Charles H. Hayward Explained

Charles H. Hayward
Occupation:Cabinet maker, author, magazine editor
Birth Date:26 April 1898
Subject:Woodworking, carpentry, cabinet making, turning
Spouse:Ivy Edith Milsom
Birth Place:Pimlico, London, England
Years Active:1923–1979
Birth Name:Charles Harold Hayward

Charles Harold Hayward (26 April 1898 – 5 July 1998) was an English cabinet maker, editor of The Woodworker magazine, illustrator, and author of numerous books on woodworking.[1] [2] Hayward has been described as "the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century".[3]

Biography

Born in Pimlico, London in 1898, he apprenticed with Old Times Furniture Company. During the First World War Hayward served in the Royal Artillery as a horse driver.[4] [5] In 1923 he began his own cabinet making business alongside working as a technical illustrator; he also began contributing to The Woodworker. In 1925 he began contributing to Handicrafts magazine, before becoming its editor in 1930. In 1935 he left Handicrafts to become the associate editor of The Woodworker, and with the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 he became editor of the magazine. He remained editor until his retirement in 1968, though after that he continued contributing to the magazine.[6]

Publications

Alongside The Woodworker, Hayward authored, edited and illustrated over 30 books on woodworking, including:

Further reading

References

  1. Wearing. Bob. November 1998. Charles Hayward: Editor 1936 - 1969. The Woodworker. 102. 12. 23. 12 September 2020. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814153846/http://cornishworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/02/woodworker.html. live.
  2. Web site: McInnis. Raymond. Charles Harold Hayward: "Self-Employed Carpenter" -- Prolific Author of Woodworker's Manuals -- Editor of Woodworker Magazines. 2020-09-12. woodworkinghistory.com. 26 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200226053453/http://woodworkinghistory.com/manual_author18.htm. live.
  3. Book: The Woodworker: the Charles H. Hayward Years: 1939-1967.. Lost Art Press LLC. 2016. 978-0-9906230-8-3. Fitzpatrick. Megan. Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, USA. VI. Foreword. 944907327. https://lostartpress.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/woodworker_vol1_excerpt.pdf. 12 September 2020. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708082816/https://www.worldcat.org/title/woodworker-the-charles-h-hayward-years-1939-1967/oclc/944907327. live.
  4. Web site: 2011-02-15. Robert Wearing Remembers Charles H. Hayward. 2020-09-12. Lost Art Press. en-US. 26 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926020233/https://blog.lostartpress.com/2011/02/15/robert-wearing-remembers-charles-h-hayward/. live.
  5. Book: Honest Labour The Charles H. Hayward Years: 1936-1966.. Lost Art Press LLC. 2020. 978-1-7333916-3-4. Uhl. Kara Gebhart. Covington, Kentucky, USA. VI-VII, 1. From the Publisher. 1151052865. https://lostartpress.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/woodworker_vol1_excerpt.pdf. 12 September 2020. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708082815/https://www.worldcat.org/title/honest-labour-the-charles-h-hayward-years-1936-1966/oclc/1151052865. live.
  6. There is disagreement between sources on the exact years of his editorship, see Honest Labour (Uhl, 2020) p.VII.

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