Do you ever break up stamp sets?

Are you getting rid of stamps to cut down on space? Are you going to store other partial sets in same containers together?
If you are questioning it, then don't do it. But if you are confident then get rid of them.
Acrylics I couldn't separate, but wood mount sets sure why not.

I only have 2 or 3 SU stamp sets, they were gifted to me. I won't buy sets that are expensive and then have to assemble them. In fact even getting them free I won't assemble them so they just sit there.

I do have many other sets and I keep them together. All of my stamps are in my stamp catalogue so I just go through that to find what I want.

I have often thought I would never use this or that stamp but then one day they are exactly what I need. So if a stamp comes into this house it stays. Just in case, you know.

I have never broken up a set, and I have a lot of stamps.
I know at some point I may have to think about this. But I don't want to think about it.
I know just as soon as I get rid of a stamp or set someone will come along with the coolest idea and I won't have ithe perfect stamp anymore.
Other things I can get rid of easily, but not my stamps or tools.

I have not broken up any of my stamp sets, wood or otherwise, but then, I removed 99% of my wood stamps from their blocks, which freed up a HUGE amount of space. I just haven't gotten around to unmounting the last ones. I LOVE having them unmounted! It is so much faster and easier to find what I want, and they work just as well as when they were on the wood blocks. I even got rid of the foam and just stamp on a stamping mat (under the paper or cardstock I am stamping).

I figure that most of the sets were made to coordinate, so even though I am more likely to use just one or two particular stamps in the set, I kept them all for potential use.

They take up so little room unmounted that I have no concerns about keeping everything. Just to put things into perspective: I have an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 stamps, about which 2,000 are my unmounted wood stamps. I have been collecting stamps since 1986 (serious addiction). Unmounted, and with the clear stamps, they all fit neatly in the old PSB zippered storage (paper sticker binders) on shelves. Each binder holds between 350 to 400 stamps comfortably, which is the only reason I have an estimation of the number of my stamps. No way would I take time to count them. As long as they are kept away from heat, they store great this way. Unfortunately, you can't get the PSBs anymore. For the record, I live in a fairly small home. Storing the wood mounted stamps was a nightmare, and I had trouble finding anything I wanted, even though I had them somewhat organized.

As for wondering why you bought certain stamps? Probably because you saw them used in a great way on a project, but the project has been long since forgotten. I know that's why I bought some of them.

I know that not everyone wants to unmount their rubber stamps, and if you fall into that category, you need to do what is best for you. If you honestly don't care for the others in the set, get rid of them. You will probably feel a sense of freedoms if you can bring yourself to do it.

It was a hard decision, but I did it. All flowers are together, as are borders, birthday, sympathy, thank you, etc. They are used a lot more now than they were before.

I don't like to break up sets. Can't explain it.

I have not broken up any sets that I bought, but I have some random SU singletons that were (re)gifted to me or came in an eBay lot of mixed stamping goodies.

Most of my stamps are not wood-mounted, so they fit... Well, they fit in less space than they would take up mounted. I won't say the don't take up much space, because I have an embarrassing collection.

take a deep breath and DO IT!! whatever keep you creating is a good think-right!

Since I exclusively incorporate stamping into layouts (i.e. I'm not a cardmaker, mixed media artist, etc.) & scrap only as a hobby, I have no reason to keep stamp sets together. I organize them in a way that works with my scrapping process & maximizes their usage. I've purchased only a couple non-alpha SU sets, & the other SU stamps I own were bought new individually off ebay. At least 5+ years ago, I was able to order one or two individual stamps from various sets from the same seller at reasonable prices with combined shipping. Perhaps you could list your unwanted stamps individually on the FSOT board here; I suspect many stampers/scrappers also refrain from buying complete sets just for one or two stamps & would welcome the option of buying them individually. HTH & happy organizing!