[Shop-talk] Quality Ratchets

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

yeah, the blackhawk catalog has the stanley logo on it, and they mention it in the blurb at the front.  the whole thing, though, gives you the impression the line is marketed at a lower end consumer.  kinda cheesy pictures, limited (or more limited than mac, et al) selection.  but they're basically mac stuff.  I love them.  they were cheap and they're awesome.

so are they now "proto-blackhawk"?  like there is no more standalone blackhawk?

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt at gmail.com>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:46 PM,  <scott.hall at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 1) proto-blackhawk?  I've got some just blackhawk tools I got from an auto 
> parts store about 10 years ago.  they're great.  made by stanley.  is 
> proto-blackhawk a new thing?  the old catalog I have (yes, I go over it 
> still...so?) doesn't make mention of proto.
> 
> They're all part of the stanley works, for better or worse.  I think
> all the current blackhawk stuff is proto stuff, intended for a
> different sales channel.