CJWA at The Woodworking Show, Somerset Feb. 22-24

This has become somewhat of a tradition. CJWA will have a booth at The Woodworking Show at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset on Feb. 22-24. In addition to a display of projects made by CJWA members, we will also have a running series of demonstrations given by CJWA members. If you ever wanted to know anything about CJWA, from the types of activities we do, the range of interests among the members of the club, and what this group build project thing is all about, stop by.

For potential new members, we have a special treat. If you are not a member of CJWA, stop by our booth to see the new Lie-Nielsen violin maker’s plane. If you join our club between now and the end of the year, you will be entered into a raffle to win this plane. Our deepest thanks and appreciation go to Lie-Nielsen for generously donating the plane to our club. See you at the show!

February meeting: Sheraton end table and other projects

The February meeting will be on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 7:00 pm. We have a lot of member projects to present. Paul Hahn will show a wall unit that he made. Marc Gaertner will discuss the end table that was tabled (no pun intended) from last meeting, and Matt Kestenbaum will be showing his sofa table.

Plus, we will have updates on our booth at the Somerset Woodworking Show on the weekend of Feb. 22-24. We look forward to seeing you there.

2012 New Member prize winner

Over the past year, new members who have joined CJWA were entered into a raffle for a pair of Veritas rip and crosscut carcass saws that were generously donated by Lee Valley. We are very happy to announce that Cindy Drudy is the winner of the saws. Her husband, Robert picked up the saws at the December meeting. We will be contacting Cindy to make sure that he gave them to her.

Our thanks to Lee Valley for their generous donation and support of CJWA.

January Meeting: Elections, and Chest of Drawers by Matt Greco

The January meeting will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 9. Since it is the beginning of the calendar year, it’s time for membership renewals, so please bring your membership dues. Also, we will be holding elections for the 2013 slate of officers. All positions are up for election, and if you were interested in becoming more involved with the club, this is a great way to do so. We will also be voting on changes to the bylaws to bring them in line with our efforts to become a not-for-profit organization.

Matt Greco will be presenting a chest of drawers that he recently made, and Marc Gaertner will be discussing a small table that he made that unbelieveably does not have a veneered front to the drawer. We look forward to starting off the new year with an exciting meeting.

Matt Prusik

CJWA is very sad to note the passing of Matt Prusik, former president of our club. Matt always brought an energy towards his efforts towards the club that will be hard for anyone to match. He was also a veritable encyclopedia of knowledge of all things woodworking, metalworking, and tools, and he was always eager to help others with their projects.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations in Matthew’s name be made to Saint Jude’s Children Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.maliszewskimemorialhome.com

More information can be found here.