Good way of putting it. I like economy of words, so I won't say more.

I second that on ALL the great info and guidance. I especially like
the advice on using the tools you are comfortable with at speeds you
like.

I recently gave a demo on turning 1" to 2" mushrooms on multiaxis so I
could make the stem lean over and look a little dimensioned, not round.


After I turn the cap, I use only my diamond point parting tool for
hollowing the cap, turning the multi-axis stem, and them the base. I
have a finished mushroom in 10 minutes that requires very little
sanding.

No one could get past me using the parting chisel so extensively.
Making a mushroom I use the tool as a skew, a scraper, and a detail
gouge. Not a single person in my club will even try it...

I took a class years ago from a guy that told me that he just ground
his tools the way they seem to work best for him, and never worried
about the "right tool" or the "right grind".

I have been on that track ever since. You should see what I have done
to my poor 3/8" bowl gouge...

But I am at the point where I can turn my lamp pulls, mushrooms, candle
bases etc. all day long and actually use about 4 tools all day long.

The only thing I would add that is hidden in some of these postings is
to practice, practice, practice. Learn the most popular grinds, then
modify to suit yourself. The best thing I would say on top of all
the good stuff you have gotten is to join a woodturning club. Most of
the guys there in any of the clubs I have visited are great about
showing technique. A modification in stance, a small angle change in
how you hold a tool, and sometimes just finding out what the tools do
is a tremedous leg up.

Good luck!

Post your questions here... there are some great folks that are pretty
generous with their time to teach.

Say like... Ruth for example.

Robert