Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 7:38PM Grant Duncan contacted our club to let us know that he has wood for sale. He will be moving soon and is looking to sell off his lumber.
He will be holding a “yard sale” for CJWA members at 112 Broad Street, Manasquan, NJ on Saturday, March 12 from 10:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. There are cherry crotches, butternut, walnut, black jack oak, eastern white pine, to name some of the species he has.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 3:57PM Due to the Ash Wednesday holiday, we have to move our meeting date to March 16 at our usual time of 7 PM. Sorry for the short notice and inconvenience.
We are still determining the topic for the meeting, and will be updating the website with that information soon.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 10:24AM CJWA will again have a booth at The Woodworking Show at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset on Feb. 25-27. Frank Vucolo, Simon Stark, John Tamaino, and Joe Milmoe have really done an excellent job organizing what will be our biggest and best booth ever. In addition to a display of projects made by CJWA members, we will also have a running series of demonstrations given by CJWA members.
For potential new members, we have a special treat. If you are not a member of CJWA, stop by our booth, and you can pick up a card to be eligible to enter into a raffle for a Lee Valley low angle block plane. If you then come to one of our meetings between now and May, you can put in your card to enter the raffle. Thanks to Lee Valley for generously donating the plane to our club.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 12:28PM At last night’s meeting, which seemed to be a huge success, various upcoming events and meetings that could be of interest to New Jersey woodworkers were mentioned. The following links will take you to online information about these events, but details should be comfirmed with the organizers of each event. Mark these dates on your calendar:
February 26, 2011: SAPFM New England chapter meeting, Hartford, CT
March 19, 2011: 2011 PATINA Spring Auction and Dealer Tool Sale, Damascus, MD
March 26, 2011: Northeastern Woodworker’s Association Woodworker’s Showcase, Saratoga Springs, NY
April 9, 2011: CRAFTS of NJ spring tool auction, Oldwick, NJ
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 6:28AM The February CJWA meeting will be on Wednesday, February 9 at 7 PM. This meeting will be great for anyone looking to get a better understanding of many of the basics of woodworking, including how to buy wood at the lumber yard, sharpening your tools, setting up or expanding your shop, and basics of using a router.
For this meeting, we are going to try a new format: a round robin. Instead of a series of talks, there will be four stations running concurrently throughout the evening, like four mini-woodworking show demonstrations. CJWA members are free to go between stations as they would like. If you want to hit all four, that’s great. If you want to spend all night at just one station, that’s okay too. These stations will be very interactive, and Q&A is highly encouraged.
Our presenters will be:
Marc Gaertner: How to buy wood at the lumber yard. Marc will be fielding questions on what to think about when going to the lumber yard to buy wood for your next project.
Stuart Moore: Setting up and improving your shop. Stuart will talk about and give advice on what to think about when looking to start up your shop, or even if you are thinking about rearranging or expanding your current setup.
Matt Greco: Router basics. Matt will show how to get started with routers. Given the wide range of models and types of routers and bits, this will be a great way to figure out the best set up for your needs.
Wilbur Pan: Sharpening tools. Bring your plane blades and chisels, and learn a quick and easy way to keep your tools sharp and performing their best.
Hope to see you there!