"Patriarch" wrote in message
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"Leif Thorvaldson" wrote in
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"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




Now I can understand how I might use two chucks on a bowl. Explain three
or four, please.

Patriarch

*SIGH!* Of all people, Patriarch, I would have believed you would
immediately comprehend the significance of possessing more than two chucks.
To explain: I have more than one bowl gouge (different sizes, eh?), more
than two clamps (different sizes, different clamping features, eh?), etc.
Now you see where I am going with this? Since I now have more than two
chucks and can only use two at the most on my single lathe -- it stands to
reason that I need an additional lathe to go with the chucks. QED,
eh?Omigawd, stop me someone!! And, I am even starting to sound like a
Canadian, eh? *G*

Leif