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Annual Meeting – Feb 25, 2025

The annual meeting of the Champaign Woodworkers Club will be held on Tuesday, Feb 25 at 7 PM at the club. The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

Affiliate Membership

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 also…

July 2022 – Track Saw

The club owns a Festool Track Saw system. Some track saw tips. Festool TS 55 Track Saw – This video is lengthy but does show how to use the Ffestool TS 55 System. If you can put up with the over the top talk there is some excellent information here. Bent’s Woodworking review of the…

February 2022 – Saw Stop and Drum Sanders

This month’s demonstrations are on how to safely and efficiently use the club’s SawStop table saws and the club’s drum sanders. Here are some videos on these topics. This next video is a long one but worth watching as a reminder that even experienced woodworkers make mistakes. Safety is ALWAYS the most important thing. Mistakes…

Leigh DR4 Dovetail Jig and Lathe Safety

Champaign Woodworkers Club has a Leigh DR4 Dovetail Jig with additional attachments for Box Joints and Mortise and Tenons. The Leigh DR4 Dovetail Jig allows for adjustable dovetail designs that other dovetail jigs do not allow. Half Blind Dovetails The WoodGrater has long list of videos on the Leigh D4R Pro Jig Here is the…

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