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“for general carpentry work” that’s all they’re good for you will not use them for fine work even though you can but they are heavy. When you start making dovetails your fingers will ache you will notice this, when you start chopping you will sharpen more times than you would with a quality chisel resulting in a disruption of work flow. The balance also sucks either way your wasting your money, every beginner looks at the price first without understanding what the tools do and why quality tools cost so much. Always buy the best you can afford never skimp on that.
Look at handsaws you can buy modern day equivalent or an old pre war one many times the modern days saws are cheaper they both cut wood but the handle in a modern day saw is uncomfortable to use. Can cause blisters and will tire you out quickly. There are many factors a saw maker takes into consideration when building a saw it is not just limited to what I mentioned. If I were you I would do some research before jumping into it. Or you can simply pay $30 and find out for yourself.