Why spend an awful lot of money on things you can do yourself?
I’ve used: 5 mm thick “rubber tablet”, linoleum tools, a pair of very sharp and neat scissors, and a scalpel. And of course a pinch of time and patience 🙂
First I printed my motive from the computer and then mirrored it and traced it on to the rubber tablet, then just start carving!
For the detailing I used the scalpel and the scissors for clean cutting the edges. The linoleum tool I used for bigger spaces.
Later this will be fastened on to a piece of wood with a handle.