I cannot believe places like this still exist! It’s amazing!!! Maybe everyone in this area already knows about this jem but only having left city-apartment living relatively recently, I am both surprised and truly excited that a place like this exists. There are certain demands that arise with having property in the suburbs that I’ve had no idea where to go to have addressed and Vanderhoof has been there for us every time. I needed an axe sharpened—they do that; knife sharpening—they do that too. I went in to get supplies for my son’s pine wood derby race car project, and lamented that there’s not anywhere I knew of that could actually cut the car’s wood block, and the owner’s response: ‘I have a full workshop downstairs, I could do that!’. A refreshing and appreciated response especially after having gone to Home Depot and being told that there’s no way for the machine tech person to even access the blades to the degree that would enable cutting into wood that size. The only thing better than the fact that Vanderhoof’s can do almost everything (in my experience), is the owner’s genuinely helpful disposition and interest in helping people/solving their problems—an increasingly rare quality to see as more and more ‘mom and pop’ shops disappear. I feel so fortunate to live in a town that seems to be holding on to as many of them as possible.
Ana H
