Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

Good plan. I've not had much luck finding good, second-hand tools. You actually need surprisingly few tools for luthiery. Of course, there's lots of 'nice-to-haves' though.

Yes but one of the few tools tools is LOADSOFCLAMPS. You know you've got into luthiery when you get clamp envy.