This morning I had some small blocks of poplar that I used to create top-like pieces. The whole point was to practice using a skew chisel after spending some time sharpening them. I ended up creating some very interesting shavings as I formed the bottom portion of the top. I was holding the skew in such a way to create single piece shavings that held their definition. Very cool.
I had seen this done elsewhere, but I have never been able to do so myself. It is interesting when the shavings created are far more interesting than the end-product.
