For those who bought one recently, is it made in the USA, or China? Thanks! Edit: Thanks for all the replies, guys! These answers are helping me to slowly make a decision here on what will be the first post hole digger I ever buy.I am still a bit on the fence regarding this one, we'll see, but I need to choose one in due time. Thanks! For those who bought one recently, is it made in the USA, or China? Thanks! Edit: Thanks for all the replies, guys! These answers are helping me to slowly make a decision here on what... » Read More For those who bought one recently, is it made in the USA, or China? Thanks! Edit: Thanks for all the replies, guys! These answers are helping me to slowly make a decision here on what will be the first post hole digger I ever buy.I am still a bit on the fence regarding this one, we'll see, but I need to choose one in due time. Thanks! « Show Less
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Well that makes sense. I hadn't considered where they were made... I wrote a review for these diggers, already. They bent on the second hole, I believe... One of the shafts bent outward and twisted. Totally unusable. I was digging post holes for a living, at the time, and they just failed...45 dollar Craftsman diggers and a tamp bar always get the job done... and sometimes, a little water.
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It is made in China, but is constructed of a heavy higher grade steel than one might think. I find the ergonomic design to be less tiring when using and it definitely saves one from busting their knuckles together when digging. I agree that it works as it's advertised and will stand the test of time for all that I will be using it for. So far pretty much all the reviews I've read before purchasing and since purchasing have been positive. I know I like mine.
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Made in China. Best working one I ever had. No pinched fingers and heavy enough to cut through tree roots.
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It's made in China, but appears to be a heavy, high grade tool. Works as good as advertised. I love it.
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Mine is marked "Made in Germany". It is a wonderful tool and does the job. You may want to take a look at this: Apparently the company is owned by DeWalt and DeWalt is owned by a Chinese company.... looks like we lost another! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110509143514AAJ0vXy
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Hello Jason. Well, nowhere on the swager does it say China or Taiwan or Japan. It says made in U.S. A. in Oroville, California. It is made of cast aluminum and looks very high quality. It is well finished, no burs or rough cuts. Bolts and nuts are all quality. The size is a little deceiving though. It looks bigger in the pictures than it actually is. Mine is 6 1/4 inches long. I think it will definitely have to be bolted down to the work bench. Is it worth $118 bucks? Yes because the other methods for un-swagging primer pockets on military brass can leave the pocket enlarged and cause the primer to unseat or blow out, from my past experience. There are other tools which mount in a single stage press that would probably do the same function. I would recommend this RCBS tool. Jimmy Fielding, U.S. Army Retired
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The name plate says it was made in CHina (like everything else these days). It is an excellent drill.
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Like all quality products in America it is handcrafted in Iowa by --->> no wait. That was a dream I had last night. --- China --- It is still an awesome pot. We haven't died of heavy metal poisoning yet.
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They no longer say "made in usa" on the tool itself. I've read that they make them in china now.
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The drill itself is imported. If you're all about Made in USA, the rest isn't as important as the main thing being imported. I buy American when I can as a matter of principle, but I use DeWalt tools at work, and not at home because there's no real reason for DeWalt to be sky-high when equal quality is available for a third the price. Haven't had any problems, but haven't had it long--but it works great! Used it today, as a mater of fact. No issues.
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where else ? Made in China......anything made in the USA? If so, I want to know about it!!!!!!!!!!
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I think that that may have been a typo. Like you, I am also under the impression that it's made in the USA. Will check the box it came in later today, but I'm pretty sure the box says 'made in the USA'.
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Love the video they put with the picture. Well it is $26 and no country stamp on the stripper, so China it is. A lot of Klein tools are made overseas. Hopefully this one is at least from Taiwan. FTC has extremely loose COO regulations. Rule of thumb, if the tool is manufactured in the USA, the company will not pass the opportunity to stamp/print "made in the USA" or "USA" all over THE TOOL and its packaging.EDIT: Actually emailed Klein about a few tools. E-mailed asking about this stripper in particular. A ONE word reply to my lengthy e-mail was "Taiwan". Love the video they put with the picture. Well it is $26 and no country stamp on the stripper, so China it is. A lot of Klein tools are made overseas. Hopefully this one is at least from Taiwan. FTC has extremely loose COO regulations. Rule of thumb, if the tool is manufactured in the USA, the company will not pass the opportunity to stamp/print "made in the USA" or "USA" all over THE TOOL and its packaging.EDIT: Actually emailed Klein about a few tools. E-mailed asking about this stripper in particular. A ONE word reply to my lengthy e-mail was... » Read More Love the video they put with the picture. Well it is $26 and no country stamp on the stripper, so China it is. A lot of Klein tools are made overseas. Hopefully this one is at least from Taiwan. FTC has extremely loose COO regulations. Rule of thumb, if the tool is manufactured in the USA, the company will not pass the opportunity to stamp/print "made in the USA" or "USA" all over THE TOOL and its packaging.EDIT: Actually emailed Klein about a few tools. E-mailed asking about this stripper in particular. A ONE word reply to my lengthy e-mail was "Taiwan". « Show Less
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Ya know, it's funny. Just today I looked under my dog's tail and it said "Made in China" Well now I looked under the coffee pot and it said the same thing. My co-worker brought me a souvenir from Italy and on the bottom it said, "Made in China". I said "Thank you Vanessa, I never had anything made in China." Ya, it's hard to find anything that isn't made there.
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**NO LONGER MADE IN THE USA!!!*** Hey guys -- a quick head's up. I used to purchase this product for my dogs because I confirmed directly with the company that the duck was raised and processed in the US. I noticed on my last couple of packages that there was no longer a "made in the USA" sticker so wrote to them again today to find out if this was just an oversight. Following is the text of the email response I received. Needless to say, I will need to find another place to get treats for my dogs: "The current stock we have is currently not from the US, it is from a different manufacturer. The duck is from China, but it is FDA tested and approved. We unfortunately lost our old manufacturer. We are very close in getting a new manufacturer that makes the duck in USA. We know our customers would prefer that. We apologize for this inconvenience."
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As with other reviews, mine says made in Finland, no mention of China. I imagine it might be engineered in Finland, perhaps the handle (a pretty damn indestructible plastic from my experience) or the sheath manufactured in China and then the entire axe is manufactured in Finland. This may upset some people, but there are few things we now use which are made in a single country from start to finish. Bottom line, if you want a great hatchet for a great price, buy this.
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I can't answer that, but I can tell you that for digging post holes it beats the heck out of traditional post hole diggers. Try calling Seymour meg.
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Uh, one serious note: about 6 months ago dewalt announced they were going to begin "building" in the USA. of course this is a little bit misleading because they will be using parts from all over the world including China and Mexico. sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but things change so quickly these days it's almost impossible to read about something from six months ago and make a decision on when you will buy today. Unstable economics. Imho.
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Mine had a made in China sticker on it. I wasn't crazy about that since I try to buy USA made items when I can. However, almost all of the other jacks I looked at (including Sears) were made in China, too. The cheapest US made one I could find was more than twice the price I paid for this one so I gave it a shot. I've had it for 2.5 years now with no problems yet. Good luck!
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I looked all over the product and couldn't see "Made in China" or anywhere else. I also check the user information. I would guess it wasn't made in China because that is usually displayed prominently. I will say it is very well made and works great.