The vast majority of my hand tools are Craftsman. I started buying them when an old school gas station closed down and I got a trunk load of their tools for peanuts. Ever since Sears was a favorite place to wander the aisles and figure out what I couldn't live without. Now that Sears is done, I buy up all the old ones I can find at yard sales. The new stuff is passable but it's of a lesser quality for sure. I don't think as many folks know the value of the older Craftsman stuff so I get them for cheap. Kind of like the 3/4" Proto torque wrench I picked up a few months ago at a garage sale for $15. It is a monster, almost 4' long and I have no idea what I'll do with it, but I have it by golly!
