re
I've never been inside a Wal-Mart."

Sure is nice to read those words !!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?

> 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