is down the dirt road around back.

Web Address
http://www.monteath.com/

Address
3150 Bordentown Ave
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Phone Number
(800) 922-1029
(732) 727-4000

The club did this tour about 12 years ago and it was very interesting and informative. The tour will include the lumber yard, the molding machinery and we will get to learn about that moulding side of their business.

If you are not familiar with Monteath Lumber, check out their web site. They produce an amazing supply of molding profiles in house, in a variety of different materials.

Hope to see everyone there.