mm that's true, tools being condensed from breath is quite perfunctory in the current state of the game.
the intention was that condensing tools could contribute to depleting a pocket of bright stuff entirely, so there would be some tension about where to create tools.
but as is, this can only be observed if you find a small pocket of bright stuff somewhere. the amount of bright stuff required to condense a tool is just too small compared to how much bright stuff there is in a bigger pocket.
the instructions have a long way to go. thankfully I had a playtester, or they would be even worse!