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Below is an archive of our
meetings over the years.
To view the slideshow of a meeting, Click on a thumbnail picture or the PowerPoint
icon for the presentation (look for the projection screen icon
in lower right corner of the presentation for full screen view, Esc will
close) 
| June 11th 2008 Church |
This meeting was opened by President Jeff Brown to a packed
house. We had 2 new members with us. A representative of
Colwood wood burning tools gave a demo of their equipment. Delta,
Porter Cable brought their OmniJig and gave a demonstration
cutting dovetails. Dave Peregmon presented us a very interesting
lecture on drying wood. Dave is a Hand Therapist who runs a saw
mill in the area of Pennsgrove. Dave has been featured in
Finewoodworker Magazine, last fall. He tells us the proper way of
air drying wood, Stickering, stacking, sealing the ends to prevent
checking and determining moisture content. View Dave's powerpoint at
the right. Great Job Dave! Stu Moore was the shop of
the month. Stu has more than 600 hand plans in his collection |
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| May 14th 2008 Church |
The meeting was brought to order by Jeff Brown and we have 6 new members with us. After discussing the up coming events, Jeff presented his Craftsman Compucarve. This device looks like a cross between a delta planner and an HP Printer. Jeff carved a little sign board for young Zack Zwek. Our shop of the month was presented by Steve Altman. Steve has been in wood working over 40 years and in his presentation he passed on a wealth of information about where to get tools or supplies and just life experience on woodworking, I couldn't write fast enough. Steve builds most unusual wood boxes. Check his website at www.myworkshop.com |
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| April
9th 2008 Church |
This was our first Swap Meet and it was a huge success.
Many members brought unwanted tools to sell and we all found some
treasurers. We will do the swap meet again next year, so save
your stuff. We had 6 new members with us this evening. A representative from Professional Tools Mfg Co. Gave us a demonstration of the Work Sharp and the Drill Doctor. The club purchased a drill Dr. for the members us so bring you dull drills to any meeting. Reservations are being taken for the Mario Rodriguez Work Shop on Federal Fan inlays May 18th, $25.00 a member $50 non member, includes 1 year membership. We are doing a spring fundraiser selling birdhouses at the Marlboro day festival. There is a need for members to help out with project. May 17th at the Marlboro Municipal building |
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| Mar
12th 2008 Church |
The meeting was opened by Jeff with 6 new members present this evening. Up coming events are Mario Rodriguez May 18th 10-4pm and Marlboro Day May 17th, we'll be selling Bird Houses and Feeders 10m - 4pm we'll need lots of help. The stack of wood competition was judged by Mike Zaslav and the winners were 1st place, Marc Gaertner's Woody, 2nd place Bob Masterson's Federal Mantle Clock and 3rd place Jeff Brown's Carrousel. Thanks to Mike for his time and expertise and very through judging. Photos to follow. Awards presented next month. Dave White was with us this night to demonstrate the drill Doctor. Finally! |
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| Feb
14th 2008 Church |
Jeff Brown opened the meeting for the first time as our new president. Four new members were with us this evening. After discussing up coming events, Lee Alexander demonstrated turning a bowl on his mini Jet lathe. Lee turned the bowl with a captured ring on the outside. see the videos of the presentation. Jeff presented photos of a mystery tool for the members to guess the purpose. The tool was a grinding wheel dressing tool. A reminder that the Stacked wood competition will be judged next meeting. |
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| Jan 9th 2008 Church |
Elections of officers were conducted. and a unanimous ballot was cast. Lee had a conflict and postponed the turning demo to next meeting. The Stacked wood competition begins this night, Dave white created 20 bundles of various sizes and species, each bundle the same qty and sizes. Bundles were handed out for $10.00 each. Wood is still available. Roger opened with a slide presentation about finishes ( Link below) and all the members jumped in with a very enlightening discussion of their favorite f finishing products and techniques. Ray Wendrzycki won the stumps two months in a row. Four members presented tips and two new members were present. Dues are due for 2008 $25.00. Payable to the Treasurer Paul Weber |
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| Dec. 12th
2007
Church |
This meeting was our first Holiday Pot Luck Dinner meeting. It was a huge success. All the members each brought a special dish, dessert or beverage and attendance was maxed out. Roger welcomed everyone. Two new members were out this evening. Dave White was working late and postponed the Drill Doctor presentation. Matt Greco was our Key Note Speaker and gave a wonderful slide show of the furniture and architecture of Williamsburg Virginia from his visit last September. Matt also recently was commissioned to make several wall units for local residents. Matt explained the design process and some of the problems he had to overcome to produce these beautiful pieces of furniture. Ray Wendrzycki won the stump the stumps and awarded Automatic Transmission fluid and wet & dry paper as a prize The tip of the month came from John Steimetz, Use wet & Dry paper with Automatic transmission fluid to remove marks and stains from your cast iron tables. (What a coincidence!) |
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| Nov 14th
2007
Church |
Meeting was opened by Roger to a packed room. We welcomed two new members. Mr. James Rendi, of The Philadelphia Windsor Chair Shop was our guest speaker. Jim explained what a true Windsor chair is, it's history and the differences of a chair made in New England, Philadelphia or Rhode Island. He brought a large variety of both Antique and chairs he had made. He explained the construction, the types of woods used, steaming , boring, turning, splitting the spokes and finishing. Jim carved out a seat before our group, with a curved Adz, some curved coffin planes and a draw knife. he also, had a book signing for his publication, "Traditional Philadelphia Windsor Chair Making" This was a very interesting lecture and demonstration. Jim makes chairs for sale and has a school where he teaches Windsor Chair making The average chair sells for around a thousand dollars .... Read More Matt Prusik won the Stump the Stumps by accident and received a coping saw and some paddle bits as a prize. The Club officers explained their duties of their office in preparation of January elections. The wood pile competition we begin next meeting. |
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| Oct. 10th
2007
Church |
We had two new members present. Member, Robert Lafferty of BlackPoint Woodworking www.blackpointwoodworking.com spoke about his company, how he got started and the companies he worked for along the way. Robert discussed some of his more important pieces and the challenge of being a professional woodworker. Thanks to Robert for his time. Matt Greco was recognized with the sharpest chisel competition at the summer picnic. Matt used his home made sharpening jig to modify the scary sharpening method. http://woodstore.net/lofosh.html Roger discussed the speakers and presentations on our agenda through April '08. Also the past Saturday fundraiser, at the Fall Forestry Festival which was a huge success Over 100 Birdhouses and Birdfeeders were sold that afternoon. Paul Weber won the Stump the Stumps competition www.sketchup.com |
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Sept.12th
2007
Church |
Open Mike Night: Roger is on travel this week. Marc filled in seamlessly. Several new members were in attendance this evening. Matt Greco talked about the value of making small gifts from wood scraps, cutting boards and pull sticks. Paul Dzioba brought some of his antique special purpose wood planes, Plow, tongue and grove, and dado and gave a very good demonstration of each. Marc took a weekend seminar with the Society of American Period Furniture makers over the summer and spoke of how impressed he was with the level of skill. www.sapfm.org |
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| Aug 8th 2007
Lyndhurst, NJ |
Trip to www.ridgecarbidetool.com |
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| July 11,
2007
Hamilton, NJ |
The CJWA Picnic was held at the new to be home of John Steinmetz and his family. John is building a beautiful home on the spacious property and has an amazing wood shop in the back yard. The members pitched in and each brought the fixing's The traditional thinnest wood shaving and sharpest chisel contests were the highlight of the evening. Sir William Duffield brought a wonderful pot of Homemade baked Lima beans and is sharing the recipe with us. Thanks to the Steinmetz family. |
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| June 13,
2007
Church |
Roger gave a presentation on hand planes, sharpening irons the various steel composites and his recent class in New Hampshire at Garrett Hack's Shop. Also members brought in some awesome hand planes, thanks to Jerry and Steve. Bob Masterson presented his Shop as the shop of the month Bob Zweck spoke about his collection of hand planes as well as a very entertaining demonstration. | 
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| May 9, 2007
Church
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Jim Force of
Force Machine, Rt 22, Union talked about his company. He brought
some Festools, Circular Saw, Drills, the new Domino joiner and the
latest technology in Panasonic Li-ion battery drills. Many thanks to
Jim for his time and sharing his knowledge with us. |
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April 21 Frank Klausz's
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Frank gave a
talk on wood technology, Hand & power tools, Joinery, finishing and
anything else that came to his mind. Frank has a great shop, with a
wonderful antique tool collection. This is a must see for any
amateur or professional woodworker Great Day! lots of Food. Make a Dovetail Drawer with Frank Klausz |
Klausz's
Wookshop pdf file could take 2 min to load, |
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April 11,,2007
Church
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Ray Wendrzycki :Spoke on Push sticks for Table saws and Band saws,
also discussed zero clearance throat plates.
Matt Greco's Homemade Sharpening jig Paul Weber Kreg Jig - overview and how to use one of our club's latest tools. and Padding shellac Bill Duffield :Ultimate smoothing plane "The loopie" |
Powerpoint
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| March 14 2007 Church |
Member Danny Birnbaum of DB Fine Furniture gave an excellent presentation on sharpening and using scrapers. Also William Duffield demonstrated the new Festool Domino Joiner. See www.woodcraft.com for details. |
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| Feb 21 2007 snow date Church
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Club VP Marc Gaertner, gave a presentation on veneering: cutting, layout, taping, and gluing using the vacuum press. Roger started the "Stump the Stumps", where members tried to identify wood samples. Also, a short "Tip of the Month" feature was started. A new Group Photo was taken. |
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| Jan. 10 2007 Church |
The 1st Annual CJWA Woodworking Competition was held. Last Spring, participants were given a small "wood pile" of various species and the resulting projects were judged at the January meeting. Prizes were awarded in 8 categories along with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Overall |
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| Dec 13, 2006
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Sue Zweck shared her experience at
Zakurdayev School of Wood Carving, Phila, Pa. |
A year in Pictures |
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| November 8,
2006
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Feature Presentation: Mario Rodriguez- "How to Use Hand Planes and Planing Difficult Grain," plus an introduction to the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop and all the courses they offer. |
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| October 11. 2006 | Church | ||
| September 13, 2006 | Church | "Open Mike Night" -- Members are invited to share their recent work and woodworking topics of interest | |
| August
9, 2006 1 - 3 PM |
Ridge Carbide, Lyndhurst NJ | Ridge Carbide Tool Corporation factory tour, Lyndhurst, NJ (attendance will be limited) | www.ridgecarbidetool.com/ |
| July 12, 2006 | Bob's shop in Port Monmouth | Summer party belt sander racing competition continuation of 2005 sharpness competitions |
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| June 14, 2006 | Church | Kreg
Products: Randy Matlack and a possible Luthier (Jon Murphy) presentation |
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| May 10, 2006 | Church | Oval Shaker Boxes, demonstration and lecture - Harry Silvers |
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| April 12, 2006 | Architectural Cabinet Technologies | Tour
of Architectural Cabinet Technologies - Tom Casale
Tom will provide spray booth / vacuum clamping veneering demos on forms, open his extensive shop in the evening for us and speak about his business. |
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Saturday April 8, 2006 10 AM - 3 PM |
Forestry Ed. Resource Center Jackson NJ |
CJWA
Booth at Spring Conservation Day at NJ
Division of Parks and Forestry Education Resource Center, Jackson,
NJ
Members will bring wood kits for people to nail together |
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Saturday, |
Church | Bill
Bush - Bush Oil Finish Bill Bush is owner of Bush Finishes His Bush Oil finish is a well known wood finish among woodworkers and woodturners |
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| March 8, 2006 | Church |
Feature Presentation: "Production Finishing" Michael Regan Jr.
Member show and tells: |
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| February 8, 2006 | Church | Feature
Presentation: John Crowley: Cabinetmaker
Shop of the Month: David White |
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| January 11, 2006 | Church | More on
Sharpening by Members Member Show-and-Tell: "Workbench", Carl Anderson |
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| December 14, 2005 | Church |
Holiday Party and Open Mike Night for Club Members focusing on
Sharpening including presentations by Roger Ackerman and Mike Zaslav
- winners of sharpest chisel and sharpest plane blade contest Mike Zaslav
will offer his
"Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking Course" at Peters Valley Craft Center www.pvcrafts.org |
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| November 9, 2005 | Church |
Feature Presentation: Vacuum Pressing and Clamping - Edward Ferri,
President and Owner, Quality VAKuum Products, Inc.
www.qualityvak.com
Member Show-and-Tell: Matt Greco - Tall Case Clock |
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| October 12, 2005 | Church |
Feature Presentation: Members who took the Peters Valley courses
(club scholarships) will give a readout of their classes (Michael
Melofchik, Jonathan Sidhu, and Roger Ackerman) Member show and tell: Lee Alexander - Turning |
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| September 14, 2005 (7:00 PM) | Tour
of Mill, tour of shop, review of Timber frame project several
members have been building We will have a
"real working" demo of this historic mill shop! Member show and tell: Ray Wendrzycki - Timber Framing www.monmouthcountyparks.com/parks/walnford.asp |
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| June 8, 2005 | Church |
Feature Presentation: Gene Hoyas, Shellac and shellac products,
Zinsser Products
Member show and tell: Roger Ackerman - Handyman Specials Group Photo 2-8-2005 |
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| May 11, 2005 | Church | Feature Presentation:
Stephan Goetschius, "Sharpening" Department Head, Woodworking, Peters Valley Craft Education Center Member Show-and-Tell:
Speaker |
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| April 13, 2005 | Church |
Feature Presentation: Matt Greco, Photographing your wood in the
best light possible
Member Show-and-Tell: Marc Gaetner, Cherry Corner Cabinet |
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| March 9, 2005 | Church | Bob Pulsch - Building a Backyard Workshop |
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February 16, 2005 |
Church
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Latest Woodworking
Products from 3M Mike Conners (3M Cabinet Shop Specialist) and Doug Burton (3M Adhesives) |
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| January 12, 2005 | Church | Open Discussion Topic: Routers |
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| December 8, 2004 | Church | Open Mike Night |
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| November 10, 2004 | Church | John Geraghty, Furnituremaker | www.grainofthought.com/ |
| October 13, 2004 | Church | Dan Gordon, "Marquetry" |
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| September 8, 2004 | Church | David White, Furnituremaker |
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| June 9, 2004, 7-10PM | Monteath Lumber | Tour of Monteath Lumber | www.monteath.com |
| May 12, 2004 | Church | Mike Zaslav, "Fine Furniture Design: From Concept to Delivery" | |
| April 14, 2004 | Church | Tom Gibson, "Making a Wooden Boat" |
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| March 10, 2004 | Church | Chris Durgin, "Furniture Making Techniques" |
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| February 11, 2004 | Church | Peter Gedrys, "Specialized Finishing Techniques" |
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| January 14, 2004 | Church | Doug Evans & Ken
Knebel, Shepherd Tool Co., "A Dovetailed Infill Hand Plane - Talk and Demo" www.Shepherdtool.com |
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| December 10, 2003 | Church | James Travis, Maker of Furniture and Cabinetry | |
| November 12, 2003 | Church | Ken Jewell, "Carving Birds" | www.jewellsnwood.com |
| October 8, 2003 | Church | Open Discussion | |
| September 10, 2003 | Church | "Open Mike Night" -- Members are invited to share their recent work and woodworking topics of interest | |
| June 11, 2003 | Church | Tom Lederer, Woodcarver | |
| May 14, 2003 | Church | Dave Hardy, Master Woodturner |
For info on a prior demo
Pictures |
| April 9, 2003 | Church | Geoffrey Noden, "Building a Stool from Green Wood and Adjust-A-Bench" | Pictures |
| March 12, 2003 | Church | Adam Cherubini and Dave Healy, "An Elusive Craft - The Art and Mysteries of the Early American Cabinetmaker" | Handout and Pictures |
| February 12, 2003 | Church | Jon Matthews, "Repair, Restoration, and Refinishing" | Click here |
| January 8, 2003 | Church | Mike Zaslav,
"Equipping the Shop" Bill Duffield, "Slanted Dovetails" |
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| December 11, 2002 | Church | Harry Silvers, "Shaker
Boxes" Lee Alexander, "Wood Turning" |
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| November 13, 2002 | Church | Mike Zaslav, "Edge Jointing" | |
| October 9, 2002 | Church | Members, "Open Mike Night" | |
| September 11, 2002 | Church | Rocky Daleo, "Working
with Veneer" John Aniano, "Bow Camp" |
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Wednesday, 7:00PM June 12, 2002 |
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SUNDAY May 5, 2002 1:00PM |
Pennsbury Manor | Field Trip to
Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville PA http://www.pennsburymanor.org |
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| April 10, 2002 | Church | Dan Gordon, "Veneers
and Veneering" Flamingo Specialty Veneer Co, http://www.flamingoveneer.com |
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| March 13, 2002 | Church | Cosmo Barbaro Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton, NJ http://www.pvcrafts.org |
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| February 20, 2002 | Church | Members "Open Mike" Night | |
| January 9, 2002 | Church | Gene Hoyas, "Shellac
101", Zinsser Brand Manager for SealCoat Shellac http://www.zinsser.com |
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| June 13, 2001 | Church | Steve Thomas, Tool Modification | Click here |
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28, 2001 (Sat. 10 AM) |
Rex Lumber | Tour of Rex Lumber, Englishtown NJ | Click here |
| Feb 10,1999 | Church | Thomas Lie-Nielsen, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks |
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For more information, contact info2@cjwa.org