The Professional Woodworkers Guild of Upper New Jersey is made up of professional and amateur woodworkers who want to establish and preserve a standard of excellence in the craft by sharing information, resources, and techniques.
The Guild was established in 1987 by a group of professional woodworkers who wanted to give a home to woodworking techniques, tools, methods, and procedures – a home in which tradition can be kept alive and new techniques can enhance the quality of the Guild’s members’ workmanship.
The Guild meets approximately monthly at the shop of one of our members. Food and drink is served, some Guild business is discussed, and the evening’s woodworking program is presented. We usually hold nine regular meetings per year and in July we host a barbecue where all family members are welcome. In December, we host a holiday party for members and their partners. We also hold two auctions per year to raise funds for the Guild.
Vendors are also welcome to join the Guild.
The Guild believes that promoting woodworking instruction is very important and has donated materials and instructions to The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison, NJ.
Special Projects
The Professional Woodworkers Guild of Upper New Jersey built this mobile farm stand for a Montclair farm group to take its local produce to seniors. The Guild built the stand using reclaimed lumber in the carpentry shop of Matthew Weiss, MCW Carpentry LLC, current Guild president. Other Guild members who contributed their time to help with the construction are James Scott of MCW Carpentry; Harold Katchen of HK Carpentry and Home Improvements; Frank Mangravite, Ph.D., of Public Works Management LLC; and Glen Guarino of Guarino Furniture Designs, an award-winning furniture designer and professor at Kean University.
Youth Farmstands – Rutgers University
Mobile Farm Stand – Partners For Health Foundation
The Guild in the Media – www.nj.com
Officers
President – Matt Weiss
Vice President – TBD
Secretary – Frank Mangravite
Treasurer – Lee Renner
Events Coordinator – TBD
New Member Coordinator – Todd Koenig
Website Content Coordinator – William Hall
Members Mentioned
Sean Benetin
Millwork and More, LLC
millworkandmore.com
5 Mathews Ave, Unit 4
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-362-9920
Giacomo A. Cocchiara
Creative Interiors Woodworking, LLC
www.creativeinteriorsnj.com
1515 East Elizabeth Ave
Linden, NJ 07036
908-925-1487
Joe Corigliano
Joseph J. Corigliano Furniture Maker
www.jjcfurnituremaker.com
7 Daly Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
973-727-7645
Joseph M. Fernandez – CFO/Owner
JMF Construction, LLC
www.jmfbuild.com
27 Jackie Drive
Long Valley, NJ 07853
T 908-269-8293
C 908-966-3364
Reg. NJ Remodeler 13VH04987300
“We build things your children will fight over when you die!” TM
William J. Hall
Hudson Webworks
www.hudson-webworks.com
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Bill@Hudson-Webworks.com
Michael Jorgensen
Jorgenson Carr Ltd
https://jorgensen-carr-ltd.business.site
45 Glenwood Place
East Orange, NJ 07017
(201) 792-2278
Todd L. Koenig, Architect P.C.
www.koenigarchitect.com
175 North Main Street
Wharton, New Jersey 07885
973-366-9700
Christopher Mattioli
Beauty & the Beast Design & Construction
www.beautyandthebeastdesignandconstruction.com
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
201-650-4540
Mickey McCann
Mickey McCann Woodworker
www.mickeymccann.com
144 Speedwell Ave.
(behind the carriage house)
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-267-5808
Tyler Merson
Codfish Park Design
www.codfishparkdesign.com
39 Commerce Street
Chatham, New Jersey 07928
973-635-6500
David Pollak
Blatt Billiards
www.blattbilliards.com
350 South Main St
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey 07075
845-357-2727
Matthew C. Weiss
MCW carpentry LLC
www.mcwcarpentry.com
info@mcwcarpentry.com
127 Brighton Ave
East Orange, NJ 07017