• American Carbide (South Easton, MA): carbide end mills, burrs, and router bits, all made in the USA
• Eagle America (Chardon, OH): makers of over 900 quality, American-made router bits
• Kodiak Cutting Tools (Webster, NY): supplier of American-made end mills, taps, twist drills, threadmills, burs, carbide drills and reamers
• Niagara Cutter (Amherst, NY): carbide and diamond-coated carbide cutting tools, all made in USA (in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts)
• RedLine Tools (Minneapolis, MN): machine tools (carbide endmills, drills, threadmills, and toolholders)
• Severance Tool Ind. (Saginaw, MI): specialty high-speed steel and carbide cutting tools
• SGS Tool Co. (Munroe Falls, OH): solid carbide rotary cutting tools. All products (burs, drills, endmills, and routers) are manufactured in Northeast Ohio.
• Whiteside Machine Co. (Claremont, NC): manufacturing a complete line of solid carbide and carbide-tipped router bits for all your woodworking needs. Available from Woodworkers World

Hand Tools [Back to Top]

EZ Wall Organizer - Work Bench Kits, Proudly made in USA

• Armstrong Industrial Hand Tools , Allen Hand Tools , and KD Hand Tools are made in USA by Danaher Tool Group. Available online from MSC Direct
• Bondhus (Monticello, MN): ball-point hex tools, available from NorthernTool.com
• Channellock Inc. (Meadville, PA): over 120 different sizes and types of pliers and other hand tools, including their patented tongue-and-groove and slip-joint pliers. (You can also have your Channellock tools engraved with your name or company logo.)
• Chapman Tools (Durham, CT): ratchets and adaptors for Allen, Bristol, Phillips, and TORX fasteners since 1936
• Craftsman brand hand tools, made in USA by Danaher Tool Group. (Craftsman power tools are imported). Available from SEARS and KMart.
• Eklind Tool Co. (Franklin Park, IL): hex tools, including folding, L-keys, and T-keys, all made in USA
• Estwing (Rockford, IL): hammers, mallets, axes, and geological tools, with a patented shock-reduction grip, made in USA. Available from Home Depot or Acehardware.com
• Klein Tools (Lincolnshire, IL): manufacturing a wide variety of handtools at several facilities in Illinois. ( Some products imported from Mexico and elsewhere, so check origin ). Available at Home Depot , Lowe's , and other hardware and home improvement stores
• LoggerHead Tools (Chicago, IL): adjustable Bionic Wrench, covering a range of SAE/metric sizes. Manufactured by Penn United Technology, Inc. (Cabot, PA).
• Moody Tools (Warwick, RI): manufacturers of precision miniature tools. Available from MSC
• Park Tool (St. Paul, MN): bicycle repair tools made in USA ( multi-tools imported ), available from REI
• S-K Handtool (McCook, IL): socket and drive tools and wrenches, made in USA. Available from BuyAmerican.com
• Snyder Manufacturing ( Salamanca, NY): ratchet and non-ratchet screwdrivers
• Stanley-Proto (New Britain, CT): a division of Stanley, making heavy-duty industrial hand tools used in the manufacture of autos, aircraft, transportation/fleet maintenance. Most Proto tools are made in USA ("Some days a good wrench is the only friend a man's got.") Available from Grainger and MSC
• Stiletto Tool Co. (Winton, CA): titanium and steel hammers
• Wright Tool (Barberton, OH): wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, and hammers, made in USA with U.S. steel

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Outdoor/Camping Tools [Back to Top]

• Buck Knives (Post Falls, ID): family-owned manufacturer of knives, including folding and pocket knives, for hunting, fishing and general use. All knives made in USA are noted with an American flag icon. (Check out the plant tour )
• W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery (Bradford, PA): manufacturers of premium hand-crafted pocket knives, hunting, and fixed-blade knives since 1889. Available from XX Cutlery
• Estwing (Rockford, IL): camping axes, wood-splitters and geological tools. Available from Home Depot and Acehardware.com
• Leatherman (Portland, OR): knives, pruners, and multi-tools, made in USA from US and imported parts. Available from Cabela's , The Cutlery Shoppe , and LL Bean
• MagLite (Ontario, CA): my favorite example of a product that integrates beautiful design and performance--the red MagLite flashlight. "Every Mag Instrument flashlight, no matter where in the world it ends up, comes from a factory located in the U.S.A. and staffed by American workers." Read more about the company's commitment to U.S. workers .
• Ontario Knife Co. (Franklinville, NY): sporting/outdoor and survival knives and edged tools, available from Brigade Quartermasters
• Randall Made Knives (Orlando, FL): hand-crafted knives for outdoor, hunting, saltwater, survival and military applications
• Woodman's Pal (Boyertown, PA): land clearing tool--"Designed by Americans, made of American materials and crafted with 23 meticulous hand operations by Pennsylvania workers." Also available, brand new and at great prices, from Auntie Bananas Auctions

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Power Equipment [Back to Top]

• Briggs & Stratton (Wauwatosa, WI): manufacturers of small gasoline engines, based in Wisconsin and with additional facilities in AL, FL, KY, MO, and GA. Briggs & Stratton engines power many welders, pressure washers, and generators
• Lake Buchanan Industries (Buchanan Dam, TX): manufacturer of BarrelBlaster blast cabinets and pressure pot blasters, that work with a variety of abrasives including glass beads and walnut shells
• Mi-T-M Corp. (Peosta, IA): pressure washers, generators, air compressors, and wet/dry vacs, manufactured in Iowa since 1971
• Rizk National Industries (Warren, MI): American-made battery chargers, booster cables, and transformers

Power Tool Accessories [Back to Top]

• Montana Brand Tools (Ronan, MT): drill and drive sets, including titanium drill bits, magnetic screw guides and bit holders, and innovative tools like the Drill & Driver tool that allows drill and drive or countersink of screws without chucking new tools

Welding Tools [Back to Top]

• Archer Tool Co. (Keytesville, MO): precision or specialty tools for five primary markets - welding, hardware, automotive, industrial and medical. Available from Archer On-Line
• Hobart Welders (Troy, OH): all Hobart MIG and stick welders are made in Ohio. (Hobart is owned by Illinois Tool Works). Available from NorthernTool.com
• Lincoln Electric Co. (Cleveland, OH): (stick, MIG, and TIG welders) welders manufactured at several facilities in Ohio. ( Some product lines imported ). In 2003, Lincoln bought the Century brand, and many Century welders are made in USA. Available from MSC
• Miller Electric (Appleton, WI): all Miller welders are still made in Wisconsin. (Miller Electric is owned by Illinois Tool Works.) Available from MSC

Woodworking Tools [Back to Top]

• Bridge City Tool Works (Portland, OR): high-end woodworking hand tools, combining solid brass and rosewood for beauty and performance
• INCRA Precision Tools (Dallas, TX): all INCRA woodworking tools are designed and manufactured in USA. Available from Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
• Lie-Nielsen Toolworks (Warren, ME): quality woodworking tools, including block planes, bench planes, and chisels. Also carrying Starrett measuring tools made in USA.
• Pacific Rack & Machine (Medford, OR): tools and accessories for the home woodworking shop
• U.J. Ramelson Co. (Newark, NJ): woodworking and scribing tools of high carbon tool steel with wooden handles
• How-to Woodworking DVD's
• Woodpeckers Inc. (North Royalton, OH): Woodpecker woodworking tools are designed and manufactured in U.S. (Most other brands on the site are also made in USA.)

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