CJWA Finishing Seminar with Glen Huey, June 19

CJWA is very pleased and excited to announce that we have the privilege of having Glen Huey in to teach a day long class on finishing. Glen will run through the basics of easy to apply finishes that will enhance any woodworking project, and we plan on having plenty of hands on time to try out and practice the techniques that he will show us. Anyone who has seen pictures of Glen’s work already knows that this is a great opportunity to improve your finishing techniques and results, whether you are using highly figured woods or more traditional woods for your own woodworking projects.

Glen Huey is a Senior Editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, a long-time professional woodworker, author, DVD host and woodworking teacher. In addition to building projects for the magazine, Glen heads up all of the product testing for Popular Woodworking Magazine. Glen’s latest DVD is “Finishes That Pop with Glen D. Huey”.

The finishing workshop will be on Saturday, June 19, starting at 8:30 AM, at Clover Hill Farms, located on Hospital Rd & Rt 524 (Atlantic Ave) in Wall, NJ. Lunch will be provided. The cost of the workshop will be $25 for CJWA members. Non-members may attend for $45, which includes the prorated cost of a CJWA membership for 2010. Attendees are encouraged to bring two 12” long pieces of planed/sanded/finish-ready 4/4 wood of the species of their choice ready for finishing for the hands on sessions. Brushes and other supplies will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring your own brushes as well, if there is a particular brush that you like to use.

Space for the Glen Huey finishing workshop is very limited, so reservations will be made on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your space, mail a check payable to the Central Jersey Woodworkers Association for the appropriate amount to Doug Poray, the CJWA treasurer at:

Doug Poray

617 Bennetts Mills Road

Jackson, NJ 08527

Please note: If you signed up for the Glen Huey finishing seminar at the last meeting but did not pay for the seminar, you still need to mail a check to Doug to reserve your place. If you wait until the June CJWA meeting to pay for the seminar, you run the risk of having the seminar fill up before then.

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Lee Anderson

CJWA is very saddened by the passing of member Lee Anderson. The viewing will be on Friday, May 21 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at McCriskins Funeral Home, 2425 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield, NJ. The phone number is (908) 561-8000.

The funeral will be Saturday morning. Cards may be sent to the family at 143 Ivy St., South Plainfield, NJ 07080.

Our condolences go out to Lee’s family.

Professional Woodworkers Guild of Upper New Jersey meeting, May 19

Danny Birnbaum announced at the May CJWA meeting that CJWA members are welcome at the next Professional Woodworkers Guild of Upper New Jersey meeting which is being held at Danny’s shop on Wednesday, May 19th. Dinner begins at 6:30 PM, and the agenda will include a beam veneer saw demo and table saw cove tricks.

Danny’s shop is at 71 Glenwood Place, East Orange, NJ. The phone is (973)-675-8999.

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Tool sale in Colts Neck, Saturday, May 15, 10 AM

[UPDATE] The family is having another day of tool selling this Saturday, May 15.

A family contacted us about a tool sale that they are having this weekend. The father has passed away, and there are a lot of woodworking machinery and tools that the family is looking to sell.

Here’s the description as provided by the family. Pictures of the tools can be found in this photo gallery on our website. For questions, please contact Darlene Feldman at 732-500-5331.

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My Father was a tremendous collector of tools. We have a basement full of them to prove it! Dad spent 35 years working at Bell Telephone Laboratories/AT&T/Lucent Technologies as a Scientist with many Patents to his name. Woodworking was one of his hobbies. We enjoyed as a family what he created with his woodwrking skills but have finally convinced Mom it is time to depart with Dad’s basement full of what he considered treasures….MACHINES, HANDTOOLS< WOOD< NAILS IN EVERY SIZE, you name it …he owned it.

This Saturday, May 8th, at 19 Williamsburg South, Colts Neck, NJ at 10 AM we will have a private showing to Central Jersey Woodworkers. In addition to the machinery, we have boxes filled with tools, and a very large pile of wood for sale.

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May Meeting: Open Mike Night

The May CJWA meeting will be at 7 PM on Wednesday, May 12, and will be an open mike night.  This is an opportunity for CJWA members to give short presentations on projects they have been working on, woodworking tips and tricks, or anything else that may come to mind.

Also, don’t forget about our 8 board feet of wood contest. At the June meeting, we will have our yearly competition of CJWA member-made projects using up to 8 board feet of lumber. A copy of the contest rules can be downloaded here.