Owen wrote: ....snip.....
After 4 years of turning a lot of wood, I still get catches. But they
haven't been disastrous for about 3.5 years now - they're usually just a
spiral gouge that screws up a bead on my last finessing pass. Ain't that
always the way?


Why is that, Owen?!? And that "last finessing pass" could easily be done
with the 120 grit tool. : ) Have you ever had a really cool spiral
gouge and wish you could intentionally reproduce it?

Ruth
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"CLTL"