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Interesting question. I’d say the tool I was least impressed with was the General 809 honing guide. I bought it because I was struggling to maintain what I believed was a “must have” angle on chisels and plane blades. This guide was so clumsy to use, it forced me to learn how to sharpen free hand. I can resharpen blades free hand faster than I could even get the blades set up in the guides before.
The tool upgrade I’ve been most impressed with would have to be a tie. I bought a full set of Narex chisels a few months ago. I’d been using some old Stanley’s and a really cheap set I got on Amazon prior. I really like the Narex chisel set – and I’ve gotten used to the metric markings on them. The other “tie” tool upgrade I really like was the Incra Miter 1000HD for my table saw. Wow. It is an amazing upgrade for me. I used to a table saw sled before this. It was one I labored over making perfectly square with hardwood guide rails. It now just sits in the corner. The Incra has its own wall mount – like a trophy above my ever present bottle of KY bourbon.