I find I get a better tool finish with my skew (now that I have a lot of practice).
I use carbide for roughing and especially use Hunter cup tools for chippy cast blanks like snake skins. I use the hunter hercules tool in bevel riding mode except for working from the ends back to avoid chipping.
The carbide cutters that Eddie is selling can be used with bevel ridinging, but I find them grabby and more work than the skew.
Hogging trashy wood that may have rock or sand or .. in it, the carbide is nice. Think root blanks, and such. Some great wood in roots - Manzanita burl is all roots.
I am turning bobbins for a Kumi braider and am using the Hunter Herc, a skew and a 1/4 inch spindle gouge for all of them. The skew does the barrell that I generally start with P320 or P400 grit and go to P600 and white non woven pad. I have 50 done and another 30 to finish.