Why did nobody warn me about that $120 bone folder?

I spent GOOD money on a polished bone folder last month at a shop in Portland, thinking it would be some kind of upgrade over my plastic one. It slipped right out of my hand during a big repair job and snapped clean in half on the floor. That's $120 gone for a piece that lasted 4 days. My $8 plastic one has held up for 2 years without a scratch. Has anyone else had luck with cheaper tools beating the fancy stuff? I'm going back to the basics and saving my cash.

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luna_wright1mo ago

Honestly, that stings. But tbh, polished bone is just brittle, no matter how pretty it looks. I stopped buying fancy tools years ago because they break or just don't work better. The cheap plastic stuff is usually more forgiving, which matters when you're mid-repair. You honestly just paid for the name and the look, not for the function.

avery_jackson1mo ago

Caught my buddy using a fancy wrench, snapped clean in half on the first bolt.