Hey guys, sorry for dropping out of the conversation for so long. Just haven't had much shop time lately and what I did have wasn't lathe work. And on that point, when I did get some time on the lathe, I found that I really needed to spend a good bit of time sharpening my tools. I've always had questions about my Sorby hollowing tools, though. The instructions say to sharpen by flattening the top of the tip. This doesn't make much sense to me because that would take away any burr and isn't that what a scraper uses to cut? Any insight would be appreciated.