Artists showcase at the Hopewell Valley Winery Sept 10 & 11

Eric Saperstein, master craftsman at Artisans of the Valley, (his father Stan Saperstein, gave a presentation to CJWA) is arranging an Artists showcase at the Hopewell Valley Winery Sept 10 & 11, and it is open to craftsmen and artists to show/demonstrate/sell their works.  There will also be a wine tasting, and the event is free to the public.  This also a good opportunity to show your projects.

More information is available at the Artisans of the Valley website.

CJWA Summer Picnic cancelled

Unfortunately due to the low number of responses for the picnic, the CJWA summer picnic will be cancelled. We would like to thank Bill Woodard for his generosity for offering to host the picnic this year again.

CJWA Summer Picnic, Saturday, Aug. 13

UPDATE: Unfortunately due to the low number of responses for the picnic, the CJWA summer picnic will be cancelled. We would like to thank Bill Woodard for his generosity for offering to host the picnic this year again.

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Bill Woodard has been incredibly kind enough to host this year’s CJWA club family picnic for the second year in a row. The date is Saturday, August 13 from 1 to 5PM, with a rain date the next day, Sunday, August 14. Families and kids are not only welcomed but encouraged.

The club will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, soda, paper goods and cups. If everyone planning to attend would bring a side dish or dessert similar to what we did for our Holiday Party, no one will leave hungry. In order to get an idea of how many burgers and soda to buy, please RSVP to Marc Gaertner with how many are coming and what you are planning on bringing. This way we can avoid excessive duplication of items, although I think that an excess of desserts is never a problem. It would be also be helpful if people can bring additional chairs.

Hope to see everyone there!

Marc’s email is marcleslieg [at] gmail [dot] com, and his phone is 732-390-9492.   

Bill’s address is 13 Roberts Rd, Millstone NJ 08536, just south of Route 33 and close to exit 8 on the NJ Turnpike, and his phone number is 732-446-9782.

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Revolutionary War reenactment at Moland House on Aug. 20, 10am-4pm

Dave Healy is part of a Revolutionary War reenactment at Moland House in Hartsville, PA on Saturday, August 20. Moland House was used by George Washington as his headquarters during part of the Revolutionary War, and is where he first met Marquis de Lafayette. Moland House is also where the thirteen star “Betsy Ross” flag was first unfurled.

Among the activities are the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Line performing military drills and demonstrate the loading & firing of muskets. There is also an archaeological excavation and a display of artifacts, and demonstrations of 18th century crafts including blacksmithing and woodworking, which Dave will be a part of.

More information is available at the Moland House website.

CJWA 2011 Summer Seminar with Ernie Conover, July 15-17

CJWA is very pleased to announce that Ernie Conover will be spending a weekend with us for our summer weekend seminar from July 15-17 at Jeff Brown’s warehouse at 2211 Allenwood Road in Wall Township (Route 34 and Allenwood Road). Ernie is a world renowned woodworker, author of numerous books and magazine articles covering nearly every aspect of woodworking there is, and runs the Conover Workshops, one of the premiere woodworking schools in the country.

Unlike previous years, we are lucky to have Ernie for the entire weekend. On Friday, July 15, at 7 pm, Ernie will meet with us at our meeting site at the Old Brick Reformed Church to discuss all things woodworking and to field questions from CJWA members.

On Saturday, July 16, at 9 am - 5 pm, Ernie will discuss “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Router Tables”. This will be a great opportunity to learn how to expand the number of ways that you can use a router table, and to learn how to build a number of jigs, fixtures, and attachments that will improve the performance of your router table. A must attend seminar for any woodworker.

On Sunday, July 17, at 9 am - 5 pm, Ernie will cover “A Woodturning Primer”. Ernie will demonstrate a number of useful turning techniques with an emphasis on turning projects useful for furniture makers. Given that Ernie has such a wealth of experience in woodturning, however, we’re sure that he can cover many other aspects of woodturning as well. As a bonus, Ernie will be turning on a Conover lathe, which he and his father designed in the 1980’s.

For paid CJWA members, the sessions are $25 for a single day, or $40 for both days.  Non-members are welcome to attend for $30 for a single day or $50 for both days.  The Friday night session is open to all paid CJWA members. If you are not a CJWA member, you may sign up for a membership on Friday. We look forward to what is sure to be a highly educational and entertaining weekend of woodworking.

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