Reading a story about Craftsman tools and found that they were owned by Stanley Black & Decker. Also learned that Stanley and Black & Decker had combined, back in 2010.

Very much like Holley. Pretty soon everything everywhere will be made by a single company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_(tools)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Black_%26_Decker

https://www.holley.com/

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by Zed Head

Wait until you find out about power tools...

I saw your comment @siteunseen Did you break a rule? 🔨

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by Zed Head

Naw, just realized I was venting out of bounds. 🙂

I've got a lot to spew but this isn't the place for all that spewing, I'm sorry if I offended you.

Wasn't offended. Just surprised that you used a term from the 1980's!

My 80s. If only I could go back!

Maybe 90s? It's foggy!

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by siteunseen

7 hours ago, SteveJ said:

Wait until you find out about power tools...

I remember reading an industry website several years ago where the writer predicted that the only distinction between mainstream brands of power tools would be aesthetics (colours, textures, legacy, etc). Looking at what I see in 2025's North American market, I'm inclined to agree.

But I think that only applies to ~ revered old-school USA brands like Porter, DeWalt, B&D, etc. For comparison, look at what's happened to old-school non-automotive brands like 'Schwinn', 'Singer', 'Sunbeam', 'GE', 'RCA', etc.

Offshore' brands (Bosch and Makita come to mind) might have a little more to offer than just marketing. Unfortunately, there's no universally-accepted evaluation standard.

These days, it's just the 'Wild Wild West' of YouTube evaluators

Caveat emptor.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Namerow