Hear, hear!

Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that having others look at your
work is to give an objective eye, so you know how to do better next
time.

For me, each work is an individual creation. If it was just
cookie-cutter production, there would be no point. I'm always looking
to improve. I agree with what the gal said about criticizing your own
work: that smells of false humility. However, I think it's really
cool when someone show a work, then explain what he or she learned from
that piece, and explain what they would do differently next time.
That's a sign of a growing artisan (oops, I used that word... let the
arguments begin!).

Quite honestly, if all turnings had walls exactly 0.0835 thick, with
exactly a 1/e aspect ratio, and perfectly aligned grain, I'd get bored
and go away.

John
Make of Fine Wood Chips and Sawdust