The tools you actually need when you're starting out

K00rra

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Most starter kits are a mix of one or two decent things and a bunch of stuff you'll replace within six months. W I'd actually buy first are a good swivel knife, a stitching groover, a set of pricking irons (not cheap diamond-shaped ones) and a proper stitching awl. That's your core, add a wing divider and a beveler and you can do almost anything at a beginner level. The hole punch set and the mallet will matter too, don't cheap out on the mallet. Everything else can come as you figure out what you're actually making.
 
Pretty good breakdown. A lot of people end up buying full kits and then slowly replacing half of it anyway, so focusing on a few quality core tools like that makes a lot more sense in the long run.
 
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