David Charlesworth died May 22

[Rob Young]

David Charlesworth died May 22

http://davidcharlesworth.co.uk

[Jim Koepke]

Sad to hear someone who gave so much to other woodworks has left us.

jtk

[Andrew Hughes]

I agree sad news. I liked having David’s input once and a while.
Travel well David

[glenn bradley]

RIP David. Thanks for everything.

[John Kananis]

Wow, unfortunate. Everything that was contributed is appreciated. Thank you, David.

[Rob Luter]

That's a shame. I really enjoyed his videos. His easy manner and teaching style was very appealing to me, as were his colloquialisms. A favorite was when he would describe a dulling plane iron as "becoming imprecise"

Some time ago, a commenter to a Charlesworth video I watched posted that his breathing seemed labored and he should see a doctor. He replied that he had a medical condition and was under a doctor's care. Perhaps it took him in the end?

[Frederick Skelly]

Rest in Peace David. I will miss you.
Fred

[Joe Tilson]

Sorry to hear this news. He was a good man.

[David Zor]

I think the best we can do is carry on in his tradition. Cutting the best dovetails we can, keeping edges keen and sharing what we know with others. Rest easy sir.

[Scott Winter]

RIP to a legend of a teacher!!

[Derek Cohen]

I've written on a few other forums.

I corresponded at times with David. What a generous and thoughtful man. Many of us owe a huge debt of gratitude to his guidance and teachings, and to his measured and thoughtful approach. I consider him one of the more influential writers and thinkers on woodworking technique over the past 30 plus years. It was a mark of his interest in learning, and flexibility, that he continued to explore new ideas and adopt new strategies. His willingness to accept when he was wrong and take on a new approach speaks to his lack of ego.

Many thanks for all the years of inspiration, David.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Scott Clausen]

Sounds like a great guy, he predates my entrance into woodworking for the most part. Sounds like I need to put some his stuff on my book and video list. RIP David.

[Tom Henderson2]

RIP David.

Your videos and books form the foundation of my hand tool woodworking; I will always think of you fondly when I’m in my workshop.

[Derek Cohen]

A heads up that the next edition of Quercus magazine will be dedicated to David.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Andrew Hughes]

A heads up that the next edition of Quercus magazine will be dedicated to David.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks Derek

[Bob Jones 5443]

I am late to this news, having strayed a bit from woodworking this year.

We all go, but some departures hit home hard. I cut my teeth learning how to sharpen plane irons and chisels from David’s first edition videos from Lie-Nielsen. I have found his methods to be brilliantly simple, flawless, foolproof, and exceptionally effective. As I puttered in my shop I would fondly imagine his jovial face and inimitable voice each time I whisked a blade over an 8000 water stone. David became an icon to me, and since he made an otherwise mediocre craftsman a reliably capable sharpener, he grew over time into a hero for me.

You can thus imagine my delight as I embarked in January 2019 for a week with him in his Hartland workshop, for his tool tuning course. As it turned out, I was his only student that week in the dead of a Devon winter. Five days of one-on-one study with my hero. What I learned that week was that David has the benevolent soul you see in his gentle and trenchant videos. Generous with his knowledge, patient (but honest) with my skill shortcomings, he unspooled wisdom about the craft that I captured in a treasured notebook. I’ll go read that notebook after I post this.

On the last day David gave me a copy of one of his out-of-print classic books.

Today as the news has reached me is a sad one now. There was only one David Charlesworth.

[Bob Jones 5443]

Derek, is that issue out now?

[Derek Cohen]

Derek, is that issue out now?

Bob, not out yet, to my knowledge, but soon I believe. I shall have a couple of articles in it, and no doubt be sent a copy when it is ready for publication.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Derek Cohen]

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[Bob Jones 5443]

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[fritz eng]

I'm not a physician and I don't know when the videos were produced but I did seem to notice intermittent heavy breathing as Mr. Charlesworth was presenting on one or two of his instructional videos. Lost another great teacher and craftsman. We have an obligation to pass on his legacy (and others), knowledge and skills to future woodworkers.

[Bob Jones 5443]

I'm not a physician and I don't know when the videos were produced but I did seem to notice intermittent heavy breathing as Mr. Charlesworth was presenting on one or two of his instructional videos. Lost another great teacher and craftsman. We have an obligation to pass on his legacy (and others), knowledge and skills to future woodworkers.

I try to nudge sharpening-curious woodworkers toward David’s videos, but from what I can tell from the sometimes tepid responses, David seems to be an acquired taste. It’s their loss.