Theseus and Dave,

Thank you both for the information. I'm primarily looking at straight chisels/furniture chisels and a good draw knife.

Two Cherries or Pfeil seem to the brands at the top of the list. I'll probably get a small set of gouges, but don't intend to do any intricate carving in a restoration sense. Perhaps this thread actually belongs under scale making?

I had a draw knife when I was younger that we used for carving longbows, but I lost it somewhere in a college move. Something I'd like to back into and razor scales seemed like an alright place to try it... I suppose we'll find out.