Thanks for the replies gentlemen, very helpful.

Of course round here there is an abundance of oak. typical. !!

Eddy, I guess those 1mm tools you listed are quite fragile, hence being sold in packs of 10

What sort of feeds and speeds and depth of cut would they work best at in hardwood? and what would be their life expectancy, assuming not broken first ?

silyavski, I had not considered that as an option at all, on 10mm thick it would give quite an undercut which might not be what I am looking for aesthetically though, but I shall explore the idea.

Thanks again