Small Craftsman MT?

[jaseman]

Wife put this in my Chrisrmas stocking a few years ago, and it ended up in a drawer forgotten for a while.

A couple of months back, she found it, and claimed it for herself. I was examining it the other day, and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of it for a $5 or $10 that it probably cost. All the tools open and close smoothly, but firmly, and the overall build quality seems quite respectable. Much better than all the other 'gift-quality' small tools you find in most department stores.

But there are no markings on it other than the Craftsman name on the scales. No stamps on any of the tools denoting steel type, or country of manufacture. I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about these? What it's made of, or who might have produced them for Sears/Craftsman. Just curios more than anything else....

It's a micro-tool (shown next to my LM P4 for size)


Main tool is scissors, others are your basic knife, file, drivers, etc.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I have no clue who in China makes them, but I'm glad yours is decent .
My dad recently bought a full sized craftsman multitool for 10$ at the local hardware store, I checked it out and to be honest it's a piece of crap.
He also has a dewalt one he bought last year that was way overpriced, he loves it but it's also a piece of crap.

 

[jaseman]

Think that's why I was so surprised. I've seen and owned my share of really poor multi's. The best I could ever say for any of the "branded" tools was that they were just passable at best, and more often than not, just useless. Especially in the micro sizes.

Would I put it up against my Squirt in a head-to-head? Definitely not. But I also wouldn't be embarrassed to give it to a non knife and tool person as a cheap gift. Like I said, was just surprised.