I'm still fairly new to restorations myself and I can speak to the pseudo-usefulness of the dremel I already had the tool itself so I had only to buy attachments. I still wish I had just saved the money and gotten a drill press and band saw I don't mind the sanding and buffing of blades as I can do all of that at work ,on breaks. Cutting and drilling scales I find I'm still foregoing the dremel and just using a power drill and coping saw for. Though the dremel makes sanding down the edges of a fresh cut set of scales quick then I polish it off by hand and begin finishing. So my vote goes to the drill press as well personally I've got that and a band saw on my Christmas list.