Turning shavings

This is why I turn bowls. A dead silver maple tree in our yard is turned into gifts for friends and family. This bowl will be gifted to Claire's current host family in Belgium.

This is why bowl turners pull out our hair. The bowl is shaping up nicely, and suddenly I slide a gouge one degree too steep or I apply an ounce too much pressure and a couple hours of work becomes firewood. 

And this is what it looks like when a couple bowls go bad in the same day. I pull out a lot of hair.