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Not a bad ending, all things considered. Looks like you can save the bowl, and nobody hurt. I lost a bowl a couple of weeks ago, just touching up the inside when I had a serious catch, next thing I knew there was a bang when the bowl hit something, not even user what. The foot had broken off, but nothing was damaged except the bowl. And so it goes.
Dan
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Your tenon may be a bit under sized. You want at least 1/3 the diameter of the bowl, like a 12 inch bowl should have a 4 inch tenon. Also, if the inside measure of your chuck jaws is 3 inches, then you want a 3 1/8 to 3 1/4 inch wide tenon. You get a better grip with more metal on the wood. 2 inch jaws on a 4 inch tenon only have 8 small points of contact. You can get away with smaller tenons, and small jaws on a large tenon if you take light cuts. All that being said, there are some catches that will tear anything off the lathe.
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