Holiday
Tool of the Day™
Essentials
The Holiday Seasonal
New Arrivals
Staff Picks
Sale
Clearance
Wera
Knipex
Hazet
Gedore
Stabila
Stahlwille
Felo
NWS
Heyco
Witte
Bits & Accessories
Cutters & Pincers
Pliers
Ratchets & Sockets
Screwdrivers
Wrenches
Brands
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Wiha
KC Tool ended its relationship with Wiha Tools USA in 2021, but we continue to clear the remaining inventory at low prices.
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About Ballistol
Developed in 1904 by Friedrich Klever and his son, Dr. Helmut Klever, Ballistol has become widely known as a universal lubricant, cleaner and protectant. Available both as an aerosol or liquid, it is not affected by temperature extremes, is non-toxic and non-irritating to the skin. Ballistol can be used to lubricate and protect most metals, as well as to preserve and clean leather, rubber and many plastics. With all of these uses and many more, Ballistol has a place in every home, workshop and maintenance kit.
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About Berger
BERGER has been operating in Wuppertal-Cronenberg since 1919 and is currently run by Ina and Julian Berger, fourth generation descendants of the founder. While known for decades as a manufacturer of original equipment for other tool brands, recently the company increased its production of high-quality cutting tools under its own BERGER brand name, and more than 90 percent are manufactured in its own operation in Wuppertal. A guiding principle in the design of their tools is close cooperation with professionals in the field. Not only is each tool perfectly suited to the task at hand, but replacement parts for those that inevitably wear are guaranteed to be available for at least ten years from the introduction of the product. Ergonomic features, such as grip design, working angle of the tool and handle materials are incorporated into every tool for those who use them day in and day out, for hours on end. Whether you are an arborist, a landscape professional, or simply an enthusiast who enjoys time outdoors, you can be assured of the high quality and long service life of Berger tools.
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About Felo
Continuously operating since 1878 and based in the city of Neustadt since 1930, Felo has distinguished itself through continuous innovation. Holding over 260 patents for their designs, and manufacturing over 2,000 different tools, Felo is most well-known for its Ergonic handle. One of the first multi-component handles, the Ergonic design combines two materials of differing softness with injected flexible gel. This results in a handle that adapts to the pressure of the user's hand, allowing maximum torque transmission and less strain on hands and joints. Other innovations include the first Titanium-Nitride coating on bits for greater wear resistance, the first interchangeable blade screwdriver for electricians, as well as the unique K-handle bit driver. All Felo products are made in their own factory in Germany and feature a lifetime warranty.
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About Gedore
Gedore Tools is one of the largest tool conglomerates in the world with over 16,000 different tools in their expansive line. The Dowidat brothers, Otto, Karl, and Willi started Gedore in Remscheid, Germany in 1919, and the firm has continued to be family-run to the present day. For decades they have been a leader in the torque technology field, from the award-winning Dremometer aluminum torque wrench to one of the world's first electronic torque wrenches. Known also for having one of the largest tool forges in Europe, Gedore continues to produce the highest quality tools especially for the industrial, agricultural, automotive and energy sectors. Gedore Tools won the Eisen (Innovation Award) in 2012 and 2014 at the Eisenwaren Messe in Cologne for their Dremaster Torque Wrench and the 1990 M Magnetic Extension.
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About Halder
Founded 1938 by engineer Erwin Halder to produce his patented SIMPLEX mallet, Halder has thrived as a family-run, ISO-9001 compliant company based in Bronnen, Germany. Expanding on their unique design, Halder now produces a full line of mallets with their distinctive replaceable head and faces. This feature allows the user not only to customize the tool based on task, e.g. changing the mallet head from a softer to a harder one, but also to replace parts as they wear - replacement handles and heads are always available. Halder has also further broadened their line to include quality sledge hammers, splitting axes and hatchets.
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About Hazet
Hazet was founded in Remscheid, Germany in 1868 by Hermann Zever. (The name came from a shortening of his first and last name.) The company has continued to grow in the last 150 years but still maintains its family ties - with the 4th and 5th generations of Herman Zerver still running the company. Hazet offers a complete range of hand tools, especially for the automotive, industrial, and aerospace sectors. Products include screwdrivers, wrenches, torque drivers, screwdriver bits, ratchets, and a wide array of specialty tools, especially for specific automotive brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and MAN Truck & Bus.
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About Heyco
Since its founding in 1937 by the brothers Max and Ernst Heynen, Heyco has become a industry leader, particularly in the automotive, aerospace, machine and energy sectors. Every product they produce must adhere to, or even exceed, the stringent DIN 9001 quality controls. Heyco offers an extensive line of sockets, ratchets and wrenches and is the European market leader in original equipment, with on-board tools for premium truck and automobile manufacturers such as VW, Audi, Opel, Ford, Volvo, BMW, Daimler, Rover, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Toyota, MAN etc.
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About KC Tool
KC Tool is the premier source for German tools. We specialize in Felo, Gedore, Halder, Hazet, Heyco, Knipex, NWS, Picard, Stabila, Stahlwille, and Wera and we stock over 10,000 different tools with over 25,000 available to order. You can shop with confidence knowing all of the tools we carry come with a lifetime manufacturer's warranty (with the exception of bits, tweezers, and torque screwdrivers).
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About Knipex
Knipex was founded in 1882 and has grown to become the world's leading manufacturer of pliers for professional use. With a very concentrated focus, Knipex sets out to do one thing and do it better than anyone else -- make the best pliers and cutters. They have succeeded at their mission by controlling all aspects of product design and manufacturing. With such innovative (and often-copied) designs as the Alligator, the Cobra, the Cobolt, and the Pliers Wrench, Knipex continues to “make work more effective, easier and safer”. All Knipex pliers are designed and manufactured in Germany
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About NWS
Willibald Nöthen founded NWS in 1973 with the express idea of “…combining function, quality and design”. As a long-time employee in the German tool industry, he created a company that embraced the tradition of high-quality German tools, but steered it into the future with improvements in safety, ergonomic design, and environmental compatibility. Through an intelligent combination of tried-and-tested manual production techniques and state-of-the-art machine processes, NWS guarantees first-class quality and the ideal balance between tradition and innovation. With a strong connection to workers in many fields, NWS has continued to innovate in the fields of plumbing, electrical, hvac, roofing and automotive.
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About Ochsenkopf
Ochsenkopf ("Ox Head" in English) was founded by the Fahlefeld brothers in 1781 in Remscheid, Germany and is known as the oldest axe forge in Germany. All of its edged tools are manufactured of C60 steel, known for its incredible toughness, and ground to a cambered edge, rather than a simple knife edge - all of which guarantees longer tool life. Handles are hand crafted from ash or hickory, and the Rotband system ensures even greater safety and less likelihood of breakage. Today Ochsenkopf is part of the Gedore Group and offers a wide range of axes, hatchets, competition axes, splitting wedges, and other tools and accessories for the timber or forestry professional or the casual user who appreciates using the finest tools.
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About Orbis
Orbis was founded in 1929 as “Orbis Werkzeugfabrik” in Solingen, Germany, one of the centers of the German tool industry. Today, Orbis is a sister company of Knipex, producing tools for Knipex as well as its own ergonomically advanced line of pliers and cutters. Orbis manufacturers all of their tools in their Ahaus, Germany facility, and all products come with a lifetime warranty.
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About Pica
Family-led since 2005 and based in Kirchehrenbach, in the Upper Franconia region of Germany, Pica is the originator of the Deep Hole Marker, a marker designed to write on hard-to-reach spaces and on almost any dry surface. Since then, Pica has continued to expand its offerings, introducing a multitude of markers and pencils for writing on nearly any surface under almost any condition: wet, dry, hot, or cold. Acting on advice from tradespersons of all types, Pica continues to expand its range from construction to carpentry, tiling to welding. Moreover, a company-wide commitment to sustainability means that their products are not only built to last, but that refills for a wide variety of tasks are available for most styles.
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About Picard
Founded in Wuppertal in 1857, Picard has embraced specificity. A quick browse through their catalog reveals one or more hammers specific to seemingly any trade that would have a need for a simple striking tool. Despite the fact that many of these designs have not remarkably changed over decades and even centuries, Picard has managed to refine and improve upon many of these hammers through the use of modern machinery, materials, and developments in alloying and heat treatment of metals. Entire sections of their catalog are devoted to tools for individual trades such as roofing, carpentry, cabinetmaking, metal working of all types, and even blacksmithing and farriery. Picard has also embraced current advances in ergonomics, creating designs that are lighter, quieter in use and more forgiving to joints and muscles in the course of everyday work.
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About Rennsteig
Rennsteig was founded in 1959 in Thuringia, Germany, a region with a longstanding tradition of excellence in hand tool design and manufacture. Since 1991 they have been an independent subsidiary of Knipex in Wuppertal, Germany. While continuing their well-known classic products such as striking tools and the dual-edged screw extractor, Rennsteig has pivoted to the production of high-quality crimping, stripping and cutting tools for industry and professionals, many of which are distributed under the Knipex name.
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About Stabila
Beginning in 1865, Stabila started as small firm manufacturing folding wooden rulers. From this humble beginning, it has grown into an industry-leading manufacturer of superior-quality levels, lasers, electronic measuring tools, folding rulers and tape measures. Through their pioneering use of a locked vial design, Stabila's levels are highly resistant to shock, temperature extremes and UV, and are used every day around the world under some of the toughest conditions. Stabila has also fully embraced the use of electronics and lasers in its measuring equipment, affording its users an even greater degree of accuracy and increasing productivity without sacrificing the durability and dependability that tradespersons of all types demand.
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About Stahlwille
Specializing in hand tools for wind, solar, aerospace, automotive, and general engineering industries, Stahlwille was founded in 1862 by Eduard Wille and manufactures its tools at three locations in Germany. The manufacturing process is completely owned and controlled by the company, and all of their tools are forged and finished in their own foundries in Germany. This complete supply line control ensures that their high standards shape the end product along every step of the process. Some of Stahlwille's specialty products include FastRatch ratchet wrenches, cadmium-free High Performance Quality (HPQ) sockets suitable for use on titanium fasteners, MANOSKOP® and Sensotork® Torque Wrenches, and perfectControl® torque calibration and adjustment units. Many of their products are FOD certified, permitting them to be used in the tightly-regulated aerospace sector.
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About Wera
Based in Wuppertal, Germany, Wera has been one of the world's leading manufacturers of screwdriving tools since its inception in 1936. Perhaps best known for the distinctive shape of their ergonomic screwdriver handle, designed to reduce user fatigue and injuries, Wera develops and produces tools for a multitude of applications. With more than 3,000 products available, including an extensive range of screwdriving bits, a complete line of ratchets and sockets, as well as the innovative Joker wrench and Zyklop ratchet, Wera continues to manufacture stylish tools designed to make work easier, safer, and more productive.
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About Witte
Family-run for over four generations and nearly 240 years, Witte tools is part of the Kirchhoff family group of businesses and specializes in screwdrivers and bits. Renowned for their ergonomic handles, Witte screwdrivers feature ergonomically-advanced, multi-component handles that not only conform to the hand, but are optizmized for torque and speed depending on the size of the fastener involved. Witte bits are made entirely in-house and feature a broad array of tip styles and materials including stainless steel, diamond-coated, titanium-nitride, and impact/torsion bits.
