There are still a great many fantastic tools being made in Canada and the
USA.  Best Tools in Bellingham has a HUGE selection of US-made tools -
that's where I get my drill bits and taps.

I just received a shipment of very nice small carbide router bits from
Whiteside Tools.

My Lie-Nielsen scraper plane is Made in USA and Lee Valley's Veritas line is
made variously in Canada and the USA.

Freud and Bosch were both made in Alabama, last I heard...  I prefer to
patronize places like Best Tools and Hardware Sales in Bellingham and Lee
Valley in Vancouver for their personal commitment to quality.  I've never
been inside a WalMart.

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM, fonman4277@comcast.net <
fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> is there such a thing as a tool made in the usa anymore ? starting back in
> the eighty's we gave away all our manufacturingso that walmart could make
> more money .
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> Date: Fri, Jul 22, 2011 3:20 pm
> Subject: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>
> Great point!  I still have the 3/4" sliding breaker and 1 3/4" socket I got
> from the local FLAPS in Tucson 30 years ago.  Reasonably priced at the time
> and still kickin'
>
> I suppose the guarantee is nice but I'd rather not have the tool break when
> I'm depending on it the most.
>
> If you're on a budget, you can still find good used tools at the Thrift
> Store.
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Heaven forfend that one would take the time to go look for a USA made
> tool
> > :) After all, the price is what matters, not quality. And gee, do you
> really
> > need a well made 3/4" drive? It's not like you are doing anything
> critical,
> > or applying any amount of force... oh, wait....
> >
> > Buy off shore made stuff, it will be cheaper and you can keep someone
> > somewhere else employed.
> >
> > alistair
> >
> >
> >
>
> > On 2011-07-22, at 10:17 AM, Tom Buese wrote:
> >
> > > You know by the time you drive an hour to HF to get their cheap but
> > sturdy 3/4" drive, etc., you could go to a local Sears or HD & get a
> decent
> > one w/ a life time guarantee for about the same cost or heaven forbid a
> > Snapoff or Matco, etc?
> > >
> > > YMMV,
> > >
> > > Mr. BZ-HF 10 minutes from my hood
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27