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As far as tools that surprise you, how about the quality of the DeWalt ratchets?
Of course, that might be the fact that DeWalt is owned by the Stanley/B&D/Proto/MAC/Bostich/PorterCable/DeWalt/Facom/Irwin/Lenox/Vidmar/Lista/Powers/Craftsman corporation
Here's the complete listing of FULLY owned Stanley/B&D brands:
CONSTRUCTION AND DIY
This article's a few years old, but it lets you know who makes what:
http://toolguyd.com/tool-brands-corporate-affiliations/
Of course, that might be the fact that DeWalt is owned by the Stanley/B&D/Proto/MAC/Bostich/PorterCable/DeWalt/Facom/Irwin/Lenox/Vidmar/Lista/Powers/Craftsman corporation
Here's the complete listing of FULLY owned Stanley/B&D brands:
CONSTRUCTION AND DIY
- Black & Decker
- Bostitch
- Dewalt
- Porter Cable
- Stanley
- Irwin
- Irwin tool brands:
- Hanson
- Marathon
- Marples
- Quick-Grip
- Record (vises)
- Speedbor
- Strait-Line
- Vise-Grip
- Unibit
- Lenox
- Craftsman
- Blackhawk (Proto)
- Bost
- Britool
- Facom
- Lista
- Mac Tools
- Pastorino
- Powers
- Proto
- Sidchrome
- USAG
- Vidmar
This article's a few years old, but it lets you know who makes what:
http://toolguyd.com/tool-brands-corporate-affiliations/
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