That's Wiha made FYI.
Bits say Wiha, also has a big Wiha logo. Pay attention.
You are quoting a link to Sears in their "marketplace". I am sure I can fish out a link of a well known USA made knife that says "Country of Origin: China"
I am trying to pay attention. If you have the tool in your hand and indicated somewhere, somehow on the tool bits, "Wiha," then I apologize for not paying attention, since I don’t have first-hand knowledge of having the tool in hand. I did download Wiha PDF file with all their tools and didn't find the Boker. Boker may have struck a deal with Wiha to use their handle and logo, if that's what you're suggesting...I don't know. I did get the 1-800 phone number of Wiha and will call them on Monday to see what’s up with the Boker/Wiha.
If I were merchandizing a tool made by Wiha, I would make sure my sales material would point to that well know quality name, but Boker hasn’t done that. I see the handle and the logo but that’s not telling me about the bits. Why would Sears blunder and mistakenly insert "China" into their disclosure when that could hinder sales? Maybe the included sales literature in the Boker box says something like “Boker made by Wiha, product of Germany” end of story.
I like reading the forums. An insatiable amount of information is available here that we can use for our hobby, albeit not all is accurate and opinions abound. Just look at opinions on steels, sharpening methods, best sharpeners, the list goes on. I am open to my mind being changed about information I thought to be accurate and later other information arose disputing what I thought I knew. If I was contemplating purchasing an item I thought was one thing but really wasn't, I'd want to be made aware so that at least I could do some further research into my possible purchase. And Luis, I'm glad you're paying attention. We need to test each other. You may be right in your assessment of this Boker torx tool. I did find another site saying tool was made in Germany. Btw, did you catch where I said I may pick a set up? If you're right, I'm excited for a great buy. Even if you’re not, I’ll probably still get it.
Monday morning: I called Wiha hoping to get a conclusive answer…I didn’t. I was put on hold while the representative I was speaking with sought to find an answer to my question of “Did Wiha make this entire tool for Boker, or just the handle?” The final answer I got was “I don’t know. Maybe Germany made them for Boker.”
So Luis, if you want to say that I’m not paying attention…I don’t care. I’ve wasted way too much time really trying to find information for my own curiosity figuring someone may profit from it. Bottom line…I’m going to buy this Boker tool. Seems like it’s of good quality. And since I can find no proof that this isn’t a Boker/Wiha manufacturing project, I will accept the inconclusive possibility that it is a Wiha collaboration.
