February 1, 2024

Welcome at 7:05 PM

Attendees: 28

  1. Rockler

    1. Resetting guild membership in February for 10% on Rockler items (may not apply to specific vendors or special items)

    2. Note, you cannot double dip -- e.g., if on sale for 20% off, you won’t get an extra 10%.

    3. Store has worked up a deal with a saw blade sharpener, so if someone wants their blades sharpened, store can help

  2. Discussion of last meeting -- no new items

  3. Mention of free table. Will start having a table at each meeting where members can come and leave free items for guild members. Just come and pick up what is available

  4. New Members: No new attendees at meeting

  5. Treasurer Guild info -- brief (Brad)

    1. Number of members: 39 paying members in 2023, 28 paying members so far in 2024

    2. Financial Report: $3,100 in account

  6. Members forum:

    1. Mark discussed Colonial Williamsburg event

      1. Several speakers were approached, and we may be able to get them to speak in meetings this year

      2. Theme was woodworking books. Chris Schwarz has "The Anarchist’s Design Book" for free, online

      3. A lot of talks/presentations on 18th century woodwork. Well worth a trip

      4. Chris Schwarz was editor at Popular Woodworking. One of his other loves is the Roman Workbench and he has an excellent article at Fine Woodworking "Tools and Shops" edition in 2023.

    2. Potential for speakers from Store

    3. Survey for meeting results

    4. Is there any technique or issue that you are having issues with that you want to discuss? Something you need help with? (Nobody had one)

    5. Some discussion of Woodworking show in Edison on Fri-Sun, Feb 9-11. Address 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, NJ, right off exit 10 of NJ turnpike

      1. Steve asked if folks were interested in getting a van/bus. Significant number of people said yes

      2. For 2025 show

      3. Also consider the Hearne Hardwood in Sep 2024. Some 6-10 vendors, demos of sawmill, lots of lumber

    6. Craft of New Jersey has their annual auction in Flemington, Saturday, April 20th. Auction starts at 9:30 AM, plus tailgate sales. Pretty much hand tools. Machinist tools also.

  7. Discussion of SawStop issue. Guild members came to try and help

    1. SawStop had problems

    2. Had to take out bolts to reset the top. Looked like whole thing had shifted

    3. Used dial indicators, etc., to try and fix it

    4. Company is going to replace it because it was passed our guild member

  8. Kevin’s DeWalt 735 planer stopped working

    1. Replaced the circuit breaker -- no go

    2. Traced power from plug to switches to motor, getting power

    3. Saw YouTube video saying strike motor with mallet, hard, several times. Kevin did this and it started working

    4. Probable issue is the brushes are going bad and may need to be replaced.

  9. Brad showed a Syrian tabletop that had water damage

    1. Pieces missing, Pieces black

    2. Maybe try oxalic acid to see if clear it up

    3. Group suggested talking to Steve Latta, Don Williams or Patrick Evans

  10. Demonstrations/Speaker. Member demonstrating/explaining something

    1. Members brought in a variety of mallets

    2. Discussion of variety of woods used

    3. Carver’s Mallet, round, often used by carvers. William suggests using hornbeam for this, as you are striking on the long beam.

    4. Carpenter’s mallet you are striking on the end grain

    5. Design issues for mallet

      1. End of it should be a little hollow, so you can set it on end

      2. Don’t put decorative bands in it, wood as it is hit could split out

      3. Knob at end helps keep you from having it drop through your hand

      4. Much prefers the rough mallet, both for carving and for chopping dovetails/mortises/etc.

    6. Open discussion by group on their mallet choices, materials, etc.

  11. Sign being reworked. The wood Jim donated was fairly unstable, and "potato chipped" (extremely warped), so Steve will work on a new one

  12. Suggestions for field trip (see above)

    1. Woodworking Show Edison (Feb 2025)

    2. Winterthur (TBD)

    3. Hearne Hardwood (October 2024)

    4. Craft Auction (April 2024)

  13. Wrap-up. Next meeting will be on Thursday, March 7th

January 4, 2024

We had our tool auction, with guild president Mark Showers returning in his role of auctioneer. The event was very well-attended and quite a few very good deals were had by the guild members.

The guild collected $77; given that the guild typically takes 10% of all guild sales, a total of approximately $770 was spent.

November 2, 2023

Number of Attendees: 24

Notes:

  • Mark opened the meeting at 7:02 PM

  • Sign for Guild at Rockler

    • Jim Parise has medical issues, but wanted to donate wood for sign

    • Wanted it to be a little rustic. Used biscuits to draw in, cross-grain issues

    • Greg had CNC machine for designing & carving out sign

    • Brought home & painted all the letters in, white

    • Talked to store manager, going to post in store

  • Dominic discussed new Products from Rockler

    • Glue bottle caps – fit on Titebond and Rockler glue bottles

      • Biscuit glue cap

      • Festool

      • Rockler Bead-block

    • Early Spring, slab-flattening jigs (small model and large model)

    • 48 new Rockler branded product were shown at latest manager’s meeting

    • General consensus of guild was that the membership enjoyed seeing new items

New Folks

  • Elise

    • Live in Cherry Hill

    • Very handy (rebuilt deck & kitchen)

    • Wants to do woodworking, not just carpentry

    • Had trees come down in yard, had someone mill it

    • Doesn’t have a router,

  • Mike

    • Been around tools all his life

    • Career in Coast Guard, got out in 2020

    • Small shop at home 120 SF, carving & wood turning

  • Jack

    • Here to support Mike (his son)

    • Mostly in construction & carpentry

    • May get into woodworking when he retires in a year or two

  • Joe

    • Started wood carving in Boy scouts. A lot of chip carving

    • Wood turning, furniture

    • Do it for myself and family

    • Belongs to carving club in Pennsylvania, meets 8 times a year in Berks County (Churchville PA) – 45min from Delran; Meet 4th Thursday of every month

    • Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Woodcarvers: https://delvalwoodcarvers.com/

  • Mark talked about the SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makers) event this weekend. Also discussed the January 2024 SAPFM event in Colonial Woodworking

    • Good opportunity to meet 18th century furniture makers

    • Presentations taped and available for months

  • Hearne Hardwoods had their annual event in early October

  • February 2024 the Woodworking shows are back, this year its in Edison. February 23-25

    • Guild could pay for a 10x10 booth spot for Fri-Sun

    • Good for getting new members

    • Typically $12 a person for weekend

  • Mitch from Rockler has a new toy to show folks

    • Uses a variety of tool tips that could fit onto any angle grinder to carve out

    • Safety gear (large mask, gloves, etc.)

    • Carves well, textures very well

    • Chisel easy and safe to use

    • Excellent tool for doing large carvings

    • Discussed pricing for each tool

    • Demo’d the carving (folks had to gather around)

    • Chisel/V-gouge

  • November 11th, Veterans day event for pen turning - $100

  • Classes: 9:30/11:30/1:30/3:30

  • Christmas ornament - $25

  • December is Holiday dinner

    • Salman suggested Han Dynasty

    • Someone suggested Barone’s

    • Mike suggested Jewish Deli

    • Salman will send out email for folks to rank. Based on total votes, Salman will determine result

  • Brad noted that $2500 was in treasury near the end of October

    • Discussion of what to do with funds

    • Guests instructors, tools, site visits

    • Members are asked to send Brad ideas and he will collate them

    • Mark will talk with Dominic to keep it at Rockler store

    • Mike will set up a date for folks to go over and inventory the items in the bench

    • Mark will scout with 3-4 members at SAPFM in Colonial Williamsburg for 2024 speakers

  • Mark closed the meeting at 8:56 PM

September 7, 2023

Number of Attendees: 28

 

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:00 PM

    • Need to give advance notice to Iron Hill restaurant for 5 PM. Need RSVPs ten days in advance

    • Make sure you bring chairs to the meetings. We only have a limited amount

    • New Folks?

  2. Pete Hammil

    • Turnersville

    • Been around woodworking 50 years, since 1975

    • Degree in Industrial arts, taught it for 6 years

    • Joined Carpenters’ union, worked for trade shows

    • Retired for 13 years, with small but well equipped shop in basement

  3. Fred

    • Many years, most shop time in machine shop

    • Couple of years ago, got tooling from his son

    • Doing mostly wood turning

  4. Luther Perry

    • 33 years old, nurse and parametic

    • Took up woodworking during Covid

    • Made a workbench, planer, tablesaw, CNC machines

    • Enjoy it a lot, learning a lot, looking forward to getting info from guild

  5. Dick

    • Made a set of bookends in 10th grade

    • Don’t have access to shop right now

  6. Andrew

    • Dick’s son

    • Dad taught shop stuff

    • Got a few tools (chop saw, etc.)

    • Doing a lot of backyard projects

  7. Battleship New Jersey

    • Selling teak deck as mementos

    • Pretty rough shape

    • Prices high, because they give you a certificate of authenticity

  8. 2x4 challenge

    • Grading going for craftsmanship

    • Go with one vote per person, using a post it note pad

    • Folks went through their projects, one-by-one, describing the materials, joinery, why they made it, etc.

    • Mahogany end table with brass (interesting glue up)

    • Offset bowl with interesting way to cut and re-assemble

    • Three dimensional cutting board

    • Large salad bowl

    • Stool with Cabriole leg

    • Puzzle Box

    • Phone holder

    • Keepsake box

    • Stool

  9. Guild voted by post-it note, with the item with the most post-its being the winner, then 2nd, then 3rd

    • Winner was “watch box”

    • End table was 2nd place

    • Stool was third place

  10. October event is Sharpening

    • Folks demo various ways to sharpen, and people can try them out

    • Mark soliciting who wants to demo and what they will demo (saw sharpening, card scraper, etc.)

  11. November’s event is a scrapwood challenge. Take wood from your scrap pile and build something

  12. Mark closed the meeting at 8:50 PM

July 6, 2023

Number of Attendees: 19

 

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:12 PM

  2. Dominic Avateli is the new manager (Chris got the chance to go to a music retailer, so he left Rockler to pursue his dream)

    • Woodworking his entire life

    • Currently a “side gig” mostly concentrating on turning & lathe work

    • Worked a store since it opened

    • Wants to know what we can do to help each other out (supporting guild and Rockler)

  3. Discussion of discount policy – 10% on most items, but does not count for motorized product (Festool, DeWalt, SawStop, etc) or already marked sales items

  4. Rockler during summer, cutting back start time to 6pm, from Memorial Day to Labor day (or October). Requested that guild might consider coming in earlier – like 6 PM start, rather than 7 PM

    • Mark’s workaround for August – field trip to Saw Mill in Collingswood, 7 PM – dusk

    • August 3rd

    • Mark will provide meeting location and point-of-contact

  5. Salman will send the list of all current email recipients to Brad

  6. Dominic described Kansas City Woodworker’s guild

    • Large building

    • Each person had their own wall

    • Working at non-profit, with maker space (machines, benches, etc.)

    • Meetings were show & tell

    • Attendance 100+ people

  7. Question on the Wharton Esherick tour

    • Person on site suggested better to do it in the Fall

    • Mark thinking of November for site visit

  8. Tool Library

    • Some items that guild has include slow speed grinder, track saw, duo dowel jointer (similar to a biscuit jointer, but drills dowel holes)

    • A lot of the books, CDs, etc., are in the workbench at the Church

    • Some discussion on purchasing new tools (such as a vacuum bag system or CNC machine)

  9. Person in New York, with missing carvings 6” x 12” something like twelve of them. If interested in doing the work, text or email Mark.

  10. New folks at meeting?

    • Steve, wife & he just moved here from PA

                                          i.    Wants to learn woodworking (what to buy, how to make, etc.)

                                         ii.    Made niece a bookshelf, starting doing simple things

                                        iii.    Member of Philadelphia Woodworks, so got to use their tools and learn

    • Bill Stoudt from Cherry Hill. Joined guild right before panemic

                                          i.    Mostly gifts in woodworking

    • Deborah and Brian

                                          i.    Refinished furniture

                                         ii.    Interested in restoring furniture (fix, refinish, etc)

11. Mark demonstrated his Bridgewood jointer/planer blade sharpener

    • Mark volunteered to sharpen everyone’s jointer/planer blades in 15 minutes

    • Haven’t used it yet. Went through manual for repair & setup, so everything works

    • Sharpen two at a time, then take one off & leave the other one on as a template for the remaining ones

    • Color blade with black marker, bring it in to cut center of blade. It will then sharpen a hollow ground bevel

 12. Brian Menold (published author) discussed how he does his puzzle boxes

    • Showed sample of various puzzle boxes he created

    • A typical one has eleven (11) moves to open

    • Has designers around the world sending him designs. He builds them and pays them for the design (though usually its just a copy of the puzzle)

    • Has 72 different species of wood

    • Produce a 6-12 different puzzles, 20-30 each, total of 200-300 puzzles a period (often 4-8 weeks) so over a thousand a year

    • Copies of the book available on Amazon or Fine Woodworking

    • Showed his three piece pyramid puzzle

    • Don’t import or export the woods on “do not ship” or endangered list – so no issue with shipping

    • Variety of jigs, small tablesaw, various special designed machines used to make items to the exact size

13. Salman discussed his purchase (from Brian Menold) of the Shelix helical head blades for his DeWalt 735 planer

  • Installed the helical head in his planer. 40 total carbide cutters.

  • Instead of having to replace a whole blade, you can rotate individual cutters. If you need to replace it, you just need to change out one small cutter, not the whole blade

  • Brian was originally spending $hundreds a year to replace the old planer blades, replacing them every month. Didn’t have to change them for a almost two years after he made the switch

  • Brian noted that you will want to change out the old bearings when doing his, unless they come with the new helical head

  • A lot of YouTube videos on how to do it, including a 59 minute one, and a 15 minute one. The recommendation is to watch the long one once and to use the short one as a reference while actually doing the work

14. September event is the 2x4 challenge (what can you make out of a 2x4); details on the front page of the site

15. Sharpening event for October meeting

    • Folks demo various ways to sharpen, and people can try them out

    • Mark soliciting who wants to demo and what they will demo (saw sharpening, card scraper, etc.)

16. Mark closed the meeting at 8:56 PM

June 1, 2023

Number of Attendees: 20

 

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:07 PM

  2. Erik, the acting store manager, made some announcements

    • Chris left Rockler to run a music store, music is his passion

    • Erik talked about Rockler’s change for guild membership. Members will be given a discount card to members of the guild

    • When purchasing, present your card, and discount will be given to members

  3. First Time attendees? No new attendees tonight

    • Brad (chapter treasurer) will take checks next week, or you can mail to him

    • Brad’s email address: Brad@bradssanders.com

    • Due’s $30 a year

  4. Salman Discussed the 2x4 challenge

    • Make a project with the equivalent of 8ft 2x4

    • Use any lumber with those dimensions + 10% extra items (glue, fasteners, etc.)

    • Judging will be in the September meeting

  5. Kevin proposed a “scrapwood” competition for the November meeting

    • Use something for your scrapwood pile

    • Make something interesting

  6. Brad discussed potential guild trip to Wharton Esherick museum

    • House, built by him with stone and wood

    • Workshop

    • Interesting, curved type wood

    • Mark will try to setup tour for weekend, but we may have to do week day to get in

  7. Woodworking in 18th Century in Williamsburg

    • January 25-28, 2024

    • Hay Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Joinery shop are great to see

    • Attendees excellent sources

    • Coffee breaks during day/beer breaks at nice – great comradery

    • Annual meeting of SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture)

  8. Mike Richter

    • Wanted to say hello to folks he hasn’t met yet. Mike is the guild founder is often the one folks get in touch with from the website

    • Jim Parise (former president) says hello as well, though he wasn’t there in person

    • Dick Beckman under the weather, so he will pass around a piece of paper for folks to sign

    • Post tour – Philadelphia open shop tour for crafts. Guild used to go the two weekends after labor day

    • Mike has a red oak tree in the back yard, tree company has 40ft of straight trunk in good shape. If someone knows someone with a mobile sawmill, let him know

  9. Mark spoke about a recent passing of someone down by the shore

    • Some hand woodworking tools

    • Five looms and lots of fabric

  10. Shop horror stories

    • Kickback – changed out the splitter and forgot to put back in. First one got him

    • 3HP Unisaw, cutting Walnut, locked around riving knife, stopped the 3HP Unisaw. Had to use knee to hit stop switch

    • Tried to do more than 1 thing at a time, and tired at the time.

    • Thirty years ago (30) contractors saw, with warped board. The 1HP will stop, the 3HP will shoot it back to you

    • Another issue where someone took an antihistamine due to a cold, and had a small cut with the tablesaw

    • Bandsaw accident where they were holding a vase in the wrong way, couldn’t see where the hands were, and ended up cutting off 3 fingers

    • Be careful when you change techniques when you change tools. Using a carving knife, you can put thumb on back to provide power and guidance. Then switched to hot knife and kept cutting the same way

    • Refrigerator repair with 1-1/2” staples. Holding pieces together, and stapled his hands. Keep your hands more than 1-1/2” away

    • A lot of accidents happen right after lunch, due to low blood sugar. Stop, eat, take a break

    • Radial Arm saw – major source of injury. Should not recommend to new guild members

  11. Stan shared his cardboard box project (haha)

    • Actually a prototype tray – Japanese design/look

    • Main tray piece sat in shop for several pieces

    • Arched handles. Next one will be vacuum bag bent, because these were done with Bandsaw and spokeshave

    • Used a Little Ripper (shown on YouTube) for cutting some of the very narrow pieces.

    • With vacuum bag, he finds with no “snap back” of curve, while steaming he had  some “snap back”

    • Titebond glue for lamination. Also has used “Old Brown” glue

  12. Mark closed the meeting at 8:43 PM

April 6, 2023

Number of Attendees: 17

 

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:07 PM

  2. Chris (Manager for Rockler) opened the meeting talking about pricing

    • Major manufacturers and power tools (Dewalt, Festool, etc.) set pricing, so no guild discount

    • Sale items (like lumber) can’t get the discount

    • Power tool accessories from major manufacturer cannot be discounted

    • A lot of Rockler items and regular wood typically can be discounted

    • Check pricing on the internet – if you come with an internet price, then store will honor it

    • Mark noted that the guild really appreciates Rockler let them stay there

  3. First Time attendees

    • Mark introduced himself as President

    • Louis

                                          i.    Dabbling 15-20 years

                                         ii.    Retired engineer

                                        iii.    Brid Woodworker

    • Lebron

                                          i.    Brand new, no tools

                                         ii.    Interested in getting into it, after doing some work as a kid

    • Alan

                                          i.    Egg harbor

                                         ii.    Jewelry box, turnings

                                        iii.    President of Cape May Turners

    • Stan

                                          i.    Retired professor

                                         ii.    Woodworker since 6 years old

                                        iii.    Great grandfather did it

    • Joyce

                                          i.    Interest in restoration of antiques she has inherited

                                         ii.    Likes to play with the tools

  1. Dave Potts went through his cutting board design and builds

    • Asked to retire by his company, been doing it for 15 years

    • Easiest thing in world is to make cutting board. Started doing work and blossomed

    • Only uses mineral oil for finish

    • Showed the running block pattern and described the method

    • Keeps his sawdust & uses it with glue to patch any holes

    • After steps, glue up & clean up.

    • Dave runs them through planer, expecting the edges to fray. Just clean up edges with table saw

    • Veneering is way to go in the future. Covering up low cost wood with expensive covers

  2. Ray showed his end grain cutting board

    • Standard cuts on tablesaw, re-glue up, then turn and glue up

    • Rain through planer, very small cuts,

    • Used scrap wood on each side

  3. John showed his jig for making cabriole legs

    • Made to aid in carving

    • A bit like a lathe, you can turn it, view down it, observe

    • Can use to carve on, rotate to next step, etc.

    • Use bandsaw and templates to start the project, then carve, rasp and sand it to shape

  4. Scott showed his bowl turning and finished

    • Likes Watco Oil finish

    • Top is sitting on a tenon on the head stock

    • Cutting in with a parting tool,

    • Whenever cutting live edge on tool, need to be pushing into the wood. If you pull out, it will splinter, cause issues

  5. Greg showed his Christmas gift cutting boards

    • Used engraver on boards

    • Processed engravers and wood burning

    • Dangerous technique – several folks have electrocuted themselves

  6. Showed some of his turnings, in this case a small bowl

    • Bowl cut through with spirals

    • Lid with same cuts

  7. Club dues $30 a year. Supplies food and speakers for the year

  8. Challenge for woodworking: 8ft 2x4 for September meeting. Allow other items, 10% extra wood for item

  9. Any ideas for next month, with Mark gone (he will be in Spain)

    • PowerPoint with furniture design

  10. Mark closed the meeting at 8:41 PM

January 5, 2023

Number of Attendees: 22

 

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:07 PM

  2. First Time attendees

    1. Ryan

      1. Lives in Ridley Park, last thing he built was stick chairs

      2. Did a lot of house remodel & furniture

    2. Douglas

      1. Lives in Brick, NJ, has worked in the Rockler store since June. Has a house in Moorestown as well

      2. General woodworker – furniture, casework, got into woodturning

      3. One of the instructors here for wood turning

    3. Alan

      1. From Mt. Holly

      2. Just got into hand tool woodworking, working on a bench

    4. Scott

      1. Cherry Hill

      2. Was a part of the group when it formed years ago

      3. Phil Hauser showed up, showed his turning. Very active in the turning guild

      4. Mostly turning for last 10 years

      5. Currently president of the DelVal Turner’s guild, which meets in Moorestown (next one is this Tuesday). May do events at Rockler as well, since 3 of their members are instructors

  3. Kevin went over the repair job that we got from the website on a table

    1. Two of the legs are in pretty bad shape. Kevin had to cut them out and repair, including “Sistering on” some Mahogany on one of them

    2. Salman has volunteered to do the scrollwork for the bottom shelf

  4. William brought a variety of table saw jigs for his operation

    1. Jig had clamps to hold it to the fence, so that it can slide along fence while holding the material. Better than requiring you to push it against the fence all the time

    2. Clamps also work with the blocks that you use for your miter saw fence

    3. Tapering Jig for cutting angle on table legs. Had clamps to hold piece on. After laying out leg, you know how much you want taken out at top and at bottom, adjust and clamp down, then run along fence to cut angle.

    4. Could also use t-tracks and bolts to create clamps for jig, instead of expensive zero clearance clamps on the jig

    5. Question on putting jig to ride in Miter slot. You could do that, but William prefers to reference off the fence, so its more adjustable. This allows it to be used with multiple table saws where the distance from the miter slot to the blade may vary and with different blades as it’s not tied to a specific kerf width for its zero-clearance effect.

  5. Mark made an announcement about next month’s tool auction. As before, members will contribute 10% of any proceeds to the guild and non-members will contribute 15%.

  6. Carl made announcement about Oak slabs he came into. If interested, please contact him

  7. Ted went over his jig, with an “L” fence. Used to make angled cuts, utilizing clamps to hold the base piece down

  8. Scott hasn’t used his router table in a while. Put new router (Triton) in his table. Wanted to make a “wave bowl” with a unique 3D view

    1. Had to rig up by putting bowl in a chuck, and then putting the chuck into a jig

    2. Jig is adjustable, with numerous holes for distances. Hole height for different bowl sizes

    3. Enables you to cut patterns on a bowl, on the band saw

    4. Used McMaster-Carr to get the threaded rods & nuts for the jig

  9. Salman

    1. Mentioned that Scott James in November, 2022, as relayed to Salman by Scott’s son, Matt

      1. We typically plant a tree in the person’s memory. Guild approved.

      2. Mark will handle the purchase a planting (in a US national forest) and the guild can “pass the hat” next month

      3. This Saturday, several members will go at 11 AM to his house to look over Scott’s workshop and holdings to help Matt work out how to handle the contents of the shop (Scott isn’t a woodworker). Will provide more info later to guild

    2. He recently bought some interesting tools and jigs

      1. Kerfmaker from Banggood

      2. Chamfer and roundover plane from Banggood

      3. Mini block plane with adjustable depth option from Bridge City Toolworks

      4. Universal gauge from Bridge City Toolworks

    3. The prices for all of these vary, especially around holidays.

    4. Tool reviews for many of the best tools off Banggood can be found on HookedOnWood.

  10. Mark went over Jim Parise’s jig for making 3D cutting boards. Jim used bolts to tighten top and side to aid with proper alignment

  11. February meeting (Feb 2nd) will be our annual tool auction. Bring your extra tools you want to sell, and come to purchase woodworking tools relatively cheaply. Guild will get 10% of any sellers proceeds (15% for non-member sellers)

  12. Mark closed the meeting at 8:41 PM

October 6, 2022

Number of Attendees: 16

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:15 PM

    • Iron Hill dinner beforehand, starting at 4:30 PM. Please let Mark or Brad know ahead of time so he can reserve a large enough table

    • Next meeting will be at Rockler, Nov 3rd.

    • Breaking at 8 PM so folks can make any final purchases

  2. No new folks for introduction

  3. October presentation by Aspen Golann (North Bennet graduate, worked at Williamsburg, artist in residence at Winterthur)

    • She presented at Williamsburg and impressed everyone

    • She is at Wintethur this quarter and was available to present

    • Got involved in crafting and always wanted to learn from “the ground up”. Did weaving of wool from her sheep, felled a tree to do her wood project, etc.

    • Wanted to learn the skills, and then apply them to what she wanted to build. A mix of 18th century and contemporary

    • Started woodworking four-and-a-half years ago

    • Air brushing of some items as a style, Learned how to do sand shading, glasswork, carving, etc.

    • Practices with little objects before she puts in on a larger project

    • Had a 5-year plan when she first started to buy all the tools to make Windsor chairs. Got called from Woodworker who was going into Hospice, and he donated them to someone who would use them. She will use them for the rest of her career, and then she plans to donate them to another woodworker

    • This is now part of the “living tools” project to collect and donate used tools.

  4. Aspen then demonstrated how she uses lasers to determine how to drill for Windstor chairs

    • Discussed “rake” and “splay” for the angles needed for the leg

    • Uses lasers to determine the “resultant angle” for the chair legs

    • Designs at half scale, with seat 8” off ground (standard chair is 16”). Seat is 1-1/2”, so model is 3/4”. Then uses coat hangers to make legs and moves them around till it looks good

    • Use “sight line” to determine the “resultant angle” for drilling

    • Grinds her bits to a 4 degree angle as it works very well for angled drilled, converting less expensive bits into brad point bits

    • Uses the two sets of lasers to show which angle to go into each way. Two lights to angle off

    • Likes to have a very sensitive clutch. That way if she goes offline, it stops, and when the bit exits, the clutch engages. Enables her to then back off and go full bore – which leaves a nice clean hole

    • Uses reamer to clean out and put angle in hole for legs

    • Most Windsor Chair makers use split wood, green wood. This allows you to use straight grained wood. Using kiln dried wood creates a level of difficulty. It can be done, but splitting Kiln dried is a challenge

    • Lasers are typically $50 each

    • Website is www.thechairmakerstoolbox.com

  5.  Mark closed the meeting at 8:33 PM

August 4, 2022

Number of Attendees: 21

 

Notes:

  1. Mark opened the meeting at 7:15 PM

    • Iron Hill dinner beforehand at 5:30 PM. Going forward, please let Mark know ahead of time if you plan to attend so he can reserve a large enough table

    • Next meeting will be at Rockler, Sep 1st. Salman will present his Cutlist Generator, though we are looking for other work, also

    • The October meeting’s presenter will be Aspen Golann (North Bennet graduate, worked at Williamsburg, artist in residence at Winterthur)

  2. New Folks

    • Russ, been woodworking for a while (couldn’t make it last month). Working on stuff needed for house, Chimney cabinet

    • Don, woodworker hobbyist for 20 years, a lot of furniture. Shop is cluttered (OSHA violation) built a lot of furniture for family, including dining room table and 8 chairs (bent lamination)

    • Kevin, working in hobby for a year, looking to get outside of cutting boards and furniture for the shop

  3. Kevin (Assistant Manager) covering for Chris at Rockler

    • Thanked the guild for coming

    • They have a US-made alternative to Baltic Birch plywood for cabinets — little to no voids, high quality, available in several thicknesses

    • Breaking at 8 PM so folks can make any final purchases

  4. John gave a presentation on older hand planes

    • Chisels are older than planes. A plane is a way to hold the chisels at a constant angle

    • Oldest plane known was dug out of Pompeii (1st century AD)

    • Discussion of original iron vs iron and chip breaker, and timeline of when

    • Used hammer to adjust plane blade in and out, left and right

    • Transition plane, where bailey figured out way to adjust blades. Wood plane with adjustment mechanism

    • Moved to metal plane, which is what most folks know. 1870 rolled out, but most folks stayed with their wooden planes

    • Some discussion of French and German planes. German style has horns on front to help it be controlled

    • Discussion on wooden molding planes, regular planes and Japanese planes

  5. William gave a presentation on some older tools and special furniture

    • Special planes and blades for a variety of tasks (cutting grooves on rounded portions)

    • Showed several woodworking projects he’s been using for years

    • Rolling pin

    • Cheese knives from wood

    • Ice Cream scoop that he turned

    • Basket he created out of wood slats

    • Weed holder

    • 4 sided book stand

  6. Ted talked about whittling, the specific tools and techniques used. He pretty much holds it in his hand as he whittles

  7. Salman talked about email phishing and the dangers to the guild members

    • Someone claimed to be looking to purchase a wardrobe, passed on to Kevin

    • Kevin’s bid was pretty high ($1500 labor, $1200 materials) but the guy did not “blink” at the cost

    • Guy requested bank information, name and email - made Kevin and Salman suspicious as bank information is unusual and name and email were already known to him

    • Salman said if folks get emails like this and are concerned, contact him.

  8. Mark closed the meeting at 9:00 PM

July 7, 2022

Number of Attendees: 18

 

Notes:

  1. This was the first event at the new Rockler store in Moorestown NJ (1165 Nixon Dr, Moorestown, NJ 08057)

  2. Chris is the Manager for the store and started off the meeting

    • Welcomed the guild and hopes that we can work together in the years ahead

    • Guild members gets 10% discount on in-store purchases

    • Open for guild to meet at Rockler every month

    • Guild can put up sign for the guild with contact information

    • The official grand opening of store is Saturday, July 9th – with events going on for the next two (2) weeks

  3. Mark took over the meeting and discussed potential events over the next several months

    • Sawmill owner tour of property and lumber

    • Aspen Golden in October (North Bennet graduate, worked at Williamsburg, artist in residence at Winterthur)

    • Looking for additional speakers and subjects

  4. Tool Auction began.

    • Guild purchased tools from a retiring woodworker and sold those

    • Other guild members sold a variety of objects

    • Some items were given out on the free table

    • Rockler provided a variety of items to be given out in a lottery

    • Salman managed to not purchase over $100 of merchandise that Mark gave out

    • Guild collected over $153 for the auction. Great job!

  5. Next guild meeting scheduled for 7 PM on Thursday, Aug 4, at the Rockler store

  6. Mark closed the meeting at 9:05 PM

May 5, 2022

Number of attendees: 12

Notes:

  1. Back at the Unitarian Church! Kevin figured out how to make coffee, and someone brought snacks. Things are returning to normal…

  2. Mark was out, so Salman ran the meeting. Salman opened the meeting at 7:32 PM.

  3. Salman talked about tools they purchased for the guild (about $150 total). Tools will be actioned off at the guild tool auction.

  4. Salman introduced the new member, Ray Rosenblum

    1. Woodworker since early 70’s

    2. He is going to be working at the Moorestown Rockler part time, but he was also recruiting guild members, if interested in working

    3. It’s great having a store like this close by to pick up supplies, tools, take classes, etc.

    4. Will be located right behind the Moorestown Mall, near the old Navy

    5. Opening date is June 9th

  5. William gave a presentation on wooden hand screws

    1. Two threaded robs with bolts to secure

    2. Can put a tremendous amount of pressure on them

    3. Can be difficult when first using them to understand them, but once you get the hang of it, they are very flexible

    4. Come in a variety of sizes, with different depths of holding on the jaws. #0 to #5, with #5 being the largest. There are some even smaller than a #0.

    5. Suggest to always use your strong hand on the outside/lower handle (i.e., for most folks, use your right hand)

    6. Also useful for holding small parts as you work with them on the router table, bandsaw, table saw, etc.

    7. If you cut “V” grooves in the end, you can use them to grip round stock

  6. Dave talked about SAPFM (Society of American Period Furniture Makes)

    1. Great organization to belong to

    2. Talked about Phil Lowe and his plans

    3. The plans are available for free from the SAPFM website

  7. Salman showed the chess set that he made with his scroll saw

    1. Come up with pattern, glue it on to a piece of wood, then cut it out – kind of like tracing

    2. Make 4 squares at a time, then used table saw with stop block to cut them off one at a time. Helped with the squaring

    3. Used a variety of woods for the board and the pieces (walnut, maple, padauk, etc.)

    4. For sanding, he used little diamond files from Harbor Freight in order to go inside the nooks and crannies of the pieces

    5. Does all his work with a #5 reverse skip tooth blade

    6. Used a jig to assemble the pieces (a total of 7 different jigs of various sizes)

    7. Spray lacquer it for finish

  8. Salman also gave detailed instruction on using the scroll saw (speeds, blades, methods, etc.)

    1. Two different types of blades – pinned and pinless

    2. Pinned blade are more robust in shape, form & size – so not as much blade drift

    3. Problem with pinned blades is you can’t get into as tight a spot

    4. If given a choice, you go for a saw that accepts pinless blades

    5. Salman provided a demo on the scroll saw with emphasis on machine speeds and blade usage

    6. Further discussions on uses of the scroll saw, different blades, speeds, and makes/models which Salman likes

  9. Salman closed the meeting at 9:17 PM

February 3, 2022

Total Number of Attendees: 16

Notes:

  1. General pre-meeting discussion (projects, dating, backgrounds, Williamsburg event, etc.)

  2. Mark Showers opened the meeting at 7:28 PM

  3. David confirmed dues for 2022 would be $30 for the year

  4. New attendee Alyson:

    • Recently moved back to NJ; has seen a lot of woodworking, especially woodturning and scrollsaw work.

    • Looking forward to getting back into it. Some carving as well.

    • Trying to incorporate it all together (turn a bowl, do carving on it, etc.)

    • Mark mentioned the tool auction as an opportunity to purchase used tools. Also, Woodcraft Delaware is holding their parking lot tool sale on Sunday, April 3rd

    • She was looking for wood locations, and club members mentioned Hearne Hardwood in PA, and Willard Brothers in Trenton NJ

  5. New attendee Leslie:

    • Just a beginner, started looking at furniture prices and wants to make some of their own furniture

    • Went to school for engineering, wants to learn how to use it

    • Side table for bed, but didn’t happen. Would like some help to bounce ideas off the membership.

  6. New attendee Steve:

    • Beginner/intermediate. 2018 saw him with some personal issues, and to get through it he started making furniture

    • Tends to do about 6+ furniture pieces a year

    • Small garage shop in Mantua. Looking to learn new stuff

  7. Mark received 3 boxes of books from a friend with woodworking. Salman and Mark will get photos and lists of book titles, so they can share them with the rest of the guild membership

  8. Brad Sanders has taken over the treasury. We’ll get a new address out for people to send their checks to. Mark did confirm that Brad wanted to take the job as Brad hadn’t been able to attend a previous meeting to confirm this himself.

  9. Mark gave a quick update on the Williamsburg Woodoworking Event in January

    • Online (couldn’t do onsite due to Covid)

    • Discussion on Aspen Golann work, including website. Mark proposed to have her do a presentation

    • A lot of people, good projects and a lot of fun. Gives you the chance to talk to some of the great furniture makers in the country

  10. General discussion from group on tools, projects, presenters, etc.

  11. Continued discussion on the “Shaper Origin” tool vs a CNC machine.

  12. Dave asked about a Winterthur trip with the club this year?

    • Dominy woodworking shop

    • Rooms full of furniture

    • Curated/Special tours

    • Jim will send out links In email to Roy Underhill and Dominy shop tours

  13. Next Meeting will be Thursday, March 3rd @7pm, in person at Collingswood Millwork in Collingswood. Bob’s, where he will go over how to work with Corian.

  14. Meeting closed at 8:50 PM

January 7, 2021

Total # of Attendees: 21

Notes:

  1. Jim opened up the zoom meeting at 7 PM

  2. General conversation and project/tool bragging started the meeting

  3. EJ talked about a new spokeshave from Heartwood Tools.

  4. Phil showed his square “bowl” that he turned on his lathe.

  5. The meeting started at 7:15 PM

  6. Jim had some starting notes

    1. We have some guild resources that are available (planes, Triton tools such as a whetstone grinder and a track saw) that are available. Please contact Jim to identify what you’d like.

    2. Looking for a volunteer to be the librarian to track and give out tools. Salman volunteered.

    3. Dues: we haven’t had to spend much money (just Zoom). Dave is looking at PayPal account for us to credit to. We should have more info for next meeting, but the dues may be capped at $30 for 2021.

  7. EJ came to give us a presentation on her business.

    1. Her site is on http://hurricanewoodwork.com

    2. Started woodworking 7 years ago, business 5 years ago

    3. Got a bunch of power tools to start, now focusing more on hand tools

    4. Everything from small items (cutting boards, woodburning, etc) up to tables, furniture, etc.

    5. Have done waterfall tables and epoxy.

      1. Need protective gloves (it will stick to everything)

      2. HTPE or Tyvex tape (for small items) to prevent leaks

      3. Keeping color consistency is difficult with large pours because it takes multiple batches (you shouldn’t pour more than ½”, but ¼” is better)

      4. Have to pour, wait till it’s almost cured (tacky) then put on next one, so it bonds better

      5. Went through gallery of her work

      6. Use Odie’s Oil for finish

        1. Traditionally meant for finishing floors.

        2. Low VOC with a proprietary recipe) Food safe

        3. Wipe it on in small amounts (she used Brillo pads) and buff it into grain. After 45 minutes buff it out. She uses 3 coats.

        4. Available on Amazon. $38 for 9oz – finished two bedframes with one jar

    6. Dominick complimented her on her work and getting started in the business so early, and so quickly

    7. Some discussion on the table (how built, use of Festool’s Domino, waterfall & epoxy methods)

    8. Exotic wood she got from Diamond Tropical Hardwoods in Sellersville, PA (warehouse). Also use exotics (canary wood, osage orange, etc.). Domestics from Groff & Groff Lumber

    9. Shop is rented, currently located in Kensington in Philadelphia (cheapest for SF) but wants to eventually buy a home and build a shop

  8. Frank and Dave showed their latest works. Frank’s cutting board included very thin pieces, including one piece that was just 1/16” x 1/16”.

  9. Meeting concluded around 8:30 PM

December 17, 2020

Total # of Attendees: 14

Notes:

  1. General discussion from 7 PM – 7:15 PM, with discussions about what folks were making during the holiday season

    1. Kevin was starting a Craftsman Kitchen Island

    2. Art & Mike discussed options for Baltic Birch plywood (Fessenden Hall, etc.)

    3. Mike was discussing adding plywood to his shop walls so he could put up cabinets

    4. Some discussion of the various aspects of Zoom meetings and license. The issue was how to co-host meetings in case the primary host can’t attend.

  2. Jim called the meeting to order at 7:23 PM.

  3. New guys

    1. Bob Duffy: lives in Mays’ landing, involved in Woodworking for 20 years now

    2. Justin Foley: from Cherry Hill, only been working for a few years in a 2-car garage. Wanted to enhance his skills. Also gave details about his desk project from online plans. Neighbors have asked for his help, it grew and got shown on NJ.com, CBS and Fox news, etc.

  4. Frank Longbottom did a Butcher Block presentation.

    1. Got the plans from Jonathan Katz-Moses. Frank deliberately didn’t cover numbers, sizes and other technical details to protect the copyright of the work.

    2. The plans are are online and can be purchased

    3. Made with four types of wood: maple, walnut, cherry and blackwood

    4. 5/4 boards, 6” wide, 6’ long - $205 in New Jersey

    5. Make up hexagonal cylinders, each comprising six triangles which are themselves further made up of smaller pieces

    6. Frank went over all the table saw steps to make the triangles with repetitive cuts and create the triangles.

    7. Then the pieces get glued together to make the necessary triangles, using V-blocks in the corners to aid clamping

    8. Put masking tape down, apply glue and then roll them up to create the cylinder.

    9. Once glued up, wafers the wafers can be sliced and use to make the finished board

    10. Filled gaps with epoxy (it’s going to be “gappy”)

    11. Finished with cutting board finish

    12. Took about 5 days. Wasn’t hard, but tracking the triangles of maple, walnut and cherry to make sure the triangles are assembled correctly requires attention

  5. Jim shared some pictures of meetings over the last twelve years of folks

    1. Rocker meeting (Maloof style rocking chairs)

    2. Dulcimers and Harps (he actually played)

    3. Boat Works (in Camden)

    4. Frank’s router dovetail jig demonstration

    5. A lady who made very intricate items out of torsion boxes

    6. Turning Meeting at The Center for Art In Wood

    7. Frank Klausz’ workshop tour and presentations

  6. The meeting concluded at 9 PM

November 5, 2020

Total # of Attendees: 13

Notes:

  1. Video Conference held on google meets. Invite was sent by Kevin Drevik on Google Meets. If you did not receive an invite, please contact Kevin at Kdrevik@yahoo.com

  2. Dave Potts wasn’t available to provide Treasurer’s report

  3. Colin Knecht was our special guest

    1. Website: http://www.woodworkweb.com

    2. Based near Vancouver, British Columbia, on an island, in Ladysmith

    3. Started woodworking on his own in preschool (parents have 8mm film). Picked it up from his father

    4. Did a lot of work in school, starting in 10th grade, including building a home

    5. Interesting thing for selling wood gear – most people don’t buy the cheapest or most expensive – it’s usually “middle of the road.” Price yourself in the middle: it’s fine to have a few very inexpensive items and a few more expensive items, but the bulk of the sales typically come from the mid-range products, so plan to have more of those

    6. Products that folks like to purchase:

      1. Cutting boards

      2. Bowls

      3. Utensils

      4. Things in the kitchen (serving trays, wine racks, etc.)

      5. Unique decorative things (boxes, planters, etc.)

    7. Colin then showed some of the items on his workbench:

      1. Simple oak cutting board

      2. Wooden cake cutter and server

      3. Boxes

      4. Live Edge platter

      5. Keurig coffee holder

    8. For sales, you need “the Interrupt”: something that makes people stop by your site or sales table.

    9.  Trade Shows:

      1. Make sure everything is easily marked and shows what everything costs

      2. As mentioned before, a lot of times, they’ll purchase the “middle of the road” item that is on your table

      3. Go on Etsy and YouTube to identify wood things that sell

    10. Where to go to sell:

      1. Ebay is a good place to sell

      2. Etsy website. For Etsy stores, look to have multiple items in your Etsy store

      3. Amazon has a place you can sell hand-made items

      4. Farmer’s markets, swap meets, craft shows – can often charge $20 for table for a day

      5. Sometimes, it helps if you don’t attend regularly – be consistently inconsistent. It will make you more attractive as people will think that they should get something they see because there’s no guarantee you’ll be there the next time around.

      6. Have business cards to give away. They’re cheap to get printed and help people with repeat business

      7. It starts to become hard to quit – you start making money, buying more tools, etc.

  4. Colin then changed topics to describing how he acquires wood for his items

    1. Constantly on the lookout: craigslist, garage sales, swap meets

    2. Used plywood, cut down a tree, had wood milled up, etc.

    3. Really need to know your prices so you can identify good deals.

    4. Problem with pallet woods is the rocks and grit on them which can seriously damage your jointers and planers, etc. The wood is free, but it can have issues.

    5. Lots of little mills around – can get some good deals, but the wood is usually always wet; just be aware of pricing so you don’t pay too much for wet woods.

    6. Remember, you need to stack and sticker it so it can dry

    7. Talked about how to build a simple Kiln/drying rack

    8. Another way is to do a “bulk buy” with the guild. A group of folks going there to get a “lift” of it

    9. Don’t really buy from Big Box stores – they never really have deals; can look in the oak bin, though

    10. Use a lot of wood dyes to make less expensive woods appear to be the more expensive woods (such as ebony)

    11. Live edge wood becoming very popular.

  5. Questions from Guild Members:

    1. Pricing Projects: Go around at what other people are charging (that is what your customers are doing)

    2. Mill in the area: Hearne Hardwoods

    3. Popular Woods to use: Maple, Cherry, Oak

    4. He’ll send a list to Jim of websites people can use to sell for passing on to the guild

  6. Dave Potts reported on current account : $2,996.55

  7. Jim mentioned mill in New Jersey

    1. John Lockman (Elmer NJ): http://lockmanhardwoods.com/

    2. Full Circle Woodwork (Tabernacle, New Jersey): https://www.facebook.com/FullCircleWoodworx

  8. Frank will speak next month on a project he’s working on.

  9. The meeting concluded at 8:32 PM.

March 5, 2020

Total # of Attendees: 26

Notes:

  1. Meeting held at the Collingswood Architectural Millwork Company, located at 715 Taylor Avenue, Collingswood, NJ.

  2. Meeting started at 7:20 PM.

  3. Bob started off introducing the business

    1. Busy site, doing 2-3 deliveries a day

    2. About 18 people working for the company. Folks on the floor have 20 years experience

    3. Work is a wide range of product (from plastic laminate cabinets to custom foreign wood products, countertops and cabinetry)

    4. Can control a lot of work from the office (CNC machines, cutters, etc.) Plans the work upstairs, sends work down, people execute

    5. Uses no wood filler and instead insists on shop setups that ensure that the joints are that tight.

    6. Does complicated veneer work and panel work (book match, sequence match, etc.)

    7. Work in multiple media (e.g., Stair work and integrating with stainless steel)

    8. Did all the floors on the new Camden 1828 Triad building (the guild secretary, Kevin Drevik’s company building). Three different customers, each with different color schemes, designs, etc.

  4. Meg talked about concerns of estimating

    1. Multiple changes as project goes on

    2. Architects using exotic materials which have to be sourced & priced

    3. Work on getting similar product sourced locally (ex. Special Australian wood, found something similar in central NJ)

  5. Bob took group through shop and showed various pieces of equipment. Everything was on a massive, industrial scale, especially compared to hobbyist woodworkers’ shops and setup

    1. Strong emphasis on accuracy of cuts. Standard for company is 1/32” or less

    2. Italian crosscut saws – able to cut within ½ millimeter

    3. CNC machines

    4. Sheet cutter, which maximizes usage of sheet goods. Bob can send down cutting plan to machine, and machine can do 3-5 sheets at a time. Very accurate 5” blade, no splintering

    5. Edge bander – can do everything (PVC, wood, etc.). Glues up, cuts, rounds over.

    6. Wide range of other machines, finishing equipment, etc.

  6. Tour finished with Q&A, then pastries and coffee upstairs

  7. Woodworking show in Secaucus, NJ this weekend, Fri- Sun

  8. Bob (new attendee)

    1. Worked with wood for last 6-7 years

    2. Used to do construction

    3. Built kitchen cabinets a couple of years ago, now working on bathroom vanity

  9. Next Meeting will be on Thursday, April 2nd, at 7:20 PM at our normal location in Cherry Hill
    Note: Because of Covid-19 lockdowns and the need to practise social distancing, the meeting ended up not taking place.

  10. The meeting concluded at 8:55 PM.

February 6, 2020

Total # of Attendees: 31

 

Notes:

  1. Jim opened the meeting at 7:26 PM.

  2. Jamie (new attendee)

    • Semi-retired, looking to learn

    • Looking for groups, suppliers

  3. Bill (new attendee)

    • Been here a couple of times, ready to join when treasurer arrives

  4. Larry presented

    • Background, was high school social studies teacher & principal (36 years) then 5 years of college

    • Started playing with wood once he retired, started doing shows, etc.

    • Looks at YouTube, other items, tries to figure out how he can do it

    • Found out about Nakashima furniture, and was knocked out – really loved it

    • Really picky about his wood – “it has to knock me out”

    • Passed around his book with pictures of what he’s made

    • His pricing is an issue – his friends say he does not charge enough. Philly furniture show costs $2K to get in. Did well, got commissions from show

    • For a board that was twisted, he clamped it down, and then butterfly’s it and epoxied it. This seemed to stabilize it and keep it flat

    • He sands, planes, etc. to flatten tops. He has 20” planer, a Jet drum sander, and a 14” Laguna band saw.

    • Typically sands to 300, and then puts first coat of wipe-on poly/mineral spirits; then 400 grit and next coat, working up to 600 grit or more.

    • Does not work with 9/4 or 8/4 boards. Most dining room tables, etc., he does now are 6/4

    • Uses a Domino for mortise & Tenon – increases speed & accuracy

    • One of the tables shown had a book-matched top (very nice)

  5. Kevin brought in the guild’s library of DVDs and books

    • Plan is to bring it to every meeting, if possible

    • Members can check out for free for 1 month (Kevin has sign-up sheet)

    • Have to pay penalty if you don’t bring it back at next guild meeting ($3 for book or DVD)

  6. William had a demo on a square he dropped

  7. Mark talked about Collingswood Millwork (Bob)

    • CAD machine & CNC machine

    • Invited us to hold meeting at his shop

    • Potential to do a project and sell it for charity

    • Guild voted to hold March meeting at Collingswood

  8. Dave & Mark talked about Williamsburg show

    • Thu-Sun; theme was “as furniture moved West”

    • Had all four (4) shops in Williamsburg showing stuff

  9. Cherry Hill arts & crafts show

    • May 9, 2020. Setup 8 AM – 9:30 AM

    • Cost $35

    • 8 ft tables available for rent

    • Direct sales to one (1) rep for each company

    • Booths outside on grass, 10x10

    • Mar 31st decision date

    • Show 10 AM – 3 PM

  10. Frank

    • Box based on Woodsmith’s show – how do you open?

    • Puzzle box takes 5 steps to unlock

  11. Upcoming Shows in area

    • Lie Nielsen event at Independence Seaport Museum in Philly (Feb 28-29)

    • New Jersey Woodworking show in Secaucus NJ (Mar 6-8)

    • Fine Woodworking Live event –Southbridge Mass (Apr 17-19)

  12. Dave Potts gave treasurer’s report: $2,674.87 remaining in account.

    • Nine new members tonight (not included in that number)

    • 29 Paid members as of tonight

    • Auction proceeds $136

    • Looking for a good speaker in April or May

  13. Congrats to Mike for another great speaker!

  14. Next Meeting will be on Thursday, March 5, at 7:20 PM. It will be held at the Collingswood Millwork (Mark will send address in advance)

  15. The meeting concluded at 8:55 PM.

January 2, 2020

Total # of Attendees: 31

Notes:

  1. Jim opened the meeting at 7:45 PM.

  2. Justin (new attendee)

    1. Worked for electrical utility, loves working with his hands

    2. Welding, engraving, woodworking

    3. Searching for folks with knowledge we can share

    4. Working out of Coop in Philly

  3. Mark (new attendee)

    1. Recently retired

    2. Haven’t touched woodwork in 10 years, so wanted to reach out and learn from folks

    3. Found us online (not sure where)

  4. William made a nice sitting slider he made that he wanted to auction off with the proceeds for the chapter

    1. Recycled leather top from couch

    2. Used a jig to make the pieces

    3. Mortise and tenon construction

    4. Cloud lift curve on Greene and Greene furniture

    5. William spent a lot of time demonstrating how to layout the cloud lift

  5. Upcoming Shows in area

    1. Baltimore Woodworking show this weekend (Jan 3-5)

    2. Lie Nielsen event at Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia (Feb 28-29)

    3. New Jersey Woodworking show in Secaucus, NJ (Mar 6-8)

    4. Fine Woodworking Live event –Southbridge, MA (Apr 17-19)

  6. Tool auction

    1. Mark Showers ran the auction again this year (thank you!)

    2. Saw blades were selling well

    3. A whole table full of braces – started out

    4. Mark pushed the braces – not many takers

    5. Salman “bought” a lot of items by accidentally raising his hands and sometimes by not doing anything

    6. Club asks for 10% of the proceeds from each sale

    7. People put in price ticket

    8. Great opportunity to pick up some tools that folks have sitting in their shop that aren’t being used

    9. A lot of money raised for the Guild, and hopefully folks got tools they needed

  7. Dave Potts gave the treasurer’s report: $1,788.87 remaining in account

  8. The meeting concluded at 9:03 PM.

December 5, 2019

Total # of Attendees: 20

The guild had its annual holiday dinner for members and spouses at the Short Hills Deli in Cherry Hill, NJ. Good food and drink, and great conversation – including non-woodworking-related topics.