Wally --- I haven't tried this at the end of the lathe yet, but to keep tucked, and work all the way around the bowl in one cut would seem to require some pretty fancy footwork in order to maintain a ridge/dip free surface, whereas using a long handle and working away from the body at the beginning of the cut will prevent you from having to move the feet. Each would seem to present different challenges to a single, smooth, continuous cut from foot to rim.
Dan
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