December 9, 2026 Meeting, Wednesday at 7:00PM

The holidays are once again upon us.  it is a time for our annual holiday dinner: feasting with family and friends! 

There will not be any presentations in December.

Please let Lance know if you will be attending, what you will be bringing, i.e. appetizer, entree or dessert plus how many in total are coming. The Club will provide beverages of the non-alcohol type.

See Lances’ email to the club for details.

November 11, 2026 Meeting, Wednesday at 7:00PM

Hi all,

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 11, at 7:00PM.  We have a varied lineup that should prove very interesting.  

Dave Stupar will demonstrate the process of building his Kumiko piece.  This Japanese based work of art takes patience and a light handed skill. 

 

Ray Wendrzycki will demonstrate fuming wood for as a finishing technique.  We will set up a station outside, so we do not need to bring our respirators and hazmat suits…

Josh Fayer will share with us his new, in the process, Moravian workbench build.

 

AI has been at the top of the news lately.  Marc Gaertner will share the results of using AI in  reproducing a furniture piece by using a photograph to create a measured drawing. 

 See you all next Wednesday at 7:00PM! 

Bob

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October 14th Meeting

Our next meeting will be this coming Wednesday, October 14, at 7:00PM.  On tap we will have Bruce Hogan, founder of The Wood Joint, a school of woodworking located in Monmouth County.  Bruce has a background in boat building as well as a trained cabinet maker.  His latest shop has ample room for machinery as well as plenty of bench space.  We held our last dovetail seminar at this new location and plan on incorporating future events in this space. 

Bob Emmons will show the design and process of his latest cabinet; and ironing station for his wife Anna.  He was tired of looking at an ironing board next to his beautiful piano, and decided to build a more appropriate chest of drawers / ironing station that looks more pleasing in this area.

Membership Chair Lance Kounitz will share with us his latest workbench build.  Lance operates in limited space of a garage shop that also houses his garden tools in Hamilton Township, NJ.

September 9th Meeting

We have an outside presenter for the September meeting. Ray Spitz-Becker will give a talk / presentation on building Violins.

Marc listened to his presentation about a year ago at one of the CRAFTS (antique tool clubs) meeting. It was incredibly interesting and he got a new appreciation for the amount of handwork that goes into building one of these instruments.  

June 10th Meeting

June is our annual member exhibition.  Please bring something in to share with the group. This is always a fun meeting ,seeing the variety of different projects.

We also have the 4bd ft Poplar challenge. The members will be voting on which build they like the best and that will determine the Rockler gift card awards. 

Hope to see everyone there.