November meeting: Drawers and Cabinets in progress

The November CJWA meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 13, and will be a full agenda. We will have presentations from Matt Kestenbaum on a cabinet that is a work in progress, a presentation on making dovetailed drawers from John Aniano, as well as a shop tour from Walt Campbell. There will also be an update on the election of officers for 2014, our upcoming annual Holiday Potluck, and much more. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

CJWA members win at the Hand Tool Olympics at Woodworking in America

From Chuck Bender’s post on the Popular Woodworking website:

Pins First or Tails First” gave participants the opportunity to use Bad Axe Tool Works saws, Springwood Industries mallets and Wood River chisels (supplied by Popular Woodworking Magazine) to cut their best dovetails in the shortest time they could muster. This year Simon Stark kicked up his performance and took home the complete dovetailing kit with Frank Vucolo winning the raffle. (What’s with Central Jersey Woodworkers Association taking the dovetail prizes?)

Congratulations to Simon and Frank!

October meeting: Tables tables tables

Tables can take many shapes, styles, and forms. For the October meeting, which will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 9, we will have two presentations on tables that members have made. One is by Frank Vucolo, and the other is by Marc Gaertner.

We will also have a shop tour by Jerry Seid, an update on our club’s presence at Jackson Forestry day, and more. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

 

CJWA picnic picture gallery

The CJWA summer picnic, held at Bill Woodard’s home, was a big success as always. There was plenty of food and camaraderie to spare. More pictures of the picnic can be found at the gallery section of our website.

This Old House comes to New Jersey

The upcoming season of This Old House focuses on rebuilding homes that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. This should be of interest to many New Jerseyans, not just woodworkers. Episodes are scheduled to start airing October 3 on your local PBS station. More information is available at the This Old House website.

(Photo from This Old House.)