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Since you have a chuck, the safer way to do things is to put the faceplate screws into what will be the waste wood inside the bowl.
With the tailstock and live center in place, rough the outside shape of the bowl and form the tenon or mortise on the bottom to go into the chuck.
Remove the faceplate and mount the bowl in the chuck.
With the tailstock and live center supporting, re-true the outside of the bowl. Then start cutting the inside of the bowl.
Once the tailstock really starts getting in your way, move it out of the way AND remove the live center. (so you do not stab your elbow into it).
Snug the chuck often on soft green wood.
Be sure that you understand which part of your chuck jaws are supposed to be touching the wood (and which should not).
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It looks like you put the screws into end grain and that never holds well. So like Ivan said use a glue block and then you can turn off the glue block later.
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