I can rarely go more then 20 seconds without a catch with a modern bowl gouge. With a plain generic gouge from the 1950's I can scoop out bowls with just one or two catches. I can turn spindles for an entire afternoon using just a skew with no problems. I have watched video after video and it makes no sense to me. Do I turn the gouge into the direction of the cut or away? This is driving me to distraction. If I go back to the old style gouge, I am fine, well mostly. Decades ago, I turned a couple hundred bowls with the old style gouge that every one says is so dangerous. Seems to me the newer style is more dangerous.