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RIP David Ellsworth - iclark - 06-16-2025
From wiki:
Quote:David Ellsworth (born June 25, 1944 died 16 June 2025) was an American woodturner known for his tools and techniques for creating thin-walled hollow wood vessels.
Sad news. I learned about his passing on NCWW.
I got to attending a couple occasions when he did guest turning sessions for clubs or symposia. He was always fun to watch and I always learned something new each time.
One of those sessions was where I learned to not use CA glue for segmented turning. He had had a couple of museums reach out to him because the CA glue was failing just sitting on a museum display after a decade or 2.
RE: RIP David Ellsworth - taxman - 06-17-2025
(06-16-2025, 07:20 PM)iclark Wrote: From wiki:
Sad news. I learned about his passing on NCWW.
I got to attending a couple occasions when he did guest turning sessions for clubs or symposia. He was always fun to watch and I always learned something new each time.
One of those sessions was where I learned to not use CA glue for segmented turning. He had had a couple of museums reach out to him because the CA glue was failing just sitting on a museum display after a decade or 2.
RIP David. May his memory be a blessing. A fine human being as well as a great turner.
RE: RIP David Ellsworth - FrankAtl - 06-17-2025
I didn't know him personally but loved his work. RIP.
RE: RIP David Ellsworth - jteneyck - 06-17-2025
I didn't know him either, but his book taught me the meager turning skills I have. His use of the fingernail gauge was just what I needed to turn bowls w/o the constant fear of a catch that I always had with conventional gauges. Shearing cuts became possible and the quality of my turnings immediately improved, a lot.
John
RE: RIP David Ellsworth - fredhargis - 06-17-2025
I saw this over at AAW and only knew the name through the gouge grind he developed. Even so it's sad to see any of our compadres go.