Simple fix" until you're trying to cook and the whole drawer dumps out. That's a real hassle when you're just trying to make a meal.

My barber said some sharpeners grind the wrong bevel angle.

Feel like home inspectors sometimes just check if the doors open and the lights turn on. Mine missed a roof that was basically held together by moss and hope. Paid a guy to look at the furnace, he said it was fine, then it died a week later. You got lucky that neighbor said something, honestly.

Textbook perfect" just means you built a good system, right?

A full set isn't about needing every size, it's about having the right one for the job. The right chisel saves time and gives cleaner results. That old guy is just romanticizing being cheap.