I want to turn this block made of two 8/4 pieces of maple glued together with paper in the middle so I can split the turned piece in half. Roughly 3.5" square and 18" long. I am trying to figure out the best way to hold this in my lathe so that I can safely turn the end to make a tenon I can hold in my 4-way chuck. I dont think a face plate screwed into end grain would be safe, and dont want to have a pointed live center putting pressure on the glued joint. What's the right way to do this? Thanks for input. glued block.jpg