PRODUCT REVIEWS MARV JOHNSON
Craftsman CMCD732 Brushless RP Hammer Drill craftsman.com Retail Price: $119 (tool alone) $179 (with batteries) $249 (combo kit)
Craftsman Brushless 20V Hammer Drill and Impact Driver This may come as a surprise but there was a time before the big-box store, a time when the Internet was accessed via a screeching modem and AOL discs. It was also a time when the options for purchasing tools looked very different than today. Professional builders had their local, independent lumberyard. Here they would sell a small number of high-quality, pro-grade, trade-specific tools. Many of these products would eventually go on to become the “boutique” tools of today. For me, Piedmont Lumber in Pittsburg, CA., and Coliseum Redwood in Oakland, CA., were the yards where I made many purchases. Sears, Roebuck & Co.-The Origin of “Craftsman”
The story of Sears and the Craftsman brand’s successful history is an oddly unlikely one. Originally founded as the R. W. Sears Watch Co. by Richard W. Sears, he then partnered with watch repairman Alvah C. Roebuck, and the business was renamed Sears, Roebuck and Co. With an initial focus on only catalog sales, they developed their market of farmers and ranchers. This enabled their rapid growth and then expansion, opening the first
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