Craftsman is now owned by Stanley Black and Decker. Many of the tools bearing the Craftsman name are made under license, and not all are the renowned lifetime tools I own from my youth. Sears, Lowes, and ACE Hardware (among others) sell the licensed Craftsman name on some of their tool sets.
“When Stanley Black & Decker bought the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings last year, the deal — valued at $900 million — let both companies continue making and selling products under the Craftsman label.” – from Competing Craftsman tool brands? Stanley, Sears aren’t concerned about confusion
While Craftsman has a fairly complete line of tools, Snap-on, Matco, Husky, Proto, Stanley, and others Have complete lines that are known for lifetime guarantees and Professional Quality. Top 10 Mechanic Tool Brands , What is the best brand of tools for mechanics?.
Being sold outside of Sears, The brand can be rebuilt and expanded -or just fade into obscurity. Time will tell. Hell, you can even get Craftsman on Amazon! Amazon.com: craftsman tools
My hope is that Tools manufactured for the Craftsman label will retain the quality of the Craftsman lineage, and “no questions asked” lifetime warranty.
Thanks for the A2A. I use all kinds of tools when I build for my website, The Chenkin Workshop