Production Update | 7-28-16 | Track Square & Bar Gauge

[daveklein]

Attention to detail is incredible in all of your tools.  Thank you!

[Thom]

Very cool I love watching how all the production process is made of the tools to come and that are on my wish list or to order list.

[BoxRain]

What I really love about these tools is #1, they are manufactured in America by Americans making a living wage #2, they are the quality that my dad use to get routinely when tools were made in America, #3, they're almost too nice to use. No, just kidding. Great tools if you have a hankering for good looking tools that are quality made.

[MrPatdeeee]

Note: A comment I read below, prompted me to throw my towel in the ring:

I love all of the "One time", "Woodpecker" tools to date. The problem is they are way too expensive for me in most cases. I am sure this is the case with all too many woodworkers. The quality is "old European" standards which is considered to be the finest ever.

Yes I admire the owner of Woodpeckers. He is truly a genius. His wife is a treasure and has been a driving force behind this awesome company; that started out selling "Incra Tools" in woodworking shows a scant 30 yrs ago.

But I have a problem with "Made in America" and I am a true, patriotic American. The reason is: There are real, legitimate causes of why many American manufacturers MUST outsource. They simply WILL go bankrupt if they do not. Only an unwise person does not understand that.

Take "Powermatic" as just one example. For decades they made high quality tools in McMinville, TN. But Today many of their products are made in Taiwan. For if not the "livable wages" in America would cause the cost of their tools to triple if made in America and NO one would buy them. NOT even manufacturers. Also, many tools made in Taiwan are top notch, regardless of the hoopla that say differently. This is why Powermatic chose them when they were about to go bankrupt due to "union" wages and high taxes if they stayed the "status quo" in America.

"Made in America" does NOT mean quality. Chrysler, Ford and GM almost went bankrupt due to poor quality that had gone on for decades. This is common knowledge. But there ARE manufacturers in America, such as Woodpeckers, who DO make quality. But this the exception and it is due to one man. His name is Rich Hummel and it is HIS character that breeds quality and genius. This is NOT because his company is in America or that his employees are American. It is because of HIM. But sadly, that withstanding, their prices keep MOST buyers from being able to purchase them and many of these buyers live IN America and work for American companies.

America can not survive building only "Rolls Royce's" or "Stradivarius's"! Many of us must buy from Sears and Walmart, etc. And MOST Americans buy a plethora of goods from foreign manufacturers and have since this nation was founded. And only a fool does not know that. Just think of VCR's and many other things almost all buyers buy because they are "cheaper", but many of these items are very high quality. Yes they are often built in "sweatshops". But that is NOT our problem. That is their business. We Americans have NO business telling another nation what to do. Nor do they have the right when it comes to us.

I love Donald Trump. But he is dead wrong about "outsourcing". The above proves why this must be. Only an unwise person does not see that. For specialty tools, a manufacturer can get away with "high as the sky" prices. That will NOT work with the day to day needs of Americans or any other nationality for that matter.

For whatever it's worth.

[HuntingWolf]

Tolerances must be wide open to check products with calipers instead of micrometers