no doubt it will be appraised when i come to need some more kits. I am trying to restrict the kits that I buy, because the different options become bewildering if you have a couple or 3 platings, roller balls and fountain pens and a couple of different kits. that is before you add the blank. Sometimes I think, you can offer too much choice! So for now, I am using up what I have which are a mixture of timberbits kits and Dan's kits.
$8 probably isnt that much more than I have just paid for a £30 order from the turners workshop, so although annoying, probably isn't a deal breaker.