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I'll let the "Craftsman" experts answer your question on the lathe, but
I WILL BET YOU that the tools are carbon steel, not HSS, in MHO JUNK!


Opinions differ. Carbon steel still makes the finishing passes at my house.
Of course I don't turn at tang-breaking, steel annealing speeds, either. I
learned that tool presentation trumps power in getting a good surface.

I finally got a lead on some new carbon tools, which is good, as a couple of
my former 6" gouges now look more like teaspoons.