American made turning tools.

Sean, Have you heard of Glaser tools. They are some of the very best. Don Hart

Sean,

I think you are a little unfair with your terminology: "They are all from England or worse yet China." Have you never heard of Robert Sorby or Henry Taylor or even the city of Sheffield synonymous with the best steel in the world?

Michael (from Yorkshire which is God's own Country :-)

It seem "everything" is now listed as Sheffield Steel". Is "Sheffield" steel even made in Sheffield these days?

-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)

No!

I do not live in nor have I ever been to England or China. The tools on the web site listed below are made in Santa Ana, California.

None of this is HSS.

No offense to the Brits here in this group Michael. I just prefer to support my own and keep my dolar at home. We've lost enough jobs overseas over the last 30 years. I don't want to contribute to it. I won't drive a rice burner either.

I am a big supporter of Local made stuff, I think it absolutly critcal to the survival of the economy, but, I have that it is difficult, being as most everything these days is made in more then one place.

What I mean to say is the Tool may be shaped in Courty W, but, the steel may be made in country X, but the packaging may be made in country Y and the box is made Country Z. The same is true for darned near everything we buy........ Ken......

I can only assume that you haven't looked very hard for these US made tools if you haven't found any. I have quite a few of them in my tool cabinet. Some are from Glaser. Others are from Dennis Stewart. Some are US-made HSS blanks (

With all the support the Brits have demonstrated to the US, I consider anything made in the UK to be made here. Note: This is over and above my terrible weakness for vintage MGs...

Tim

Serious Lathe Co. in Portland , OR, has unhandled tool that are about half the price of Crown and Sorby. Guy

Well jingosm is a pretty fancy word John and I had to go look it up. I'm not sure my statement goes quite that far but it got me to thinking about a bumper sticker I saw the other day...." If you can read this thank a teacher. If you can read it in English thank a veteran." I'm proud of my country and fought for her in two wars. Desiring to protect her industry by buying American does not make me some kind of Nazi.

I saw those.Then I saw the price. Ouch. They look nice but I'm a Chevy man and thats a Cadillac price. Nice looking tool but a bit much for me I think.

Yet you are apparently unwilling to pay American workers American wages

- you seem to want American-made at Chinese-made price. Jerry Glaser makes fine tools; slave labor does not; I want fine tools, I give Jerry Glaser money.

All you're going to find (unless you make your own, perhaps) that fits your critera is some Chinese-made tool with a "finishing plant" that unloads the boat and stamps "made in usa" on the "parts" to make them a finished "tool". To compete with the Chinese on price, you need toolmakers that don't want to make 30 times the money getting minimum wage at Burger King.

Chinese-made tool with a "finishing plant" that unloads the boat and stamps "made in USA" . True, or elsewhere, today they do not stamp made in (country's name) anymore. Last week I purchased a hollowing tool and its stamped Sheffield England. The name made in is not stamped or shown anymore. Conversely I bought M2 tool bits and its properly stamped made in China.

Appreciate your sentiments, but I guess one has to ask at what personal cost do you stop supporting your local economy,

Down here in New Zealand, we make our own and we tend to support the locals pretty well aswell, but for a different but related reason.

While others support their own at home, and perpetuate the inefficiencies of "traditional" and sometimes inefficient industry practices, our dollar wallows around at about 60 cents against the US, and 30 P against the pound. Try buying those "expensive tools" down here and you will know what expensive is.

Thats what makes New Zealand a place of innovation, the DVR came from here. We have to "do it ourselves" cause we can't afford the imports.

Now here is the rub, because of that great excahnge rate in your favour, NZ made stuff, bought over the net from NZ, is as cheap as.

Try Woodcut tools,

email geoff irvine E-mail Address(es): snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com Geoff runs a shop out of Dunedin, has a wide range of turning stuff, and it will be cheap, especially if its NZ or Australian made. (I have bought a lot from him, his delivery is spot on and his prices are hot)

Arguably, some of the best hollowing systems come from down here and there are some inovative ideas in gouges coming out as well

Hope this helps with another perspective on life

Rex Haslip Auckland New Zealand