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The Champaign Woodworkers Club provides a place for local hobbyists to come together and pursue their interests in woodworking and related crafts.   Learning from each other is a significant part of that experience.  We realize that not everyone needs or can justify the cost of being a full member of the Club, but we alsoContinue reading “Affiliate Membership”

The new CU Woodshop Supply store is set to open at its new location at 1305 N. McKinley Ave., C, on Nov. 14. 10am-6pm, Saturday. Here is the News Gazette’s writeup: https://www.news-gazette.com/business/its-your-business-new-woodshop-supply-store-has-familiar-look/article_b0f5ca68-6a6f-5ecb-a3f9-bd5031ed201c.html And although the Club has no formal relationship with CU Woodshop Supply… I am sure we are all looking forward to their beingContinue reading “CU Woodshop Supply is opening on Saturday!”

The weather has been superb for our Yard Sale. Cool but not cold, and sunny with a hint of a beeze. What a nice day!

The following was sent to a limited audience (people who had actively expressed an interest) on October 20, but it’s worth sharing (again) because our Yard Sale is tomorrow! Dear Woodworker, Due to the complications of Covid-19, we are unable to hold the Open House/Garage Sale event that we had hoped for the coming SaturdayContinue reading “Sent a while ago, but relevant today”

Champaign Woodworkers Club Yard Sale. November 7, 2020, 9 am to 3 pm, 1302 Parkland Court, Champaign, IL Items include Woodworking Supplies: hand tools, power tool parts, jigs, game kits & automatic dust collection devices. Metal shelving. Electronics: computers, phones, TV mounting hardware, retail electronics, & printers. Building and Construction Supplies/Tools: Completed Woodworking Projects: cuttingContinue reading “Yard Sale, Nov 7, 2020; 9am to 3pm”

This was our first home page, from mid-July. It’s being archived here, because history is important Pardon our dust … The Champaign Woodworkers Club is currently “in labor”, being reborn from the Dreamshop of CU Woodshop Supply, Inc., at the location of the former CU Woodshop School, 1302 Parkland Ct., Champaign, IL. Many things areContinue reading “Trying to keep track”

A few photos from the past couple of weeks to remind you of the progress we have all made. So much has changed, I don’t have photos of everything. But here’s a sampling. And look at all the trash we’ve generated!

If you haven’t been by lately, here’s a few areas that are starting to shape up.

In today’s News Gazette newspaper, in the “It’s Your Business” feature, Debra Pressey included a very nice write-up of the Champaign Woodworkers Club, and CU Woodshop! If we can get permission to copy the article, and/or the photo, it will be posted here … Nevertheless, here is the link to their webpage: https://www.news-gazette.com/business/entrepreneurs/its-your-business-knock-on-wood-shop-back-in-business/article_2c895def-c6c3-5c47-9a16-1b20d3275b99.html

I’ll send out a status list/work list today or tomorrow. The picture-book version is below. It’s showing how far we’ve come! And we’re collecting a lot of stuff for our October yard sale. Collecting point is currently near the SE corner of Bay 1: