The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thanks for clearing that up for me. That does make me curious if decent cutting can be done with an appropriately shaped metal needle then. This thread seems to indicate that some people may have tried before, so that may be something I experiment with in the future when I start diving further into ...

Disclaimer: Totally new to the world of lathe cutting. I just barely starting to do initial investigation in some peoples homemade record lathe setups, so I don't really know much yet and may be asking a dumb question. From what I have read so far it seems like generally what is used to cut or embos...