I am in the stubborn camp myself, probably should toss into firewood pile and start again. I have tons of wood, I'm just hard headed. I have tons of cotton-wood, elm, box-elder and red-oak wood. When I put that much into design/turning a piece, I don't, er, won't give up until it's destroyed or finished. Anywayz, I get some tear-out, I leave it a little thick and put in a bucket, then pour some Minwax wood hardner on it. I let it dry a couple days then finish turning. Sometimes when the tear-out is very small, I will soak the area with several coats of a 50/50 mix of shellac wood-conditioner and DNA. I will turn at a slower speed and sharpen my tools quite often. I take as thin a cut with a sharp tool, take my time and sometimes, with luck, I get a good finish. I am in no way a production turner, I am retired and just enjoy my new hobby. Most of y'all know I'm very new and still learning but I do come with a stubborn streak, my better half would agree... LOL I have a few cabinet scrapers, never thought of giving those a try. I love how they work on stubborn flat-work, will have to give them a try, thanks for the idea.