December Meeting: Annual CJWA Holiday Potluck Dinner

Knowing that the first thing woodworkers want to think about after having eaten way too much over Thanksgiving, here’s information on our annual Holiday Potluck dinner. The December meeting will be held on Wed., December 14 at 6:30pm. Please note the earlier start time.

As in past years, members are asked to bring either a main dish, a side dish or a dessert to feed 6-8 people. CJWA will provide beverages and paper products. Please contact Marc Gartner @ marcleslieg@gmail.com to indicate what food you are bringing to avoid a situation where we have all desserts. Not that there’s a problem with all desserts, of course.

UPDATE: We will also have a presentation by the always entertaining and delightful Steve Altman, who will be talking about a set of six boxes that he has recently made, along with tips on what to think about when making batches and duplicates of a project, and making your own veneers.

Great source for wood

A number of CJWA members have recently bought lumber for their projects from George Unfries, and his contact information is being posted for reference. George only operates by phone, and his number is 908-399-8904. He's located in Ringoes, and from member reports he has great wood and great prices.

November Meeting: Projects by Simon Stark and Matt Greco, and Harvey Wallach's shop tour

Our November meeting will be chock full of member projects. Matt Greco will talk about his walnut and cherry table with a floating top. Simon Stark will discuss a bed he built for his daughter, and Harvey Wallach is up for shop of the month.

Add in updates from the CJWA build projects, and you’ll get a great cross sections of the things that CJWA members have been up to as we head into the fall and winter months, which has traditionally meant more shop time.

Hope to see you there!

CJWA Members Demonstrating at Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks is hosting a Hand Tool event this Friday 10/14 from 10am-6pm and Saturday 10/15 from 10am-5pm at Hearne Hardwoods in Oxford, PA.

CJWA’s own David Dorey and Bill Duffield will demonstrate traditional woodworking techniques at the SAPFM booth. Our good friends Chuck Bender of Acanthus Workshop and Geoff Noden of Adjust-a-Bench/Inlay Razor will be there as well.

More information can be found at the Lie-Nielsen website.

October Meeting: Geoff Noden on chairmaking

For the October meeting, we are very pleased to have Geoff Noden, of Adjust-A-Bench fame, talk about two aspects of woodworking that scare the daylights out of most woodworkers: chairmaking, and curves. Geoff designed this award-winning chair for the Philadelphia Furniture show, and will be talking about how he went about making it.

We will also continue our brainstorming for upcoming topics, hear a report from CJWA members who went to the Woodworking in America conference, and much more. See you there!