ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area What brand of tools do you use?

I have an assortment of brands for various items: Klein, Ideal, Stanley, CK, and some which are branded for the seller specifically, such as Jensen (made by Stanley) and Axminster.

I agree with Trumpy's sentiments on buying U.S. and German hand tools, although we do still make some decent tools in the U.K. as well. As for anything stamped "Made in China," steer well clear. It will just end up in the trash sooner or later (most probably sooner).