The service at lee Valley was exceptional. Ian ill his time to explain all the reproduction and options and made sure that what I bought would go well with my project at home. The store is very tidy and organized. I would definitely come back.

I will be honest in saying that even though I live blocks away from Lee Valley tools I've never been in here until recently 'cause I assumed that it was a general hardware store, however, their most recent catalog that came in the mail inspired me to come down and visit. It does primarily deal with gardening and wood working, however, there is a small selection dedicated to kitchen and a few... more

Lee Valley tools, (the actual tools, not the business) are pretty, and pretty expensive. To be fair, the tools are specialized and sometimes you can't easily find anything like that anywhere else.

But in my experience over the years, the tools aren't designed for extended use, they're a light/medium duty hobbyist type of tool. If you use Lee Valley tools on a daily basis for construction (or... more