I will never be a complete neander but I will admit over the last 2 years I have begun purchasing and using more hand tools.
A couple years ago I took a hand plane restoration class taught by Rob Cosman in the Spokane WoodCraft store. If I learned nothing else in that class, it was the value of sharpening hand planes and of course, chisels. I have been using a set of Craftsman chisels for that I bought over 40 years ago in a Chicago area Sears store and frankly the steel is just too soft. Yes, they sharpen easily and no they don't last too long when in use. Until now, the only sharpening I did was on my WorkSharp 3000.
2 years ago I posted maybe my first post in the Neander forum requesting recommendations for chisels. I finally decided on a Veritas 1" PM-11 chisel and it's been a fine tool. However, as a meer amateur woodworker learning daily, I can't justify that expense for every chisel. Thus, I have been researching high and low and today I ordered a 4 chisel set of Narex Richter chisels from Leigh Valley along with a deluxe Veritas honing guide kit, a leather tool roll, and a magnifying LED bench lamp.
From other sources I ordered a DMT DiaFlat 95 lapping stone, a bench leather strop, stropping compound, a 1000 grit, 4,000 grit and 8,000 grit Shapton glass stone, a stone holder and a silicon dog bowl mat.
If I have forgotten or left out any necessary items, please tell me but be advised I don't know if I'll be able to afford it in 2021.