Macross

Hey guys, I'm new here, I thought i would say I havn't got the official bonsai tools, partley because they tend to be expensive, so I make do with what I have. While the quality of the "professional" tools are not being disputed, I have had a good amount of success with mine.
I am a toolmaker by trade so I have a slight idea what is good and what is not, but from what i have inspected at some shops, the tools I have seen are highly overrated