Looking To Do It Right The First Time

[mikesteel]

Thanks I was also intimidated by all the options as I never ordered brand new and only used the tools I has so I did not know exactly what to order but I actually did read the post that you linked to earlier in order to try and figure out what works best for my hands. I have pretty big hands size xl gloves usually dont get past my thumb so a larger swivle knife feels better I think. The OC knife I got with the set I found was 10 times better in bad shape then the one I got when I ordered a new small set with a few shaders , pear, vien and a couple of other stamps. I think I wasted $50 bucks on that buy and the knife that came with it sat in my box unused after the first cut with it. Thanks for the really good advice it is solid and just about covers everything I needed to know. I am guessing that the odds of me finding a quality used set is slim to none being that most people that spent decent money on decent tools are still using them and the lots that I am finding on ebay are just the hobbiest collections when they are done. I will still keep an eye out for used tools but thanks to you now I know better then to buy a bunch of tools just because there are many, I will focus on the main tools and spend a little more on those then I will keep an eye out for some stamps and lots of tools for the other little things I need. Again thanks very much for the help! I think this may just work out and I will update when I finally end up putting everythinig together. I figure I will order sometime next week and that gives me about a week to get my workspace set up.

[Cyberthrasher]

Sounds good. I'm really glad I could help you out. Don't hesitate to ask if there's anything else.