Meetings

Next meeting: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:00PM is an in person event.

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

Upcoming Meetings

  • September 10, 2025
  • October 8, 2025
  • November 12, 2025
  • December 10, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Membership

The Central Jersey Woodworkers Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization of woodworkers founded for the purpose of providing a resource to the community for the promotion of woodworking and woodworking education at all levels of experience, sharing of information about woodworking techniques, tools, and sources for supplies, and facilitating the exchange of ideas with fellow woodworkers.

We always welcome new members to our club.  As a member you will enjoy all of the benefits described above with the additonal perks found on our members only area; discounts for lumber, tools and hardware, access to our book and multimedia library, group builds, and educational seminars.

 

Simply download the membership form  and bring to a meeting with payment, or mail form with check payment to:

Doug Poray
Central Jersey Woodworkers Association
617 Bennetts Mills Road
Jackson, NJ 08527

 

Membership Dues or Renewal of Dues may also be paid electronically via:

 Zelle

                                                                                                                                           

 

 

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Tuesday
Aug012017

 

CJWA
2017 Bar-b-queue
August 12  @ Noon
Rain date Sunday August 13
Scott Goldstein

 RSVP so I know how much to prepare and I’ll keep track of what everyone is bringing

  • Bring side dish
  • Bring chair(s),  Tables are also welcomed
  • Starting at 12 noon
  • Set up at 10am tables and chairs. 
  • Cooking will start at 11am.
  • Bug spray and sun tan lotion will be handy
  • Directions link——https://goo.gl/maps/LKNCusnokb12

 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.
  • 10th house on right ( if you don’t make any other turns.
    East Lawn loops back on itself)

Questions / comments and recommendations,  contact Scott Goldstein

Monday
Apr102017

April Meeting

For the April 12th meeting, our speaker will be our current club president Matt Kestenbaum. http://mkestenbaum.com/ He will be presenting a dining room sideboard recently completed. His presentation will cover working with figured maple, handling large drawers, mitered door frames, tapered legs and more. Below are a few pictures of the finished sideboard.

We will also have Ray Wendrzycki with a recap of February’s 2017 Somerset Woodworking Show.

 

 

Sunday
Mar052017

March meeting

For the March 8th meeting, our speaker will be Greg Pilotti. He is a recent graduate of Thaddeus Stevens Cabinet Making Program. In 2013 Greg founded Greg Pilotti Furniture Makers, a custom furniture shop in Chester County, PA. 
Greg’s talk will be about the process of starting his own Cabinetmaking Business. It should be very interesting. Hope to see everyone there,
Saturday
Jan072017

January Meeting

For the January meeting, club member Paul Steffen will give a presentation and demonstrate vacuum veneer pressing and bent lamination forming. He will go into detail, about the process and what is involved to be successful. If you ever thought about giving this process a try, this talk will be a excellent start.

Wednesday
Nov092016

November Meeting

For our November meeting, Matt Greco will demonstrate how to photograph your projects.