John Lucas
I turned the handle a little wider, diameter, on top of handle than bottom so I could use my thumb to keep from spinning but the dowel is much better.Like I said John this is used for smaller vessels where the depth isn't real deep, for larger vessels above 10 inches I bought an auger 21 long and put a live center in the tail stock, then inserted the auger, turned on the lathe and turn the handle and drill effortlessly. Same thing you do with the 3/4" bit. Mitch