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   user-70678 | Dec 19, 2004 03:17am | #1

   I'd recommend Lee Valley Tools.  I think they are the actual manufacturers of the Veritas line.  Their website is leevalley.com

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   user-205505 | Dec 19, 2004 04:35am | #2

   Yes the Veritas line is made and by Lee Valley. I have their smoothing plane. Lee Valley is a great company to do business with.Howard

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   BArnold | Dec 19, 2004 06:31pm | #3

   Red,

   Depending on what 'tools' you're seeking, Amazon.com can be a great place to shop.  I've bought a ton of stuff cheaper than anywhere else and they always seem to have free shipping.

   Regards,

   Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting

   Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

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   nikkiwood | Dec 19, 2004 08:44pm | #4

   Here are three, including Amazon, tha will get you started. tool King specializes in reconditioned tools.

   http://www.toolking.com/index.asp

   http://www.coastaltool.com/

   (Amazon)
   http://tinyurl.com/4ugrh

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   forestgirl | Dec 19, 2004 09:28pm | #5

   I'd encourage you to go directly to Lee Valley for any and all Veritas tools -- they're an excellent company, deserving of the extra profit you'd provide doing it that way.  Note on their web site it's important to select the right currency.

   Are you looking mostly for hand tools, power tools, or both?  Many of the power tool links you find when Googling will end up going to Amazon, even though the search hit has a different name on it.

   Lee Valley (Veritas), GarrettWade.   Woodcraft.  I try to buy my power tools locally if I can, but Amazon is a place I always check for "killer deals."  If the local place comes pretty close to Amazon, I'll always get it there, but I can't pass up saving $75!  Northwest Powertools is a good place to browse, and they have pretty good prices.  Haven't bought anything there yet though.

    

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   redrock1 | Dec 20, 2004 01:23am | #6

   Thanks Forrest Girl & all that answered my question. I agree with you about bying locally but I keep reading about all these great buys that are gotten by people on this site,so I figured I would try. I think I will end up with Lee Valley.

   You guys and gals are great.

                    Len

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   redrock1 | Dec 20, 2004 01:25am | #7

   I thought that in my original post I said I was mostly interested in the Veritas shoulder plane.

   Len

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   forestgirl | Dec 20, 2004 05:35am | #8

   Seemed like it was a now-and-later type question.  "I'm looking for good sites to buy some tools on the net."forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)