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My suspicion is that your tools aren't sharp enough. They have to be razor sharp, and angled appropriatley for hard wood (a slightly larger angle for the sharpening, a thicker cutter as it were). I was turning normal wood just fine, making chess sets from walnut and stuff, no issues, and briar just...

If you look at Government Surplus auctions and are willing to get a little dirty to get something that will do anything you would realistically ever require, they have a lot of great tools. These are older, well used and you have to really pay attention to what you are paying for but most can be cle...

While I know that carbide insert tooling is great for convenience and works great for metal work, they usually do not work as well for wood. HSS can be ground and honed much sharper with a little practice. The alternative is carbide ground specifically for wood turning, those inserts just plain cut ...