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PC:
If your blank is only 7" in depth then there is another alternative to the drill bit/chuck approach.  Try 'drilling' with a narrow spindle gouge which has a swept back profile.

If you position your toolrest at right angles to the axis which allows the point of the tool to contact right on the centre - position the flute at 8 o'clock to 2 o'clock and gently push into the turning wood.  Don't push forward until you are sure that it is drilling centrally (it will wobbleotherwise). You can drill to quite a depth this way as long as you remove the tool regularly and clear the shavings.  The diameter of the hole will, of course, be determined by the width of the tool but a 3/8" spindle gouge will have the stability to go that far.  I've not tried one smaller but as long as there is little clearance in the diameter you should have the support to go that far.

Best of luck
Peter

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