In article , Drew Lawson
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But try a bowl gouge and I knock the piece out of the chuck.

Ride the bevel.

Gentle cuts... restrain your impatience.

Keep the damn thing SHARP. If you don't have a jig to do a proper grind
on your bowl gouge, then buy or build one. They're simple to make.

Given all of the above, sneak up on the wood, as Mac says. I won't
repeat his instructions, they stand on their own.