Ampco Safety Tools has been producing Non-Sparking, Non-Magnetic, Corrosion Resistant Hand Tools since 1922.
Their extensive knowledge of the alloys needed to produce these specialty products coupled with decades of experience has resulted in some of the highest quality hand tools on the market today.
Updated 10/17/2024
Since 1886, CHANNELLOCK® has been continuously engineering specialty pliers to meet the ever-changing needs of the skilled tradespeople who rely on them.
All CHANNELLOCK® aviation snips, non-locking pliers, professional drivers, pry bars, and ratcheting wrenches are 100% Made in the USA.
Updated 10/16/2024
Klenk Tools began in 1934 as the originator of the compound action aviation snip, the most common type of hand snips sold today.
Klenk Tools is a division of Everhard Products, Inc. Established in 1911, Everhard Products is an American manufacturer of specialty hand tools and other products for the Tire, Roofing, Screen, HVACR and metal fabricating industries.
Updated 10/16/2024
Their dedication to craftsmanship is why Malco is one of the nation’s leading solution developers and manufacturers of “tools of the trade” for HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning), exterior remodeling, and fence and rail installation professionals.
Updated 10/17/2024
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company (Midwest) began manufacturing metal cutting snips and related hand tools in Sturgis, Michigan in 1945.
All models of the company’s Midwest Snips aviation and tinner snips are manufactured by Midwest in its USA facilities.
Updated 10/17/2024
Unlike the other tool manufacturers, Crescent Tools earn their reputation with their strength and durability, matched by intuitive features and user-focused design.
Their legacy brands: Wiss, Lufkin, Nicholson, H.K. Porter, and JOBOX now live under the single, iconic brand of Crescent Tools, which itself is a brand of the Apex Tool Group.
Updated 10/17/2024
This is our 'rating system' that was used to score the above brands, which is based on whether the origin of the the parts and materials used in their assembly are sourced domestically or internationally. The quality and quantity of the components were not taken into consideration.
The fact is the fewer parts a product contains, the greater likelihood of achieving a higher score. Ultimately a high or low rating does not directly represent the overall quality of a particular item.
Any brands marked with a gold star shows that at least one product, or all of that companies products are made in the USA using virtually 100% domestic sourced materials & labor.
A silver star shows their products are assembled and/or machined in America using domestic labor and a mix (of any proportion) of both domestic and imported materials.
A bronze star shows that their products are assembled in the U.S. using all imported parts.
An 'empty star' indicates that the product is designed or engineered in the US, and/or some of the parts have been produced here, but are sent elsewhere to be assembled into a final product.