Woodturning chisels

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Returning to the sport of woodturning after a lapse of many years, I bought a £50 set of six chisels - the usual gouges, angled chisels, scraper etc. However in practice I'm finding them a bit clunky and they lose their edge quickly.

How do 'carbide' chisels compare? Are they replacements for for something different? Presume they don't 'cut' but only 'scrape'? Opinions welcomed!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carbide-Tipped-Wood-Turn...

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paulrockliffe said:

I've got a set of the tc cutters for my lathe, they're very impressive. You can get cutters that have the edge turned up which cut rather than scrape, the extra cutters are about £5 a pop, so worth getting.

Thanks - would you say they are a modern version of traditional tools, or an adjunct to them?

Personally I'm happy to scrape because if I ever try to angle the tool upwards and cut like the F. Pains of this world, then no matter how careful I am or how the rest is adjusted, it goes kapang and rips a lump out.