My favorite is the "Made in the USA" bottle opener that bends a little bit every time you use it to open a beer bottle.
I think crap can be made anywhere...
I have also seen good quality Chinese tools. I did some computer work for an Amazon shop that only sells Chinese-made tools. A lot of it was junk, sure, but there were some tools I got from there which I continue to use regularly.
And at any time. When we were cleaning out my grandmothers house we went through my grandfather's tools. While they were old tools they weren't good tools so they did make cheap crap "back in the day" it is just most people never see the old cheap crap now as it had long ago been landfilled. Every one of those tools was "Made in the USA" so keep that in mind. However I do hear that it is really hard to source a good 2 man cross cut saw now days but that is because all the new ones are 100% machine made and
Out of curiosity, with the price of chainsaws right now, why would you use a crosscut saw? That may be why they aren't made the same way anymore, they were replaced by a superior tool.
One of my wife's uncles works to clear trails out in some of the remote areas of Colorado where you aren't allowed to bring in any motorized equipment. So no chainsaws, ATV, trucks to help with the work. They ride in on horseback with axes, saws, and camping equipment and maintain those horseback and hiking trails in the back country. That is the only reason I am aware of the issue.
Anyone who has crushed pliers in their hands (Score:2)
knows the answer to the question.
The stuff from China is cheap powdered metal with a surface coating to disguise the crap.
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My favorite is the "Made in the USA" bottle opener that bends a little bit every time you use it to open a beer bottle.
I think crap can be made anywhere...
I have also seen good quality Chinese tools. I did some computer work for an Amazon shop that only sells Chinese-made tools. A lot of it was junk, sure, but there were some tools I got from there which I continue to use regularly.
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I think crap can be made anywhere...
And at any time. When we were cleaning out my grandmothers house we went through my grandfather's tools. While they were old tools they weren't good tools so they did make cheap crap "back in the day" it is just most people never see the old cheap crap now as it had long ago been landfilled. Every one of those tools was "Made in the USA" so keep that in mind. However I do hear that it is really hard to source a good 2 man cross cut saw now days but that is because all the new ones are 100% machine made and
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Out of curiosity, with the price of chainsaws right now, why would you use a crosscut saw? That may be why they aren't made the same way anymore, they were replaced by a superior tool.
Re:Anyone who has crushed pliers in their hands (Score:2)