Do you make or buy your tools?

[Snek]

I buy tools that require hardwood to make. I go through shovels and slingshots at a terrifyingly pace so I just buy those instead of making them.

 

[Hypno KK]

I make most of them, it's more convenient. They can count towards that daily Nook Miles crafting goal and I often play late at night when the shops aren't open.

The exception are shovels, I really like the printed ones and they last a fairly long time so it's not a big deal for me to buy them and then have a spare in my storage just in case.

 

[KayDee]

I used to craft them all the time but eventually got tired of having to go inside My house to get supplies so I just buy them all the time now.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

Once I could afford it, I bought tools.

These days, I mostly buy the shovel, net, fishing rod and slingshot. Sometimes I customize a tool to match my outfit. I leave an extra shovel by a neighbour's garden, an extra net at a picnic spot, an extra fishing rod on the beach and an extra slingshot on a stone table outside my house. This way, even if the store is closed at night, I'd still have a new tool to use.

I hardly use the axes or watering can anymore.

 

[pinkfawn]

I just buy them. The crafting tools bit lost its charm and if I need something quickly I'd rather just go to the store and buy it instead of digging stuff out my inventory

 

[supernerd]

I'm trying to make my own until I hit that Nook Miles achievement, and I let them break for the same reason.. I miss not having them break, but I don't mind making them as much anymore honestly.

 

[jessicat_197]

Buy. They look cuter anyways I wish the elephant watering cans could water multiple like the gold one!

 

[Xara]

i’ve gotten into the habit of buying my tools (especially since they tend to be cuter aha) but if nook’s cranny is closed and a tool breaks + i don’t feel like time travelling back a bit, i’ll just craft them myself since lord knows i have enough materials for it LMAO

 

[niko@kamogawa]

I do both. It depends on my mood that day.

 

[MapleSilver]

I just make my tools. It's a bit tedious but so is travelling to Nook's Cranny every few minutes. I upgrade all of them except for fishing rods, since I fish so much my iron stores would be destroyed.

 

[John Wick]

I customize the ones that can be customized, and make the stone axe whenever I need to, but buy the flimsy one to make the stone one.

I loathe crafting.

 

[smonikkims]

I make tools primarily because I'm still working towards those ridiculous nook miles achievements for it. I do buy once in a while if I'm in a pinch though, and probably will never completely switch over to just buying all the time just because it may sometimes be more convenient to shake a nearby tree than to run to the store - I have DIY stations set up next to every villager's house and a couple other spots

 

[JellyBeans]

I usually buy my tools because I'm lazy, but I do need to get that nook miles achievement done so maybe I should start crafting more... but my house is usually at the other end of the island from where I am whenever a tool breaks

 

[KittenNoir]

When I was first started playing I would always make them but now I just buy them. Depending on the tool I'll buy up to 6 at a time if I am going around moving trees or plants for example. Cause I always buy the flimsy tools haha

 

[Tinkeringbell]

Crafting. With all the branches I'm gathering looking for acorns and pinecones, I can easily make flimsy nets and fishing rods... and I still need to craft around 1900 more for the last DIY Tools achievement so I've got a bit of a way left to go.

But after I have that, I might very well just start buying things, I think at that point I'll let it depend on my nook miles+ goals.

 

[Cherry Tree]

I used to make them all the time but after a few months I just buy them now. I tend to keep 2 fishing rods at a time though so I can get a full inventory before I go back to Nooks Cranny

 

[itsmxuse]

I Usually buy them unless the shop is shut and then I craft them

 

[buny]

i haven't crafted a tool in a very long time ngl ^^;; i just buy them!

 

[cats_toy]

In the beginning I was hellbent on making my own, now I buy watering cans but make all other tools.

 

[Pendragon1980]

Depends my mood and task. If I'm replanting dozens of flowers and it's just easier to buy them. But for my normal hit-a- Rock daily routine I usually take a moment to make one if it breaks