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Sad day - David Ellsworth

I had the opportunity to meet David in Portland last year at the symposium. We talked twice, he didn't know me but I had read and watched a lot of his instructions.
Every time I sharpen my 55-degree swept back gouge I will remember him as the Ellsworth Grind creator.
 
I was most fortunate to attend a weekend workshop by David March of 2023. Wendy and David warmly welcomed us into their home. It was a very enjoyable weekend, complete with David's stories of his life's experiences and guidance as we honed our woodturning skills and got to experience portions of his book "Ellsworth on Woodturning" first hand. He had drawn plans for converting a 4-speed Rockwell spindle lathe into a 16-speed lathe for my friend who owned the lathe at the time he took the class from David. My friend did the conversion and then sold me the lathe which I used for several years. I took pictures of the conversion and sent them to David. He was very pleased to see the pictures and know his design was realized and appreciated. There will never be another David and I was fortunate to meet him and his wonderful wife Wendy. Such generous and delightful people!
 
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