Hah! Do you remember how we met? It's been a long time indeed.

place the tool rest in the wrong place causing the lathe to catch the tool and pull your hands toward the chuck area where the machine's turning power

That's exactly what I think about when seeing ppl turn wood. "Mess with the angle and that tool is gonna fly". I've certainly seen ppl break tools on metal lathes before and it's quite a bang.

Dad used to buy wooden handles from a local machinist back then. Wondering if the guy is still working.

Anyway. I guess this occupatiom is pretty much disappearing since CNC machines mass produce everything nowdays.