"M.J." wrote in message
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Barry,
I assume that right up to the point where you had the "catch" your
tenon was doing it's job. It was not a question of how big the tenon was
or whether you should have used a mortise. The "problem" was the "catch.
If you intend to continue having "catches" then I suggest you get bigger
jaws for turning 10 inch bowls. If not then I suggest you analyze exactly
what caused your catch and do everything you can to avoid presenting the
tool to the wood in that fashion again. Makes more sense than getting a
"Tim the Tool Man" set of jaws for a very small bowl. IMHO of
course......I could be wrong...... ;^)

===== Don't listen to him, Barry! Now you have a half-ways decent excuse
to buy another chuck!!! Every real turner should have three or four at
least.*G*

Leif