Post a photo of the last thing you turned

[Stigmorgan]

Stig
Hiya for me it’s the risk of putting the tool through a gap/window...fine hand movement is a problem.
A bowl/ cup turning and I get a catch. At worse I ruin the project, hollow form with holes turning the out side ...
I shudder at the thought of the trouble I could cause.....

Ahh that's fair enough, have you considered negative rake scrapers for finer work? Much less chance of a catch and if you watch Richard Raffan on YouTube he actually uses them to very quickly hollow out pots and bowls

 

[kinverkid]

That's some gorgeous epicormic growth pattern i usually try to save the little growth lumps for smaller detail pieces.

And what about the reading matter?

 

[Stigmorgan]

And what about the reading matter?

As an owner of the same piece of literary genius I absolutely approve