Am I doing myself a disservice?

Hello all! I was given a box full of Marples chisels, gouges and old Stanley planes that are rusted to hell and back. I love restoring things so I figured I’d restore these and then use them to start my wood working journey.

Problem I’m having mentally is that I’m wondering if this is doing myself a disservice considering I’ll not know what a proper chisel/gouge feels like and just think that however good (or bad) I restore these is “normal”.

Debating if I should just purchase the tools I want instead of hoping I restore them good enough be good representations of what each tool should feel like.

Maybe someone here can relate or give some advice. Thank you for your time!