As a new bonsai tree owner, you may find yourself interested in purchasing specialty tools to enhance your bonsai experience. You may be drawn to these tools due to the mystique surrounding bonsai, while others may see them as essential for maintaining their trees. 

When I started getting into Bonsai, I was taken aback by the prices of equipment. I hesitated to buy high-quality tools, fearing that the hobby might not be for me. Looking back, I regret not purchasing a decent set of tools from the start. Doing so would have saved me time and effort spent searching for cheaper alternatives, as well as money, space in my tool box and my trees would have definitely benefitted from them. 

I now realise that even if I had not continued with keeping Bonsai, the tools would have retained their value for potential resale.

 Also I think purchasing a decent set of tools encourages you to look after them better than you would buying cheap.