Whatever Your Woodworking Interests, this is the Place in
Central New York
to Explore and Learn
Woodworkers of Central New York is a multi-disciplinary social and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts of woodworking.
EXPERIENCE WOODWORKING - TURNING - CARVING - SCROLLING

Interested in Membership?  Click Here for Form!
Want More Details Before Joining?  Click Here!

Check Out Winners & Entries from the 2018 Woodworkers Challenge Here!
Weather Related Cancellations
See Here for Our Policy on Cancelling Meetings Due to Weather.

Sale of Ornaments & Other Items to
​Benefit CNY Children's Charities - Details Here

Thank You to Everyone Who Purchased Items from Us During 2018
Our First Sale is Saturday, June 15th at Seneca River Day

Thursday
June 6, 2019
The Mountain Dulcimer
A History
With Bernd Krause
​Sponsored by the Woodworkers

The Mountain dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family.  Bernd Krause, our resident luthier, will explore its extensive history  starting with the European Scheiholt of the early 1600's to the earl dulcimers of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee at the June 5th meeting. Bernd will be accompanied by several historical instruments as well as replicas of others.
NOTE:  Meeting starts at 6:30pm and will be held in the large Community Room at the Baldwinsville Library, 33 East Genesee Street, Baldwinsville.  Directions Here.
Don't Forget Your Projects for Show & Tell!
NOTE:  THE MEETING DATE AND LOCATION ARE CHANGED

Saturday
June 8, 2019
8:30am to 12pm
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Bed Build
West Genesee High School
Buildings & Grounds Garage
There are more than 5000 kids in Onondaga County who have no bed to sleep in.  Members of the Corporation will share their woodworking talents to join with students from the West Genesee School District to build 10 bunk beds as part of the national effort called Sleep in Heavenly Peace.  Volunteers must complete an indemnification form prior to or on the day of the build.  Form is here.
​To volunteer, contact Mel Taber here.  

Tuesday
June 11, 2019
The Lost Wood Process
With Robert Love
Sponsored by the Woodturners

​The Lost Wood Process refers to a technique that removes a predetermined amount of wood from a turning after it comes off the lathe to transform the turning into a different shape.  Our demonstrator for June, Robert Love, will show us how to perform this process.  He is using knowledge gained from Art Liestman's demonstration at the Lancaster Symposium combined with his article in the American Woodturner.
NOTE:  Meeting starts at 6:30pm and is held in the Large Conference Room at the Camillus Middle School, 5525 Ike Dixon Rd, Camillus.  Directions Here.
Don't forget your items for the Monthly Challenge - Triplets - and your pieces for the Monthly Show & Tell!

June 15 & 16, 2019
8:30am - 5pm
Jim O'Dea
​Face Carving Workshop

This class is an introduction to face carving for the beginning woodcarver with little or no experience doing human faces. It is also useful to those that are not satisfied with the faces they are currently doing and those just looking for a different way. Students will have the opportunity to follow a methodology in developing a human face using just a knife. But, if you have gouges bring them ALL. Jim will show you where they can work better or faster. The emphasis of the study stick class days will be on the process, not the artistic nature of the carving. Jim does not cover very much about expression, gender differences, racial differences or anything else during this time, rather he is trying to get the student to carve a face that looks human.  Practice and application can then develop the artistic nature of your carving. Attention will be paid to how you use the tools to get "clean" cuts, precise cuts, and how not to cut yourself.​
This class is currently full.  If you would like to be on a wait list for this class please send an email to Heather Muckley at carvewoodcny@gmail.com

Wednesday
June 18, 2019
Cutting Techniques
Your Questions Answered
with Fellow Scrollers
Sponsored by the Scrollers
For the June Scrollers meeting we will explore cutting techniques - smooth arcs & curves, corner cuts, etc. - with the saw.  We will also explore other technical questions you might have when using your scrollsaw.  With the meeting moved to the Eight Acres Event Center, we will have the saw right there for everyone to use.
Don't forget your projects with painted backer boards to get into a raffle for some prizes!
NOTE:  The meeting starts at 6:30pm.  Tonight, the meeting is being held at the Eight Acres Event Center, which is Barbara & Charlie's home.  If you need directions, please send an email to woodcny@gmail.com.  

Thursday
June 20, 2019
Trick Bear
with Frank Huckabone
Sponsored by the Carvers

Ever see a bear flip?  It is possible if you carve this trick bear correctly!   At the June Carvers meeting, Frank Huckabone with work with attendees to insure that the bear they carve will flip!  Come with your carving tools as we return to Beaver Lake Nature Center for our meeting. 
If you are not a member, you can pay a one time, one meeting membership fee of $5 to attend, receive instruction, and receive the project wood.  The membership form can be found here.
NOTE:  Open Carving gathering starts at 5:30pm with the Carve-A-Long starting at 6:30pm.  Meetings are now held at Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 Mud Lake Rd, Baldwinsville.  Directions Here.
Don't Forget Your Projects for Show & Tell!

Sunday, June 23
 7am to 2pm
Woodworkers CNY
Garage Sale
@ CNY Regional Market / Flea Market
2100 Park Street, Syracuse

We are Selling Surplus Equipment
All Gently Used
All Function 
Sales are first come, first serve, and all equipment is sold as is 
Cash, check, and credit will be accepted
What’s Being Sold?
  • One Way Lathe Model 1018 (with base) — Asking $1,200
  • General Lathe Model 26020 (with base) 220 volt — Asking $1,500
  • Jet Lathe Model JWL-1236 — Asking $250
  • Turncrafter Lathe Model Commander II (with steel, custom-made stand) — Asking $200
  • Turncrafter Lathe Model TCLPRO (bench top) — Asking $100
  • Nova Lathe Model Comet 2 (bench top) — Asking $200
  • Delta Scrollsaw – Model SS350 (attached to stand) — Asking $125
  • A Large Selection of Woodturning Educational Videos on DVD — $3 each
  • Selected Large Hardwood Blocks for Woodturning — $5 and up  

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Contact Information
Post Office Box 661
Syracuse, NY  13214
woodcny@gmail.com
The Woodworkers of Central New York is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Corporation
​We are registered with the New York State Department of State