RDFMartin

I'm glad to see that this latest merger is seen as likely a bad thing for woodworkers(at least on this page). This merger will reduce even further the competition in the tool and hardware industries. I would like to see an investigative report on what this merger means for competition and the quality of new tools. It seems that there are very few innovative tool companies that make quality products left. I am sure there are other companies that still compete (somewhat) with the big-name companies, for instance Powermatic (a pretty big name in its own right). I am not familiar with the way the industry is going in general, having worked at a Museum the last 5 years. It would be interesting to have some information about the state of the tool industry in America. For instance, are there any tools that are still made in America? Rockwell/Delta used to make all their tools here. Not only did they make great tools, they provided local employment.