Do you make or buy your tools?

[Splinter]

I've gone back to making them, I prefer the look of the default ones rather than the themed ones you can buy.

 

[dizzy bone]

Now a days I've been crafting my tools again to help with the nook miles tools crafting points. Mainly fishing rods and nets because I always have sticks on me lol.

 

[Nooblord]

I mostly craft them to complete the Nook mile challenges.

 

[eepycapybara]

I've always bought them, but with the amount of branches I have, I really should start making them! lmao

 

[~Kilza~]

I always make my tools, since I have way too many materials and need to use them on something, lol.

 

[LuchaSloth]

I only make them when Nook's is closed and my last one breaks. I usually buy them from the cabinet and keep two or three of the main ones. Usually something like...two shovels, two nets, three fishing rods...

 

[Briar]

I switch between making and buying them. It partially depends on whether or not Nook's Cranny is open when I need a new tool. I'm particularly fond of the star net though

 

[Le Ham]

3 or 4 months ago, I still made all of mine because I wasn't aware you could customize the store-bought tools. (I knew you could customize the ones you crafted, so I kept customizing my shovels, slingshots and watering cans.)

I still make my watering cans, fishing rods and bug nets (to get slow progress toward the DIY Tools achievement), but I tend to buy shovels and wooden slingshots to conserve materials.

 

[Kars]

I have a really bad flower problem, so I usually buy the fancy shovels without caring about if they break or not. Hardwood and iron nuggets are really scarce on my island and I don't usually think it's worth it if I'm just cleaning up.
Otherwise, I prefer how the default tools look by a landslide. Except the fish fishing rod lol.

 

[Miss Misty]

I craft them so I can get the achievement. I customize my shovel, slingshot, and watering can frequently so I don't need to break out the wood necessary to make new ones.

 

[Cnydaquil]

i do both! it depends on how lazy in being

 

[ATheBuoy42]

I buy em. I love the pattern shovel and elephant watering can and fish fishing rode and so on lol they're cute. And I just hang on to customize kits and customize the tools every now and then so I don't break them

 

[Pintuition]

I used to always make my tools but once you get to a certain amount of bells it seems like an unnecessary waste of time/resources. I now prefer to buy my tools and only craft them on occasion!

 

[Snek]

When it comes to shovels and slingshots I buy them but for everything else I craft. The shovel is the most-used tool in the game for me so its a pain when to always craft it when it breaks, especially when it comes to flowers.

 

[Elin]

I do a bit of both. I craft a lot of my tools, but I like using the star net and elephant watering can.

 

[Vanilly Lilly]

I craft them but i just started the game like 3 weeks ago

 

[Fye]

I buy them and then customize them until I accidentally forget and they break. all my materials go towards making furniture for my island so I don't want to use them up on tools (and i'm lazy like that haha)

 

[Celinalia]

buying definitely. after making 13m bells through turnips, i decided that it was time to abolish crafting lmao

 

[Dreamcloud]

I usually buy them. The colours are so pretty! I've been crafting them lately (trying to get the achievement) but I'll be glad to go back to them.

 

[Karmahri]

I usually just buy them because I don't have the materials in my inventory all the time to craft them when they go poof