Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Charlesworth's Books
arw01
>Were the two volumes ever combined into one single book?
It has been difficult for me to tell if I have only volume one or if I have both of them.
Here is the cover of the one I have:
It says nothing about being volume 1 of 2
Alan
You have Vol I
Christopher Schwarz
>Alan,
Volume two features David cutting dovetails on the cover. s far as I know, the two volumes have never been published in one compendium.
Vol 1 is 122 pages. Vol. 2 is 138 pages and features some of my favorite articles, such as the one on edge jointing, a very nice article on Japanese chisels and a couple master-class articles on drawers.
Last time I talked to David there was talk of a Vol. III. Perhaps he can weigh in here and give us the latest.
Chris
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paul womack
>It says nothing about being volume 1 of 2
That's because when it came out there wasn't a volume II.
Here's some good info:
http://www.davidcharlesworth.co.uk/shop/shopdisplayproducts.asp
BugBear
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Donald Pierson
>I have his first book, it is my favorite book on woodworking. As a beginning woodworking hobbyist I learned more from it than others I bought. David is a teacher of woodworking as well as an excellent woodworker. The book covers twisted dovetail joints better than any other reference that I have found. I understand he has a new book coming out in October...Don in Vancouver,WA,USA
You should get both
Neal in San Jose
>The article on edge jointing alone is worth the cost of the second book. After years of being only marginally successful at edge jointing, I tried his method. The clouds parted, the sun came out, the angels sang and my boards FIT WITHOUT GAPS. O.K., that's a slight exageration; there was only one angel. However, the down side is that now when I look at anything I built before then, I want to re-fit all the edge joints.
Book Number Three
david charlesworth
>If I am allowed to say so here,
Yes, there is a THIRD book coming out ~:-)#
Should be available in late Sept or early October, no precise date from publishers yet........They have muttered about the possibility of a boxed set some day.....
Sorry about the confusion, re titles, never dreamed there would be a second or even a third, please don't start asking about a fourth, as number three has taken a number of years to compile. It becomes increasingly difficult to think of stuff not already covered......suggestions gratefully recieved!
best wishes
David Charlesworth
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Dan Donaldson
>How do I get in line to get one? I have the first two and definitely want the third.
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Brent Smith in Montreal
>David....how about a projects book for #4. Something along the lines of Tage Frid's 3rd book. You could incorporate the how to of certain joints, and the tuning of tools to achieve the desired result specific to the joint at hand.