Latest David Charlesworth DVD

[alan wood]

Bugbear
I attended one of David's courses in 2001.
His delivery is slow precise with meticulous attention to detail.

I could not have asked for anything better. Worth every penny.
Alan Wood

 

[Mikey R]

As ive got a milestone birthday this year, Im thinking about treating myself to a short course. Im really interested in the Tool Tuning course, but I'd like to get a preview first.

Ive got a question for anyone with the second DVD - does he go into detail tuning the entire plane, or does he just focus on sharpening the iron?

Cheers!

 

[alan wood]

When i attended the course in 2001 all of the plane was fettled.

I'm not in the habit of assuming things, may I suggest you actually
email David for a reply. I'm sure he will explain.

The tools sharpening course took my craftsmanship to another level.

Without that course i would not have managed a second place in the F&C competition in 2003.

I pesonally thanked David for that and sent off a email to F&C that was published.

Providing David still covers the entire fettling of the plane I would be amazed if your craftsmanship doesn't go to a completely different level

Hope this is of some use.

cheers

Alan Wood

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Hi Alan

I think I should say something here. This is not an apology or an explanation, just a statement.

I consider David to be an exceptional teacher. I have all of David's DVDs. That should say something in itself. My criticism is not levelled at his technique. My criticism is not really levelled at his speed of delivery. David is thorough and, were I a complete novice, I would appreciate his pace. But I am not a novice and I get impatient to move on. That is not David's fault. However, there may be others at my level who will experience the same - after all, this is a review of his DVD.

Sharpening is extremely important. One cannot do their best work with a dull blade. Learning how to sharpen is, therefore, vital to the development of a woodworker. However (another one), this DVD is meant to be about furniture making techniques, not about sharpening. I said before, and I continue to believe, that too much content went to sharpening, which left too little time for furniture building. There was too little content of the latter. Save the sharpening for a sharpening DVD.

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[alan wood]

Greeting Derek

I do agree the delivery is slow. Having said that what i am looking for a teacher is someone who covers the topic merticulously, at the students pace, and that includes critically the beginner, some less skilled, essentially stating the obvious to the more skilled.

The greater skilled someone becomes the less knowledge one is going to glean from any publication thats the nature of the game. I've purchased David's latest dvd, purely on the basis that I'm going to learn something. Cheaper than any course plus all the other expenses involved.

Hats off to David this end of the line.

cheers

Alan Wood