it had stopped at Round & Brown?

Preface: No intent to denigrate or in any way "dis" Round & Brown

But think of how narrow the field of possibilities would be without
- natural edge
- color
- inlay
- patinas
- pyrography
- surface texturing
- piercing
- carving
- segmented
- multi center
- eccentric
- the use of voids and inclusions
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We live in interesting times - and turners keep coming up with
new areas to explore. If turning stops growing - will it die out,
or stop growing?

What say you?