April CJWA meeting: Jerry Fishlin on Arts and Crafts projects

The April meeting will be on Wednesday, April 10, at 7:00 pm. We will have a terrific presentation by Jerry Fishlin on Arts and Crafts projects. He will cover a variety of projects, and the construction and finish of each. Despite the fact that they are all Arts and Crafts projects, the construction techniques used varies from project to project. The making of trademarks of Arts and Crafts style such as pillowed ebony plugs will be discussed as well.

In addition, Bob Emmons will show a work in progress. He is making a coat tree utilizing a turned pedestal with curved shaped legs and slipper feet, and a turned spindle to top it off. He will talk about the design and construction of this project, and hopefully he won’t have glued it up yet so he can show how it all goes together.

Tool sale at the April meeting

At the last meeting Kathy DeVito approached the club about tools that her late husband, who was a woodworker, had in his shop. Stuart Moore and Bill Overman were kind enough to look over the tools that she had to sell, and are organizing a sale/auction for the tools. 

Among the items for sale are:

• Reliant 14” Band Saw - One HP w/after market fence and base w/casters
• Craftsman Scroll Saw 
• Grizzly 1/3 HP Radial Drill Press
• Grizzly 6” Joiner  and base w/casters
• Craftsman 6” Grinder 1/2 HP - 2 Stone
• Hitachi 18V drill w/2 batteries
• Dewalt Angle Grinder
• Ryobi 4” Sander
• Craftsman Dual Base Router w/accessories
• Ryobi Biscuit Joiner
• Craftsman Dust Collector
• Campbell  Hausfeld Sand Blaster
• Hitachi Air Hammer
• Makita 7 1/4” Circular Saw
• Drill Saws Titan covered - New
• Skillcraft Box w/21 bits Titanium - New
• Sharpening Stones collection
• Woodcraft & Rockler bits - New
• Wood thread kit 3/4” - New
• Yankee Screwdriver - New
• Stanley Router Plane #71 - New
• Stanley 6 1/2” Shoulder Plane #93 - New
• Stanley 7” Brace - New

Pictures of these tools can be seen here and here. 

Bids can be emailed in advance of April’s meeting to Stuart at gandswoodshop@aol.com. Offers for these tools can also be made at the April meeting. The winners will be announced at the April meeting and the money will be collected by either Kathy or Stuart to hand over to her. 

March CJWA Meeting: Steve Altman on round pieces of wood

The March meeting the Central Jersey Woodworker’s Association promises to be quite interesting. Steve Altman will be giving a talk on using round pieces of wood instead of making everything square. Before you nod off, keep in mind that Steve always is entertaining and informative, and he is sure to have some fascinating insights to share.

We’ll also have a report on our presence at the Woodworking Show in Somerset, and Frank Vucolo will have a presentation on his trips to go see the Kaufman Collection at the Smithsonian and Wintherthur. Plus, there will be a surprise giveaway.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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.