Knives for bandsaws, reciprocating saws, jig saws, drill saws and more. Focusing on tools that are made in the USA. In the U.S., we wanted to take stock of what is actually manufactured and assembled here in the United States and celebrate the companies that put American workers to work. You quickly run into two problems with that, of course.
First, it's not possible to include everyone, and secondly, the rules are constantly changing with respect to when a product or tool can be said to be manufactured in the United States. Briggs & Stratton Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the world's largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor electrical equipment. They also design, manufacture and market power generators, pressure washers, lawn and garden products, lawn care and work sites through their brands Briggs & Stratton, Simplicity, Snapper, Ferris, Vanguard, Allmand, Billy Goat, Murray, Branco and Victa. Briggs & Stratton designs, manufactures, markets and services its products in more than 100 countries on six continents.
Channellock began manufacturing high-quality hand tools in 1886, when George B. . More than 130 years later, the fifth generation of the DeArment family is still running Channellock. The company is headquartered in two facilities totaling 260,000 square feet in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where they employ more than 350 full-time employees.
The company manufactures more than 75 different sizes and types of pliers. As far as we know, Channellock still makes ALL of its pliers in Meadville, where they ship them to more than 4000 U.S. UU. Wholesale and retail customers in 45 countries.
Crescent Tool covers brands such as Wiss, H, K. Among the tools made in the USA. In the US, the Crescent Wiss Next Generation Aviation Snips and Crescent H, K are included. Porter PowerPivot Center Cut 14-inch composite double-action bolt cutter; and the JOBOX Crossover Truck Box and JOBOX Crescent chests.
Porter products, and a few others, are manufactured in Lexington, SC. Stanley Black and Decker (or SBD) includes almost too many brands to count. Most are familiar with the DeWalt, Craftsman, Stanley, Black+ Decker, Bostitch, Irwin, Porter-Cable, Mac Tools, Proto and Lenox brands, to name just a few. When taking a virtual tour of the country, SBD claims 48 U.S.
The company maintains these facilities in approximately two dozen states, where together they employ more than 18,000 Americans. Estwing makes most of its hammers and axes in Rockford, Illinois. FLIR Systems is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon and Arlington, Virginia. The company began in 1978 developing high-performance, low-cost thermal imaging systems for airborne applications.
FLIR designs and manufactures many of its products in the U.S. It is also one of the largest manufacturers of high-end thermography products in the United States. The company has manufacturing facilities and R&D in Goleta, California; North Billerica, Massachusetts; Bozeman, Montana; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Freeport, Pennsylvania; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and West Lafayette, Indiana. FLIR employs more than 1,600 people in the United States alone.
Oh, and if you're curious, FLIR stands for Forward-Looking InfraRed. Greenlee, a brand of Emerson Electric, employs U.S. workers at seven manufacturing facilities, at least two of which are in the U.S. Its plant in Genoa, Illinois, opened in 1948 and manufactures commercial bending and traction tools for electricians.
It currently employs 73 people, while its Louisville, Kentucky plant has a workforce of 80 and supplies metal products, components, subassemblies and solders for all Greenlee products. In total, they produce more than 300 products at this plant. Hardcore Hammers was founded by two brothers dissatisfied with the way standard hammers wear out quickly. The company now makes hammers, axes and axes in Shawnee, KS.
Even the source material comes from US facilities. The steel for the heads of hammers, axes and axes comes from foundries and companies in Wisconsin and Illinois. American walnut handles are turned in Alabama & Arkansas. Hobart Welding Products manufactures many of its welding machines at its Appleton, WI manufacturing facility.
It is a sister company of Miller Electric and both are wholly owned by the parent company ITW or Illinois Tool Works. Ideal brand products include more than 6,000 SKUs. Your products made in the USA. UU.
include wire connectors with nut, cable traction lubricant yellow 77 and cable stripper with T-wire stripper. Ideal does all of this in your sycamore plant. They also manufacture Ideal pliers and wrenches at their facilities in Colorado and produce a fairly robust line of Made in the USA screwdrivers at their plants in Illinois, Colorado and Pennsylvania. Deere & Company was founded in 1837 and continues to provide advanced products, technology and services for agriculture and construction professionals.
Their products seem to appear everywhere where you see people producing things such as food, fuel, shelter and infrastructure. They manufacture their Z900 ZT stepped lawn mowers in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. John Deer manufactures its 1, 2, 3 and 4 series compact utility tractors in Augusta, GA. Headquartered in Mequon, WI, Johnson Level has been manufacturing leveling, marking and design tools for more than 70 years.
The company, which is now part of the Hultafors Group in Sweden, still has more than 70 US-made SKUs, including levels, squares, carpenter pencils and laser products. Klein Tools founded their company in 1857 and they still manufacture the vast majority of their products in the U.S. Manufacturing facilities in the last 10 years alone, in addition to making large investments in new equipment and tools to expand both the capacity and quality of these and existing plants. While Lincolnshire, Illinois, is home to its corporate headquarters, Klein also has facilities in Mansfield, Texas; Elk Grove Village, IL; Bolivar, NY; and Fort Smith, AR.
KAI USA Ltd. Pete Kershaw founded the company in 1974, manufacturing hunting knives at a cement plant in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Kershaw models manufactured in the United States include the Leek, Blur, Link, Scallion, Chive and Launch models. The Kubota Corporation introduced its first tractor in the United States in 1969, the 21 hp L200 subcompact tractor.
Kubota Manufacturing of America, or KMA, was formed in 1988 as the company's manufacturing base in North America. KMA manufactures and assembles Kubota lawn tractors, zero-turn lawn mowers, subcompact tractors, utility vehicles, loaders, backhoes and other implements. The company employs more than 1,200 U.S. workers.
In total, more than half of all Kubota-branded equipment sold in the United States is manufactured or assembled at its facilities in Gainesville and Jefferson, Georgia. You can't talk about what tools are made in the U.S. not to mention Leatherman. Leatherman began with an order for 500 tools from Cabela's in 1983, when they released the first Leatherman tool.
Originally called “PST” or pocket survival tool, it packed 13 different tools into a folded 5-ounce, 4-inch toolbox. Over the next decade, Leatherman sold more than a million of these multi-tools. We mentioned this company earlier as part of SBD, but Lenox Tools has an interesting story of its own. It began in 1915 as the “American Saw and Manufacturing Company”, with just 10 employees.
Back then, they made saw blades for metal. More than 100 years later, Lenox manufactures industrial saw blades, hand tools, power tool accessories and other products. However, the company continues to design, test and manufacture products in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, using materials from around the world. Since 1985, Makita has manufactured products here in the U.S.
U.S., U.S. At a facility outside Atlanta in Buford, Georgia. The Buford plant, officially named Makita Corporation of America (MCA), operates capital equipment for both manufacturing and assembly and produces Makita products intended for users and distributors in the U.S. To address continued growth here in the United States, Makita recently added nearly 1 million square feet of space for distribution and training centers with new facilities in Texas and Nevada.
MCA is part of Makita's global manufacturing network, which consists of 10 factories in 8 different countries. Malco Products began in 1950 when Mark W. Keymer, a young seller of steel supplies, decided to manufacture and market a pipe crimper he had invented to install sheet metal ducts. Decades later, Malco's first crimpers, sewing machines and punches were joined by hundreds of other specialty tools, almost all manufactured at the company's plant in Annandale, Minnesota.
This includes accessories for turbo-shear drills, turbo crimpers, hole cutters, Andy and Max scissors, sealers and mini brakes. More recently, Malco has also expanded to a former Vise-Grip plant in DeWitt, Nebraska, where they are working on a new line of tools manufactured in the USA. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, the company manufactures MIG, TIG and bar welders, motor-driven welders, plasma cutters, generators and wire feeders. Miller is a sister company of Hobart Welding and wholly owned by ITW (Illinois Tool Works).
Milwaukee Tool has manufactured products in the United States since 1924, so they have a rich American history. In the process, Milwaukee also plans to manufacture hand tools at a new facility in West Bend, Wisconsin. This plant focuses on tools for electricians, plumbing (26%), mechanics and utility technicians. For almost every application and cutting tool you can imagine.
They provide services to plumbers, electricians, carpenters, industrial manufacturers and steel service centers. Since 1980, Occidental has manufactured quality leather tool belts, bags and bags for merchants. Honestly, they're the best tool belts, in our opinion. In addition to the phenomenal construction quality we've experienced first-hand, the best includes the fact that All Occidental designs and manufactures all of its tool bags, bags and belts in Sonoma County, California.
Proto was founded in 1907 by Alphonse Plomb, Jacob Weninger and Charles Williams as Plomb Tool Company. It began as a small blacksmith shop that manufactured chisels in Los Angeles. In 1933, Proto (then known as “Plomb”) released what is believed to be the first combination wrench. Proto is now part of the Stanley Black & Decker group of companies.
Opened in 1986, the Proto manufacturing plant in Dallas, Texas, manufactures Proto and Blackhawk plugs, wrenches, drive tools and torque wrenches. This includes calibration, as well as associated heat treatment and plating processes. Ridgid also manufactures FlexShaft sectional, jets and drain cleaning equipment at its Orange, VA branch. Almost every time we mention what tools are made in the U.S.
In the US, Snap-on is mentioned. In 1920, Joseph Johnson, an engineer from Milwaukee, and his co-worker, William Seidemann, manufactured the first Snap-on tools. Snap-on currently manufactures many of its ratchets, wrenches, screwdrivers, roller cabinets, sandblasting machines and certain diagnostic tools at its manufacturing plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A recent addition, the Maxis XD1 Extreme Duty circuit extractor is one of the company's latest U.S.-made products.
They produce that tool in Phoenix, AZ. In 1974, the Stihl family opened a 20,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Virginia Beach with 50 employees. Today, more than 2000 employees work on more than one million square feet of operating space at the 150-acre Stihl Inc. Titan USA, headquartered in West Springfield, Massachusetts, began about 50 years ago.
The company is proud to produce precision cutting tools made of solid carbide, high-speed steel and cobalt. They are all 100% made in the USA. This includes groove cutters, micro cutters, milling machines, drills, milling machines, chamfers, faucets and dies, reamers, cutters and countersinks. In the 19th century, the 18-year-old blacksmith Alexander Vaughan founded the company that is now called Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg.
The company began as a simple plumbing business, but quickly moved to Chicago, where Sidney Bushnell joined the company to help it after the devastating Chicago fire. The company currently manufactures more than 17 different types of tools at its Bushnell, Illinois manufacturing plant. This includes hammers, picks, sledgehammers, axes, saws, and crowbars. In addition, Vaughan & Bushnell acquired Dasco Pro and manufactures its punches, chisels, wrecking bars and punches.
The company began 95 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, when brothers Paul and Otto Froeschl decided to tilt the tip of normal straight-edge pliers 32 degrees to create greater leverage and grip power. This is how the original Wilde wrench was born, the first patented pair of angled tip pliers. Since 1927, Wright Tool Company has manufactured quality hand tools for professionals. Even since the first forging was done in Barberton, Ohio, Wright Tools has continued to be manufactured in the U.S.
They continue to manufacture all their wrenches, ratchets, plugs and accessories using U, S. Precision heat treatment and advanced manufacturing techniques are likely to contribute to the fact that Wright can offer a limited lifetime warranty on most of its hand tools. Do you want to hide the shoulder profile in the 60° conical shoulder spikes? He uses his new countertop drill set, which can now be used with a hand drill and no longer requires a drill, LumberJack Tools countersunk drill bits Yes. It is a third-generation family business that manufactures the best countersinks, drills, plug cutters, conical drill bits, Brad drill bits and step drills.
All 100% made in the USA. USA, A and WL. Fuller countersunk drill bits Yes. The Kehoe Dovetail template is a patented carpentry tool used to make grooved joints in dovetail, the Kehoe Jig Dovetail Jig templates Yes.
The Woodhaven semi-blind dovetail table template offers unparalleled stability and control compared to conventional templates, Woodhaven dovetail templates Yes. Guided by the edge to allow drilling any circular arc, in any direction, regardless of grain. It also cuts curved openings, square corners and round holes with flat bottoms. Forstner drill bits for Morris wood tools made in the USA.
Yes. Instead of outsourcing their jobs to get the cheapest price and make a profit in the short term, they are stubbornly local and believe that the best quality is in New England, Lie-Nielsen Hand Planes Yes. Incramental Tools provides the best planning resource for carpenters looking to improve their workshops: precision and efficiency with the products INCRA Router Table, LS Router Systems and Saw Fence Systems TS-LS, the Incra miter meters Yes. The Barker shank cutter is made of high quality industrial aluminum.
Each shank cutter is available as a single or double blade model. Triple-blade shank cutters are available in certain sizes, Bosworth Tools shank cutters Yes. These spike cutters cut a six-degree conical shank to match the reamer cone. Shank cutters automatically manufacture a shank with the correct cone, Elia Bizzarri shank cutters Yes.
Log Woofer Works manufactures spike cutters and machinery for the construction of log railings and rustic furniture. It is a third-generation family manufacturer of the best herringbone cutters, countersinks, drills, plug cutters, conical tip drills, Brad drill bits and step drills, WL Fuller shank cutters Yes. These sturdy gouges are designed for work with logs and are cut for many hours of work between sharpening. Strength and balance make this glove a favorite among blacksmiths, the Barr Specialty Tools wood gouges Yes.
The Carter family has been manufacturing for more than 40 years. American manufacturing, and the workmanship, precision and pride that goes with it, is not just a job, Carter & Son Toolworks wood gouges. The short answer is that woodworking tools are made all over the world, but many carpenters are hesitant to buy tools made outside the U.S. ITECH woodworking tools are manufactured in the UK.
Channellock, DeWalt, Briggs & Stratton, Delta and Baileigh, were initially manufactured in the USA. Powermatic, Jet and Grizzly are manufactured in Taiwan, China. The Federal Trade Commission created an established set of rules on what types of measures must be taken to be considered “made in the United States.”. Some more well-known brands that are manufactured or manufactured at least partially in the U.S.
They are Channellock in Pennsylvania, DeWalt Tools and Briggs & Stratton. The three brands mentioned above are known for their quality and for being made in the United States. We'll break them down more here. Channellock tools are located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where they have been present since the early 20th century.
This company began as a company mainly for horses (*such as horseshoes) and other pliers and expanded over the years. The company, iTech, is a subsidiary of the company Scott & Sargeant. Scott & Sargeant began operating in the 1930s in the United Kingdom. As a small company specializing in machinery for farms.
It's hard to say where these tools are manufactured because there's little information online, other than where they export to. It seems that they manufacture their products at home (United Kingdom) and export them widely. In 2004, the company's headquarters were moved to Yangzhou (China) and expanded to the global market. In the following years, the company obtained many international safety approvals for its various tools.
The company has acquired several small American-owned businesses, such as Bridge City Tool Works, and has strived to maintain the quality that is so appreciated by U.S.-owned companies in the U.S. The company has operations in Switzerland, Taiwan, China, Germany, France and Russia. For this reason, tools are known to be everywhere and many find it quite easy to find a dealer with spare parts or spare parts. For many, their customer service is disappointing, and they claim that the multiple retail stores create some disorganization and lack of knowledge among those who sell the tools.
Grizzly works with manufacturers in Taiwan to bring products to the U.S. Where they store them in huge warehouses across the country. This allows for a cheaper purchase price for the consumer. The quality of the tools was perceived as good, with many stating that smaller tools were an advantage when pressured to take up space without affecting performance.
That said, most thought that it was mainly for smaller tasks and that it wasn't advisable to use their saws for larger projects. Delta has changed hands several times over the years: first it was bought in 1945 by Rockwell Manufacturing and later by Stanley Black & Decker, until it was finally bought by Chang Industries. Most major tool companies learned a long time ago that it makes economic sense to set up factories in countries where labor is cheap and laws are lax, but some of the best tools you can buy in the United States are still made right here in the United States. A handful of us,.
Many others are small manufacturers of custom or special tools. Either way, if buying household products is important to you, you can still get almost any tool for any job done by American workers right here in the U.S. From bicycles to pianos, here are 74 brands that are still made in the United States. Not all of the company's tools are made in the U.S.
In the US, but many are, and you can see which are domestic by a special logo on the package, which includes certain electric drills, lawnmowers and toolboxes. They come from plants in Tupelo, Mississippi; Sullivan, Illinois; Fort Mill and Cheraw, South Carolina; New Britain, Connecticut; and Sedalia, Missouri. Another famous brand, Stanley, began in New Britain, Connecticut, in 1843, but over the years the company eventually outsourced much of its production overseas. However, it recently returned part of its production home when it presented a select line of tools that are manufactured in the United States, such as measuring tapes, saws and multi-purpose knives.
Like Craftsman, your line made in the USA. It is packaged with a special logo. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Channellock was founded in 1886 by a blacksmith from Pennsylvania. Today, more than 350 employees make 75 different types and sizes of pliers, the tools that have long been the company's bread and butter.
Their high-quality pliers are designed for plumbing, automotive, agriculture, electricity, metal manufacturing, air conditioning and metal fabrication. Family-owned Estwing was founded in 1923 and is located in Rockford, Illinois. Although they make Bowie knives, axes and crowbars, Estwing is known for its hammers. They manufacture high quality roofing hammers, masons hammers, drywall hammers, blow hammers, soft-sided hammers and more.
With its factory located in St. Paul, MN, Park Tool Co. It manufactures specific tools for the repair and maintenance of bicycles. Family-owned since the 1960s, Park has manufactured tools and tool kits of all shapes and sizes and for every purpose imaginable to fix and repair wheels, spokes, chains, pedals, frames, hubs, axles, gears, forks, brakes and bike cassettes.
Screwdrivers are the name of the game at Chapman Manufacturing, a company that does one thing and does it well. The founders started the business in 1936 in a garage in Durham, Connecticut, and today, Chapman is known for its special screwdriver sets designed for items such as armory, sewing machines, bicycles, automotive work and antiques. In business since 1927, Wright Tool is proud of its line of high-quality hand tools products made in the USA. US, such as wrenches, ratchets, plugs and accessories.
These tools are made by American workers in Barberton, Ohio, and all come with a lifetime warranty. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, Johnson Level, as the name suggests, specializes in leveling tools. Its range includes spirit levels, laser levels and even special levels with bubbles that glow in the dark. They also manufacture squares, marking technology and measuring tools.
Headquartered in Saco, Maine, Xuron Corp. It manufactures and sells hand tools for electronic use. It sells industrial and consumer products, the latter of which include wire strippers, pliers, scissors and special tools. Craftsmen will struggle to find better implements than those made by Barr Specialty Tools, located in McCall, Idaho.
The company produces handmade carpentry tools, such as tools for building chairs, chisel sets for cabinetmakers, and more. Viking Drill and Tool products leave the company's 74,000 square foot manufacturing facility in St. In business since 1951, the company specializes in high-speed steel drill bits and faucets. With more than a century in the specialty tool business, Moody Tools is headquartered in Cranston, Rhode Island.
They manufacture and produce hand tools such as scribes, barbs, probes and screwdrivers, as well as spring positioners and special tools such as clamps and open-end wrenches. Although they are known for their wrenches, considered to be among the best and most reliable in the industry, PROTO Industrial also manufactures a complete line of products that include plugs, precision torque tools, screwdrivers, hexagonal wrenches, cutting tools and finishing tools. Proto's tools, which are part of Stanley, based in Connecticut, were used in the Apollo 11 mission and on the Golden Gate Bridge. Midwest Tools & Cutlery produces several types of hand tools, but its product line is based on its special scissors for cutting metals.
They are not cast or stamped, but are manufactured using a much more rigorous hot forging process. They are known as the most durable and reliable in the industry. Headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, since 1890, Marshalltown Company manufactures masonry, asphalt and concrete tools. They are industry leaders and have been for generations; all of their products are backed by a lifetime warranty.
Founded in Michigan in 1941, Grace USA has long been known for its precisely manufactured armory tools. However, it also produces complete lines of mechanical tools, industrial tools, woodworking tools and armory tools. Founded in 1921, Eklind Tool Co. It employs more than 100 people at its facilities in Franklin Park, Illinois.
They have several lines of products, both foldable and stationary, including screwdrivers, T-wrenches, L-wrenches, Torx sets, sets of hexagonal ball and double ball wrenches, double-ball tools and special tools. SK Professional Tools produces a complete line of socket wrenches and kits, hammers, punches, chisels, automotive tools and screwdrivers. All of their products are manufactured from start to finish in the United States. Its forging facilities are located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Sycamore, Illinois, houses its manufacturing and distribution center. Founded in 1980, Crick Tool is located in East Texas. The company specializes in premium levels made by hand with high-quality wood, metal and glass. Its products include three-piece levels, five-piece levels, doors and accessories.
Derma-Safe was founded in 1979 by the former director of quality control at the company Schick, and razors were the genesis of the company. Currently, the company specializes in portable utility shavers and SERE utility saws, made with Swiss-made 18 TPI saw blades. The company operates in Wayne, New Jersey. We believe that some of the best tools in the industry are made in the United States.
We are proud to sell several lines of American carpentry tools and other American-made tools that we consider to be the best of the best. Southeast Tool also spent a great deal of time manufacturing some of the best cutting tools in the industry. Their dedication to manufacturing excellent American manufacturing tools has also earned them recognition in Fine Woodworking magazine as the best value for money. Incra is best known for the exquisite dovecial carpentry that can be obtained with Incra tools.
Purchase a complete line of Incra products, including routers, elevators, positioners, fences and joining equipment. See also some of Incra's router accessories, such as the I-Box and the miter sleigh. Woodpecker's passion for carpentry is illuminated by its craftsmanship and innovative new tools, which are constantly produced to the highest quality standards. Woodpeckers makes some of the best router tables, router lifts, router fences and 26% measurement design tools.
Bondhus is famous for making sturdy tools for gorillas. Bondhus (and carbide processors) rely so much on the quality of these tools that every Bondhus hand tool comes with an unconditional lifetime warranty. We doubt you'll ever need it, but buy with the peace of mind that it's there. Mayhew has been manufacturing high-quality, durable chisels, punches and lever bars for professionals for more than 150 years.
Your Mayhew Pro and Dominator tools have a lifetime warranty and use special heat treatments and S2 steel for greater durability and longer tool life. SGS Tool's dedication to quality has kept them in business for more than 50 years manufacturing the best solid carbide rotary cutting tools. SGS starts with the highest quality raw materials and performs multiple inspections throughout the manufacturing process. Thirty years later, Kraft Tool continues to manufacture tools made in the United States for cement finishing professionals, masons, asphalt pavers, tile assemblers, plasterers and drywall craftsmen.
Lithium-ion batteries are mainly manufactured overseas, as are many electrical parts, making it difficult to find a 100% U.S.-made power tool. In fact, its core business is private labeling tools for several national and international companies, mass sellers and OEMs. Since 1979, they have sold automotive tools and products directly through a network of independent franchised tool trucks. Founded by a Chicago inventor with 35 patents, LoggerHead Tools is known for its patented adjustable bionic wrench.
Although many of the parts come from overseas and some newer, lighter tools also come from abroad, most of the older products are made in the U.S. With innovative features, such as the use of microfabrication, tighter working tolerances and non-magnetic materials, Chapman tools are in high demand. We have compiled a list of 28 manufacturers of woodworking tools in the US. (26 brands), which may include large corporations, small businesses, or individuals.
DeWalt, one of the biggest names in tools, manufactures hundreds of power tools, hand tools and accessories, many of them made in the United States (with materials from all over the world). .
