Reddit reviews Dockyard 380-5000 Dockyard Micro Carving Gouges, 5 Piece Set

Which would be easier to start with? I see the benefit of both. Do you have a rotary tool that you would recommend? I've browsed around and was thinking about the Dremel 4000 here but part of me wants to go the hand route....I can do that inside my house without pissing anyone off as much with a rotary. Any recommendations on knives and micros? What about there and here. I'd like to stay under or around $100.00 on my first go of tools. Thanks again

I currently own these two sets: Flexcut and Dockyard.

Mostly I used the KN12, although the KN13 got a fair amount of use. The V-tool from the Flexcut set was pretty useful, and I used the smallest gouge from the Dockyard set a lot, with the remaining assortment from both used for bits here and there. I was wishing I had a smaller V-tool, and not for the first time...that will probably be my next purchase. In my experience, if I had to buy only one micro tool, it would definitely be the smallest from the Dockyard set.

Also, it seems like no one does this, but doing stop cuts with a cheapo Xacto saw is amazing. You get a consistent line that doesn't need much cleanup, and you can easily lop off chunks that would normally take awhile to cut through properly with a knife multiple times. The kerf is quite minimal so it yields a very fine cut.