I like Whiteside bits too, and usually buy them on eBay.
I like Whiteside bits too, and usually buy them on eBay.
Yonico - from Amazon - are pretty decent economy priced bits.
Once you settle down to what you want to use it for the most, then you can switch over to the better bits - like Whiteside, Freud, Amana and Eagle America.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
Rich hits on an excellent point. If you are unsure of the profiles you will commonly use, inexpensive bits are a great way to figure that out. Whiteside, Eagle, and Klingspor are all made by Whiteside.
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg".
– Samuel Butler
Only the high end Eagle bits are made by Whiteside. They are good ones.