tear out

Ok, does anyone have any advice for turning Wenge? I love the wood and so do my customers, but the small but plentiful tear-out is terrible. I am sharpening my chisels to 150, and don't have this issue on many other woods. I turn on high speed and take very little off at a time, but this...

I am new to pen turning and having a lot of fun with it, but looking for some tips. I have a basic variable speed lathe - I believe it max's out at 3200 RPM. Is there any rules of thumb regarding the use of different speeds and its use? For example: Does a faster speed work for certain...