I was in a regional big box home improvement store looking for a high quality drill bit. I'm doing some precision work on my truck. I need the best I can get. That means American made. I was becoming frustrated with the brands they stock. Vermont American, made in China; Tool Works (a store brand), made in China; Blu Mol, made in China; Bosch, made in China. I like American-made for durability, attention to detail and quality. Who knows how it's made in socialist China. Maybe these drill bits are all coming out of same plant. Even the companies that put their names on the products may not know where and how they are made. These outsourced parts are not made the competitive American way.
Then there they were, a few rows of bits below the big displays of China product, Montana Brand drill bits
made in Rowan, Montana. The price was the same as the China product. By the way, I do credit the upper Midwest big box, Menards, for at least attempting to stock Made in USA products. They even have occasional "Made in the USA" sales. We need way more of this to rebuild our damaged economy.
