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Tomorrow is our annual Garage Sale!Saturday August 22, 2026; 10am to 2pm1302 Parkland Ct, Champaign Each year, our club attempts to “clean house” by selling off excess tools, accessories, materials, and other “stuff” Just some heads-up examples, from the top of the heap: Turning tools Router tables (some with routers) Fun stuff More! Come see!Continue reading “Garage Sale – August 22, 2026”

Dual Drum Sander from SCTX Woodworkers Club     Hard Wax Finishes Overexplained   Applying General Finishes Hard Oil Finish    

We showed off a number of member projects this weekend, and Denny provided an excellent poster: Thank you to all who helped!

The Panto Router was created by Mattias Wandel, a Canadian woodworker and inventor who invented the pantorouter to make creating joints easier, faster, and more precise. His original pantorouter was make out of wood and plywood and he sold DIY plans for woodworkers to build their own. “Kuldeep Singh of Kyoto, Japan saw the woodenContinue reading “Panto Router”

Take a tour of the club here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQD2kgb5Jedopc49RvQiY9ZZvvQAF1JDB9_JltRr2erIZGcbjmjxo9mMt5ip-4yGNCKU7HgodZZR-tQ/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000

Here are some of the projects that our members have completed: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR-yDHoRjsCak5oE-vs1YuYfWfW1HB95gmEFrKfwJp0x2MtQWB18IStUBoGCmJ33MvRkWHbWKYjSFYd/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000

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: Election of board members for the upcoming year. Allan Tuchman will give a presentation of the proper use of the Work Sharp sharpening tool. Allan hasContinue reading “Annual Meeting – Feb 25, 2025”

UV Resin Finishes – How to apply and cure Link to the short slide show from the meeting: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18vWkGaj-BMEhAIoTQ7QlZnvAyIYEodMPclKhrPG0h_Y/edit?usp=sharing

Steps for making a segments bowl Make a plan.  Draw the cross section of your bowl out on graph paper.  This will help determine the outside diameter of each ring.  You will need to know the height of each ring – they do not need to all be the same height but it might beContinue reading “October 2022 Segmented Rings for Bowls”

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”