"William B Noble (don't reply to this address)"
wrote:

indexable tooling would be one of my last choices for wood - carbide
is brittle and abslutely will not take a sharp edge - medium sharp
yes, but not sharp - try an experiment - get a carbide tipped tool (I
have some carbide tipped gouges and whatnot), a HSS tool of similar
shape, and a carbon steel tool - sharepen each as well as you can and
cut some shavings - you will find

the carbide will kinda cut and you can get a poor and torn surface
finish

the HSS will cut pretty well and you can get a nice finsh

the carbon steel will cut like a razor and give you an almost polished
finish

BUT

The carbon steel will dull quickly

BUT. The carbon steel can be sharpened quickly.

The HSS will last for much much longer