Lee Valley Tool

Yes, actually. I went into Harbor Freight about 3 weeks ago, looking for some small stuff to replace on my truck. Found a few things, but realized I didn’t have any money that I could use, so I just spent an hour and a half looking and listing everything I could get from there.

-- http://www.ahomespecialist.net, Making design and application one. †

Yes I go to our over priced woodworking tool store every so often. I have decided to negotiate all my purchases, lately I have been really successful their. I wish we could negotiate our purchases at Borg and Lowes.

-- Aaron - central California "If you haven't got the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?"

No, I’ve never come out with nothing. Always somethling “on sale”. What a chump I am.

-- Gene T

I have, but only because I didn’t have any money or a credit card with me.

-- Hey, woodworking ain't brain surgery. Just do something and keep trying till you get it. Doc

My habits usually start with picking something up and walking around with it. Most of the time I place it back on the shelf simply because I do not have the money or there is no need for it at that time. This habit I was able to imprint upon my wife. It works, most of the time.

I would not be able to imagine how many more shelving units I would need in my shop if I actually purchased everything I carried around in stores!

-- Dan - Marion, Iowa - Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone

The problem I suffer from is the lack of any descent woodworking tool stores anywhere near where I live. The only options are the Home Depot and Lowes stores…and they really don’t count as a fine woodworking tool store.
I am stuck with online tool purchases and it is nowhere near as fun as holding and drooling on a tool before buying it.

I like wandering around in tools and hardware store, just look see look see. I used to have one or two tools/hardware picture in my pocket (normaly I printed it directly from on-line store) – thing that I definitely very sure they don’t have on their selves. When the store assistant approched me (either genuinely wanted to help or just too curious) I would be able show the “thing” that I’ve been looking for for hours in their store. This trick works, I actually cheating myself…LOL.

90% (approx) of my tools/hardware purchases are from online stores – LV, MLCS, Woodcraft, EagleAmerica, Woodpeck, PeachTree, Timberline, TFWW etc etc.etc…...

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

many many times

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

I usually only go to stores like that with a purpose, so I rarely leave with nothing unless they don’t have what I want on hand.

-- Big John's Woodshed - Farmington, IL

My wife has to hold my hand (and wallet) when I go into Lee Valley.

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