aaah, if you got a catch that broke 2 inches off the end of your tool, you
probably had the tool rest pretty far from the work - that's not good
practice, particularly when you are beginning.


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Two days ago I got another (increasingly rare ... thank goodness!) catch
in a maple bowl while truing the outside. It broke my 1/2" gouge and
pulled the tool out of my hands ... just snapped about 2" off the end. But
the blank stayed on the faceplate.