2021 TOOL OF THE YEAR
Made in Canton, Ohio · Est. 1947
American-made hand tools,
forged to outlast the job.
The GAT-7 framing hammer. TriBite screwdrivers. Adjustable wrenches ground in our own forge and shipped factory-direct within 48 hours. No distributor tax. No receipt needed for the lifetime guarantee.
- 38 product lines · 612 SKUs
- 214 craftspeople · 3 generations
- 98.4% shipped in 48 hours (2023)
FLAGSHIP · GAT-7 FRAMING HAMMER
Popular Mechanics 2021 Tool of the Year
SHOP THE BENCH
Six trades. One factory. Open stock forever.
Buy one replacement screwdriver ten years from now without buying a whole new set.
BEST ON THE FLOOR
The four SKUs the trades keep coming back for.
2021 TOOL OF THE YEAR
US PATENT 9,447,881
FACTORY DIRECT
CREW FAVORITE
FOREMEN CREW PROGRAM
Outfitting a 4-to-40 person crew? One invoice, every handle engraved, tool rolls embroidered with your name.
Factory-direct pricing up to 40% below comparable American-made brands. Union USW labor. One purchase order. We ship the whole crew in a single crate from Canton.
- 01 One invoice for the whole crew — no per-person POs
- 02 Free handle engraving on every tool
- 03 Embroidered tool rolls with your crew's name
- 04 Single-crate delivery, 48 hours from Canton
A FORGE ON VOGEL FORGE ROAD
"Hank came back from the Pacific in '45 with a set of broken wrenches and a promise — that no man who works with his hands should ever be sold a tool that lies about where it was made. We started this forge in '47 on a patch of Ohio dirt. We're still on it. Still family-owned. Still grinding steel in the same shop."
— Vogel family, third-generation owners · Canton, Ohio
1947Founded by H. Vogel
112,000Sq/ft single facility
280,000+Units shipped / year
14Countries via pro dealers
THE RECEIPTS
What the trades and the press say about the tools.
PRO TRADE MAGAZINE · 2023
#1
American-Made Hand Tool Brand
Survey of 1,800 contractors
POPULAR MECHANICS · 2021
TOTY
Made in America "Tool of the Year"
Awarded to the GAT-7 framing hammer
STENTOR PRESS · 2023 AUDIT
98.4%
Orders shipped within 48 hours
Independent fulfillment audit
U.S. PATENT
9,447,881
TriBite screwdriver tip geometry
Awarded & defended in-house
- Made in America Steel Council — member since 1959
- NFIB — member since 1959
- ANSI / ASME B107 — self-certified
- USW union labor — every wrench stamped by its maker