On 11/23/14, 7:44 AM, Leon wrote:
On 11/22/2014 7:21 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:13:42 -0800, wrote:

Top that off with the fact that I have seen the EXACT hand tools in
Harbor Freight that I saw last time I was there along with the fact they
are generally overpriced on everything to begin with, and there is no
reason for me to go in a Woodcraft store.

That being said, I have talked other guys that have exactly the opposite
experience at their local Woodcraft. I think the flavor of the store has
a lot to do with the fact the are franchises,

But the tools all come out of the same warehouse.

I'd be interested in knowing which tools you saw in both HF and
Woodcraft. The same brand?



With the Texas franchise, I interviewed for a part time job but was
offered to manage the store with the opening of one of the stores about
5~6 years ago, the store manager is free to buy outside as he saw fit.

But aside from that Woodcraft has a "Columbian" brand bar clamp that is
identical to the clamps found in HF, with the China stamp in the same
place.

I can confirm this with Rockler. They had a hand hole reamer tool,
orange plastic handle with three black, hex shafted bits on closeout.
Unmistakeably the same tool sold by HF. Only difference was there
closeout price was 5x higher than the HF price. I left some clues in the
reviews but they blocked it....

I have bought some things from these retailers that were obvious HF
fodder at a time when their price was good. Years later I'd buy the same
thing from HF on a whim and noticed that the HF contraption was of
poorer finish quality. Examples like a carpenters triangle come to mind.
It may be that some things get inspections and those that qualify as
'perfect' go to the retailers and the cosmetic rejects go to HF.


-Bruce


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