Specialty metal working tools are such a niche market that prices tend to be high for fairly simple tools. This weekend, Emile (Larkin's dad) spent some time on his make-shift front porch workbench making Larkin a couple new specialty tools. Tool steel is shaped, polished, hardened, tempered, then touch-up polished to that mirror gleam Larkin needs for jewelry work.
This way Larkin can request exactly the size/shape of tool they want-- these are two repousse tools (used to "chase"/shove metal into shape). And yes, Larkin could totally make these on their own... these are little gifts from Emile allowing them to spend more time on the parts of creation they love.
