Looking to cut a few rosette blocks for window trim. V groove bit. Tried it with a cheap bit and things were awful. Got a good carbide bit that comes to a point (rather than a significant flat at the tip of the bit that some have). Works much better but still having a little trouble with rough surface and small chip outs. Just using pine at this point and wondering if I should go to something a bit harder and finer grained. They will be painted so no issue with grain look as long as it's smooth and takes paint reasonably well. 2 flute bit running about 8000 rpm for a surface speed of about 2 ft/min and a chip load of 0.002 per tooth.