David Charlesworth Tool Tuning and Fine Furniture Making Courses

David Charlesworth Tool Tuning and Fine Furniture Making Courses Week long courses in skills and longer courses [ 12 weeks] in cabinet making.

08/06/2022

David died on May 22nd, peacefully at home here in Hartland. He was very ill.

31/10/2021

David can no longer run courses. DVD and You tube teaching are still available.

30/08/2021

Everyone deserves to retire — even heroic, bomb-sniffing rats!

29/01/2017

Dates of summer courses coming soon

18/11/2015

Sharp tools and planes that work make the work so much more enjoyable!

17/11/2015
05/11/2015

Course Dates for 2016.

WEEKEND SHARPENING -SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
9th 10th January
30th 31st January
20th 21st February

TOOL TUNING 5 DAYS from--
11th January
1st February
22nd February all Monday starts

DRAWER MAKING--5 days from
14th March

Here is a still from my drawer making dvd, which will be available before Christmas.I am thrilled with Chris Schwarz's r...
08/08/2015

Here is a still from my drawer making dvd, which will be available before Christmas.
I am thrilled with Chris Schwarz's review of the Secret mitre dovetail dvd. This is in October's Popular Woodworking..

The Richard Kell guide
05/01/2015

The Richard Kell guide

05/01/2015

I am delighted to say that Richard Kell has started producing BIG WHEELS for his excellent honing guides.

His website reminded me that I badgered him to produce these some years ago when the guides were new. This was because the tool projection for the sort of angles I use, 32 & 35 degrees, was very short. I had to use a pencil with an eraser tip, to put downward force on a narrow chisel.

The No. 1 guide is particularly useful for honing narrow chisels perfectly square, a job which is otherwise very difficult. I am thinking of 1/16”, 1/8” and 3/16” chisels.

There is a valuable tip for registering a tool perfectly on the guide bars in one of Richard’s videos.

Once the projection has been set, the clamping force is set rather gently. Tool and guide are then turned upside down on the bench. He presses on the tool, near to the bars, and the flat side pings down into contact with the bars. Clamping is now firmed up and any subsequent honing will be perfectly square.

Replacement wheels are available from Richard Kell. Please note that eye protection is essential when changing circlips

Address

HARTON MANOR WORKSHOP, HARTLAND
Bideford
EX396BL

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