But I like shopping!

Oh, McClains. How your siren song pulls me under with your tempting offers of delightful tools and beautiful woods. I'm currently staring at the an open website with several items in my shopping cart. I know I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow to order anything to be sure I'm making the right decision but I cant help agonizing over my choices. Wood carving tools don't come cheap. There are lots of things to consider when making a purchase: quality of the blades, affordability, size. What will I use it for? How often will I use it? If I break it, is the blade replaceable or at least easy to repurchase?

I've been on a real woodblock kick for some time now. Hopefully this new project I'm embarking on will greatly benefit from the addition of a few new tools (tiny chisel, here I come) I guess once I hit a certain point, I just missed printmaking too much NOT to do it. However it is late and I have a final to get to tomorrow. Hopefully this shopping experience can be my finals victory celebration.