Add to Watch Later“I did eventually find, that I preferred teaching to making furniture.”
~ David Charleseworth
Hi Folks!
It’s good to be back on home soil,
smelling the salt water sea.
The grass and the trimmings, the Devon Hedges, pubs and chippy’s.
From Germany to Toronto, Toronto to Cape Breton,
back over the pond to England, and now back again in Cape Breton…
it’s been a busy 6 weeks!
This episode will hopefully capture my conversation with a great teacher.
Inspiring to say the least.
From Japanese inrō (印籠) boxes,
( a traditional Japanese case for holding small objects )
to James Krenov on inspiration and teaching.
With a mention on surfboards, marking gauges and finding the right space for a workshop.
This is the first part of my interview with David Charlesworth-
there is much more to come.
Enjoy!
Now I’m intrigued about Krenov’s marking gauge cutter, although I do like my Tite-Mark – and have the scar on my thumb to prove it!
Jaime, thanks for the comments and personal feedback.
You remind us all the importance of asking the right questions to the right people…
I listen to everyone and take small bits into my own repertoire, developing my own interpretations of the lot.
; D
the professor, the conductor, the artist and the friend…all rolled into one!
talk soon~
I was at David’s shop a few weeks ago undertaking his sharpening course; it was very enlightening.
As much as anything else it was nice to just be there and see how he sets things out and to have him on hand to answer any questions. David’s like a professor of woodworking.
For me if I was “afflicted/gifted” with his perfectionism I think I would feel eternally frustrated working in a medium such as wood. Additionally I would probably live in abject chaos due to having to lavish vast amounts of time on a singular item of work or endeavour.