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Benefits of Membership in Central Indiana Woodworkers:





Membership in Central Indiana Woodworkers has many benefits that are included with the yearly dues. The discounts alone which are available from local woodworking retail outlets will easily save members the cost of membership. 


The price for joining is simply $ 40 for an individual, $ 60 for a family, or $ 100 for a corporate membership.


Use our safe online portal for paying your dues via credit or debit card. Or bring a check or cash to any of our monthly meetings (3rd Wednesday of each month at the Carpenter's Union Local 301 Hall (3530 S. Rural St, Indianapolis, IN 46237) and our Treasurer will be glad to sign you up immediately.


Check out all the benefits detailed to the right and join us today!



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Member Benefits

 

- Monthly meeting presentations by special guest speakers on topics related to woodworking techniques, tools, materials and resources.


- Additional ‘hands-on’ workshops each month on topics related to woodworking techniques, tools, materials and resources.


-  Access to our current membership directory with over 300 other woodworkers who are willing to help you learn and develop your woodworking skills, discover new tools and techniques, and seek advice for your projects in real time.


- Access to club tools and member workshops for group and personal project production(See list of community workshops below.) 


- Members are encouraged to use the Classified Forum on the website to ask for advice, buy or sell tools or materials, inquire about special project needs, or to generally share information that benefits all of our woodworking members.  


- A yearly auction of tools and supplies is hosted by the club where members can equip and upgrade their workshops at bargain prices. (These auctions also help the Club raise funds for their charitable activities!)


- Membership in one or more of our Special Interest Chapters which meet monthly, focusing on these four topics:

            - Turning

            - Carving

            - Scroll Saw

            - Furniture

 

- Access to project plans for toys or other projects on the club’s website: (Link Here


- Access to a library of books on various woodworking topics.


- Access to video archives which include various topics from woodworking professionals, past meeting presentations and workshops, and assorted club meetings. (Videos are exclusively for Members Only!)

- Access to free lumber for charitable projects or lumber at reduced prices for personal projects.  Offcuts and slightly damaged panels and boards also become available throughout the year.  

 

Member Discounts:

 

10% discount at Rockler Store in Castleton for all but sale or exclusion items; volume of sales each month generates gift cards for the club.


10% discount at Northwest Lumber on Lafayette Rd in Indianapolis for all lumber and supplies purchased there.

Accurate Cutting Technologies will donate 10% of your sales invoice to CIWW.









Community Workshops:
CIWW currently hosts four independent woodworking shops around the greater Indianapolis area.  Each shop has separate hours of operation each week where members meet to share the work of cranking out wooden parts, sanding, assembly and finishing of toys to be donated in the Club's yearly outreach campaign.  For information about each shop and to arrange to join the team, contact information for each shop is listed below:
 
      


NORTH:
Meets: Tuesday Mornings

Contact: Don Melloy
Phone 317.849.3222
WEST SIDE:
Meets: Wednesday 9 AM to 12 pm
Contact: Mike Hamilton
Phone:  317.797.2442
SOUTHWEST:
Meets: Various days (call first)

Contact:  Mike Dellekamp
Phone:  317.294.1485
North:
Meets: Mon-Tue-Wed
morning @ Kiwanis
Workshop
Contact:Charlie Johnson
Phone:  317.504-2033
 



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Spotlight on our Sponsors!

The following are some of the generous businesses that help keep our Club going.  Their gifts of cash, materials, shop supplies and tools greatly enhances our ability to work wood and make a difference in our community!


Rockler Woodworking
8452 Castleton Corner Dr. 
Indianapolis, IN 46250

Northwest Lumber Company
5035 Lafayette Rd. 
Indianapolis, IN 46254


3500 N Arlington Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46218

Accurate Cutting Technologies
1111 Country Club Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46234


Iso Tunes
12202 Hancock Street
Carmel, IN 46032


MacBeath Hardwood
320 North Kyle St
Edinburgh, IN 46124

MacAllister Machinery
6300 Southeastern Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46203