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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/79367

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[โ€“] boonhet@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

This is notably missing Husqvarna which makes great saws and stuff.

[โ€“] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Scheppach may be German, but their products are all generic, cheap, white label Chinese designs. Not sure that counts.

I'm aware most if not all of these companies produce in China, but at least it's their designs in many cases.

[โ€“] klangcola@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago

Same for Cocraft as far as I know (Clas Ohlson white label)

[โ€“] biofaust@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Wรผrth, Assa Abloy.

[โ€“] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

Not European, but I use mostly Makita tools. Anything not American is a winner.

[โ€“] SW42@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Einhell make some Great Budget Tools.

[โ€“] mndckr@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tbf while Einhell is a German Company and develop their stuff here, they do all their manufacturing in china afaik.

Some european-fanatics might be put off by this, but I'd recommended it for every DIY person (like myself). My/our tools don't work a 40h week :D so they don't have to be the absolute best quality. In this upper-mid range Einhell might just have the best ecosystem and bang-for-buck.

[โ€“] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I used to hate einhell, but they came a long way.

[โ€“] SW42@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Same here. I like the battery system they have that literally fits on almost anything they make nowadays. Very diverse range, good bang for the buck.

[โ€“] twinnie@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Didnโ€™t realise Bahco were American.

[โ€“] klangcola@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago

Ugh, me neither. Bought by Snap-On according to Wikipedia:

Bahco is a Swedish brand within the hand tool industry, which is now part of SNA Europe, part of Snap-on.

[โ€“] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 3 months ago

don't buy cocraft. its just no-name chinesium tools with a swedish label.

[โ€“] SupaTuba@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Dremel rules

[โ€“] Shou@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago
[โ€“] geography082@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Bahco is European. And is one of the best tools in quality. Bosch it depends where it was manufactured could be just ok, or the worst shit you can buy .

[โ€“] AncientSoul@reddthat.com 3 points 3 months ago

Caran d'Ache are Swiss.. Their pens are really nice. Leuchtturm 1917 (German) and Moleskin (Italian) make good notebooks (the paper kind)

[โ€“] j4yt33@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sad to see Leitz on that list

[โ€“] calisti@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

not to see?

[โ€“] zpteixeira@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

An anecdote that illustrates the biggest problem for me with these. I'm portuguese and I've never even heard of Bi-office, let alone see them in stores.

There has to be an incentive for shops to market these (other than the tariffs). We need euro or EU markings.

[โ€“] Riptide889Try@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

wheres koh-i-noor

[โ€“] gabelstapler@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

Shocked that Leitz is no longer German, but an US company. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

@Blaze: are doing anything else that posting in BuyEuropean? ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] calisti@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

How is Tesa missing here?

[โ€“] Libb@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago

To the list one could add the French Clairefontaine and Rhodia (paper, notebooks)

I'm not a pro of these, but Isn't there also that hardware line of power-tools from Lidl, 'Parkside'?

[โ€“] Aidenwill@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago

Isn't Oxford French ? (Thought it was British before a quick search) The