The featured speaker at the September meeting was Ellen Kapern, a graduate and instructor of N. Bennet St. School in the Cabinet & Furniture Making program and now a member of Charlestown Furniture Makers where she designs & builds custom furniture, built-ins and small objects. Ellen is an author and a blogger who has shown her work at various museums, art shows, and galleries.

The topic of the presentation was "Maintenance and a Band Saw Tune-up".