RIP David Ellsworth

[iclark]

From wiki:

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.

[taxman]

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.

[FrankAtl]

I didn't know him personally but loved his work. RIP.

[jteneyck]

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

[fredhargis]

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.