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The groove went horribly. This particular HSS insert tool is incapable of reaching back and cutting a groove when it is mounted perpindicular to the face of the work. As you can see, the groove is tapered and basically just a mess. Next time I will cut a nice groove from the front (not reaching back and in). The last photo shows how the unplanned taper of this groove took up some of my work area and made for a more shallow scratch pass than I had planned: