wrote: (clip) now imagine this is where your gouge
is and you have a catch, (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hey, "Other Leo," I learned this as "the 90 degree rule," and it applies
whether your tool rest is set high or low. Never let the tool angle become
more than 90 degrees to the moving wood. This true on the inside or outside
of the bowl, and applies regardless of toolrest height. Your "circular
reasoning*" can be used to prove this as well.
*Forgive me, I couldn't resist.