Central Jersey Woodworkers Association

The Central Jersey Woodworkers Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization of woodworkers founded for the purpose of providing a resource to the community for the promotion of woodworking and woodworking education at all levels of experience, sharing of information about woodworking techniques, tools, and sources for supplies, and facilitating the exchange of ideas with fellow woodworkers.

Past speakers have included professional furniture makers, including Frank Klausz, Jere Osgood, Frank Pollaro, Mario Rodriguez, Peter Tischler, and Geoffrey Noden, woodworking tool experts including Tom Lie-Nielsen and Graham Blackburn, semi-pros, boat builders, custom furniture craftsman, finishers, and more. Various hands-on comparisons of equipment have been offered, and there are periodic group purchases of equipment, wood, tools, and supplies.

We always welcome new members to our club. As a member, you will enjoy all of the benefits described above with the additional perks found on our members-only area: discounts for lumber, tools, and hardware, access to our book and multimedia library, group builds, and educational seminars.

Your first visit is free. If you come back again (and we hope you do), membership dues are $50 a year, prorated for the number of meetings left in the calendar year if you join in the middle of the year. Family memberships are also available. Membership renewals occur in January.

Membership benefits include access to the Members Area of our website and to our library of woodworking books, tapes, and DVDs. Members in good standing may borrow these items on a month-to-month basis.

Our club also has a collection of tools that members may borrow on a month-to-month basis:

  • Drill Doctor

  • Jet Mini Lathe

  • Kreg Pocket Hole Jig

  • Veneer Vacuum Press

  • Band Saw

  • More items listed in members’ area

Learn more: http://cjwa.org/

Dena Koehn

Dena Koehn grew up in Rose City, a rural town in mid-Michigan, and moved to southern Michigan to attend Adrian College. She graduated in 2005 with a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in English. After school, she worked in marketing and sales. In 2016 Dena started teaching woodworking classes with Luke in a garage, which eventually became the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute. She has served many roles at the SBWI, including Outreach Coordinator, Shaker Box Instructor, Secretary, Treasurer, Board Member, Bookkeeper, and now Director of Operations. She is also the Event Coordinator and Social Media Director of the Great Lakes Woodworking Festival, an annual event which brings together the best woodworkers from the Great Lakes region.

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