Any tools you prefer to buy from foreign countries?

[muddy]

Agree on Knipex. Love their no pinch feature.

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[jeffmoss26]

Knipex, Felo, Wiha, Wera

[hickory n Steel]

I'm talking about types of tools here, not specific brands.

[strik9]

Indirectly they are too.  Pliers, screwdrivers and probably allen keys.  Each brand has one type of item they do best.

[john k]

Have several screwdrivers stamped Germany, brand?  But the handles feel superior to most others.  Seen the Knipex but didnt feel I had to buy them, maybe I should have.  Wrenches,  not familiar with the good brands, just what Ive seen in thrifts and pawns,  the fit and finish not even close to older US made stuff.  Probably my age makes me US biased.   Interesting subject.

[hickory n Steel]

I already gave the tapanga on the bottom to my neighbor.
At the moment I really only plan to keep the little 14"er and the the billhook, I may decide to keep the 22"er but the large panga I've messed with a bit and I really don't like it.

[hickory n Steel]

The Bellota brand is the best of the lot I have seen.

But then I just kinda sharpened one side of my po'boy shovel and use it as a hatchet if need be.

I don't do much wood cutting or hole digging so that is an old shovel already.

Furrin made tools seem to be 97% of my junk
  In most all areas of use.  I don't care how old or where from if they work.
Even my pick is a trailer spring welded to a pipe.  It works too.  It will outlast me.

In digging I don't think they actually manufacture anything but  replacement blades for agricultural equipment.
I think those bellota machetes are probably manufactured by Incolma invermec de in Colombia ( if made in Colombia)

[fatfillup]

Never knew there were so many different types of machetes

Interesting lot

[GNAP]

I use Witte electrically insulated screwdrivers, from Germany

[hickory n Steel]

Never knew there were so many different types of machetes

Interesting lot

There are loads of different styles.

Not including the heavier more chopping oriented blades theres

Latin
Panga
Tapanga
Cane
Bolo
Billhook
Barong
Colima
And bowie style machetes.

On top of that there are many variations of each pattern made by various manufacturers around the world.

[Davethorik]

Interapid indicators.
I don't have a "Swiss Miss" fetish like some do (I do not understand the fascination with PB Swiss. They are overpriced and overrated, IMO).

But Interapid are the best. I would say Mitutoyo is #2. I stay away from Starrett indicators, except for their perpendicular models. I don't even know if there is another USA mfg making indicators. Mahr-Federal might, Scherr-Tumico just went out of business.

[walrus]

I don't have a "Swiss Miss" fetish like some do (I do not understand the fascination with PB Swiss. They are overpriced and overrated, IMO).

I agree, while their tools are ok they aren't all that. I bought a bunch of 1/4 bits from PB Swiss, might be ok in a screwdriver, they snap easily in a impact.