CHARLES NEIL HAS PASSED AWAY

A beautiful maker gone to a woodworkers heaven…I for one will miss him, his wisdom and knowledge and his creations!!!

-- Folly ever comes cloaked in opportunity!

Dez ,Charles was a dear friend , This is so sad ,I’m so grateful to have had know him even though we never met in person I spent many hours chatting with before a big part of the world discovered his great knowledge and giving nature. God bless his soul a very good man.

-- https://www.artisticwoodstudio.com/videos

A good guy all around, picked up quite a few tips from his videos and post over the years.

-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.

I’ve lost one of my best friends.. I’m without words..

-- Randall Child http://www.racfurniture.com/

a1Jim,I’m sorry you’ve lost a good friend.Prayers and thoughts to you and his family.

-- Jeff,Tucson,Az.

So sad to hear of Charles’ passing. He was such an inspiration to so many of us.

-- Mike - Waukesha, WI

Such bad news in such a short time. A week ago we were congratulating him on retirement and now he passed. I have had the honer of Charles helping me with a lumber problem. He was glad to help with all of his knowledge.
We will surely miss him.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

That is very sad new. RIP Charles

-- Alaskan's for Global warming!

Sincere condolences to the friends and family.

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Wow, total ahock! Very sad….

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. - OldTools Archive -

Jim,

Been signed off thes ite do to the impossible scamming that was going on.

I met Charles online at his request as I was reviewing woodworking DVD’s on Amazon and he wanted my input on his videos. He listened then did it his way.. Met Jim there before here.

Charles was the “Big Dog.” Saw the email and here I am. Charles and I worked on a newsletter and that didn’t go very far. He was doing educational videos before some of the big names. Just didn’t go as far as he’d wanted. charles sent me here to LumberJocks 3416 days ago, to make my own way.

He was a creative inovative and clever guy, who got mad at me a couple times. But I have to say through his videos, and I have them all I saw how the pro did it!! He was my how to mentor.

Thankyou Charles, my world is better for you being in it.

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

Somehow I miss the “retirement” post you put up Jim; I guess because of all that’s going on with my wife’s medical issues.
Wow this sad news really knock me down a few notches. Charles was a special man and a very talented woodworker.
Rest in peace.

-- St Augustine FL, Experience is the sum of our mistakes!

total total total SHOCK !!
he is on my list of people to see this Spring when I go on my Blue Ridge trip.
he unselfishly gave so much to so many.
he will be sorely missed.

Edit: Charles was 69 years old. (DOB: 11/04/1950)

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-- there is no educational alternative to having a front row seat in the School of Hard Knocks. --

Farewell buddy. RIP. We will meet again.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

He’ll remain in my “favorites” list ‘till I’m gone.

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