I didn’t start out with tools very well in life because, my father, though he had good tools for baking, had very poor tools for building and fixing things or for gardening. I think I understand why. Mistakenly, because he didn’t have a lot of money, and he needed a tool, he would buy one that would just barely get the job done, though it might not last, or the handle might break, or the metal fatigue, and then the next time that job came around he was using that worn tool and it was driving him, or maybe his sons, crazy. In all likelihood, you will end up buying another one when you could have bought that quality tool the first time around and still be using it with satisfaction, even joy.
My father-in-law may have bought a good tool to start out but was notoriously bad at maintaining them. Many of his gardening tools hung in the apple trees all winter long until next time he would need them. I have been scolded for breaking a worn handled shovel because I was just a teacher and didn’t know how to use tools.
My sons have convinced me, though I must admit the temptation to buy cheaper still lingers, to buy the quality tool and really take joy in working with it. Though we have most of the tools to do the jobs that need doing around here, I still take great pleasure in going to the tool section of a store and looking at good tools.