Lee Valley Tools is the
mecca in
Canada for
woodworking and
gardening
tools, as well as other kinds of
hardware. Many of the tools they sell are of their own
design. All their stores are in
Canada, but they are not your
run of the mill places; there are few
items on shelves for you to see. You have to
browse a
catalogue, fill out an
order form, take a number, and have a
minion bring your chosen booty out from the
warehouse in the back.
Customers like me receive their lovely catalogues at home, from where we
peruse the
selections and make our
choices before we even go to the store.
Memorable things I have bought at Lee Valley include the best multi-head
screwdriver ever and the amazingly
useful micro-plane
rasp.
Lee Valley has recently launched a large ebusiness site where you can go to request that you yourself become a recipient of their catalogues. If you like tools, you'll love Lee Valley.
http://www.leevalley.com/home/main.asp?SID=&ccurrency=