As a woodturner he was always striving to improve his turning, which meant spending time at the lathe, but that time at the lathe was being interrupted by the need to keep his Tool Sharpening - he knew that sharp tools make for sharp turning. Carbide tools had been tried before in Woodturning, but no-one previously seemed to have recognised that whilst carbide is very tough and highly wear resistant is capable - normally - of being brought to only a moderately sharp edge.
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As a woodturner he was always striving to improve his turning, which meant spending time at the lathe, but that time at the lathe was being interrupted by the need to keep his Tool Sharpening - he knew that sharp tools make for sharp turning. Carbide tools had been tried before in Woodturning, but no-one previously seemed to have recognised that whilst carbide is very tough and highly wear resistant is capable - normally - of being brought to only a moderately sharp edge.