This is about carving tools but they are really specialized knives so I think this gloat is appropriate here.
I went to the Woodcraft Store last weekend to pick up some carving tools. Mostly I carve with knives, i.e. whittle, but I needed some tools to do hair on my woodspirits so I went down to see what they had. They had a clearance table and on it I found a couple of store-brand 5/32" U-veiners that had a little bit of rust on the shafts. They were marked down to $3 apiece. I also found a Flexcut 1/4" rounded gouge marked down to $9. I took a 5/32" V-parting tool off the rack and the owner said he'd let me have it for $10. So I got around $65 worth of tools for $25. The best part is I had just received 4 $25 AmEx "Gift Cheques" at work in recognition for acting as an unofficial advisor to some folks working on a project, so I just whipped one of them out, signed it, and went in my pocket for only the $1.25 tax! I brought the tools home and buffed out the rust spots and they are good as new. What a bargain!
I went to the Woodcraft Store last weekend to pick up some carving tools. Mostly I carve with knives, i.e. whittle, but I needed some tools to do hair on my woodspirits so I went down to see what they had. They had a clearance table and on it I found a couple of store-brand 5/32" U-veiners that had a little bit of rust on the shafts. They were marked down to $3 apiece. I also found a Flexcut 1/4" rounded gouge marked down to $9. I took a 5/32" V-parting tool off the rack and the owner said he'd let me have it for $10. So I got around $65 worth of tools for $25. The best part is I had just received 4 $25 AmEx "Gift Cheques" at work in recognition for acting as an unofficial advisor to some folks working on a project, so I just whipped one of them out, signed it, and went in my pocket for only the $1.25 tax! I brought the tools home and buffed out the rust spots and they are good as new. What a bargain!
