ebay tools

[Dennis Taylor]

Can someone quickly inform me whether or not this would be a good deal..there is a set of 31 Ramelson tools on ebay with 4 knives and a stand, think the last bid was around 157.00, is this a good deal or would I get tools not used....learning/carving mostly Woodspirits, in 1 1/2 to 3x3, 4x4 squares....help!....Dennis

[mdallensr]

Hi Dennis, I guess I was too late. That was probably a good deal. New palm carving tools are going to be at least $10 each, and the larger ones can be over $20. Ten years ago, you could buy a lot of good palm tools for $6 each. Oh well, the good old days. You'll hear both sides of the "buy a set vs, individual tools" on this board. I lean to buying sets to get started since the price/tool is much lower and most sets include tools you will use. If you end up with a couple out of 12 that you don't use much, think of them as free. You can also go to a carving show and swap them for something you need. Rick Ferris, a poster on this board, will give you good advice on starter tools and make you the best deal anywhere. Good luck.

[Dennis Taylor]

the tools are still listed, 31 at 10.00 each so far is a pretty good deal...seems like it would be a good starter set...any idea what the price of these would be...can't tell by the pictures, seems they sell for about 25.00 a set of 6, figure that is 6 sets of tools....just trying to figure out if this would be a good $$$ deal....Dennis

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

It's only a deal if you need them. I can't feature needing 31 tools for the types of carving your doing though. All that said, you can check prices on the Ramelson's here

http://www.littleshavers.com/CatalogPage32.html