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I ordered a 13 piece Simonds File Set from Amazon @$138
I was under the impression that Simonds files, unlike Nicholson, which is now offshore, is Made in USA.
They are NOT!!
And the way that they are advertised and labeled is extremely deceptive IMHO.
They come in a very nice cloth storage holder, which has a large label stating "Made in U.S.A." with an emblem of an American Flag.
Then you look at the files themselves, and you see "India" and "Honduras" and "Made in Honduras" stamped into the files and some with NO identifying location of manufacture whatsoever (violates the law- items must identify place of manufacture).
It seems the very nice holder is Made in U.S.A., and the files themselves are made elsewhere- offshore.
My first clue was in looking at the files, the handles do not look like those that were supplied with American-made files such as old Nicholson's that were Made in USA and clearly stamped as such (I paid $177 for a used set of Nicholson Black Diamonds Made in USA (and stamped U.S.A.) on Ebay. The handles are very ornate, with some sort of metal wrapping that is unlike the metal collars you see securing the handles to American-made files.
It seems no files that I know of are Made in U.S.A. anymore- please correct me if I am wrong. Nicholson and Simonds are offshore.
I don't want to create a firestorm of anti-offshore discussion, but I know this- Indian steel is much softer than American. I don't know about Honduran, but I do think American steel is best.
I wanted to warn you not to be fooled by the U.S.A. label on the Simonds holder- they are no longer made in U.S.A.!
I just ordered 12 NOS Nicholson made in U.S.A. files on Ebay for $29.00, and I will stick to NOS American files when and if I can find them!
I was under the impression that Simonds files, unlike Nicholson, which is now offshore, is Made in USA.
They are NOT!!
And the way that they are advertised and labeled is extremely deceptive IMHO.
They come in a very nice cloth storage holder, which has a large label stating "Made in U.S.A." with an emblem of an American Flag.
Then you look at the files themselves, and you see "India" and "Honduras" and "Made in Honduras" stamped into the files and some with NO identifying location of manufacture whatsoever (violates the law- items must identify place of manufacture).
It seems the very nice holder is Made in U.S.A., and the files themselves are made elsewhere- offshore.
My first clue was in looking at the files, the handles do not look like those that were supplied with American-made files such as old Nicholson's that were Made in USA and clearly stamped as such (I paid $177 for a used set of Nicholson Black Diamonds Made in USA (and stamped U.S.A.) on Ebay. The handles are very ornate, with some sort of metal wrapping that is unlike the metal collars you see securing the handles to American-made files.
It seems no files that I know of are Made in U.S.A. anymore- please correct me if I am wrong. Nicholson and Simonds are offshore.
I don't want to create a firestorm of anti-offshore discussion, but I know this- Indian steel is much softer than American. I don't know about Honduran, but I do think American steel is best.
I wanted to warn you not to be fooled by the U.S.A. label on the Simonds holder- they are no longer made in U.S.A.!
I just ordered 12 NOS Nicholson made in U.S.A. files on Ebay for $29.00, and I will stick to NOS American files when and if I can find them!