To me, each tool is as important as the next. One I use for one thing, I use another for another thing, and neither of them are used on the same block. I have a big basket that my mother made and everything goes in there from this to that and each of them are equally important. I use a lot of tools. I even have a needle threader that is dated 1972, which is strong and will never break - unless I lose it!!!!! Edie