re: ARE TOOLS MADE OVERSEAS OF POOR QUALITY AND IF SO WHO'S TO BLAME

I think Wood River planes are an example of tight quality control and oversight.

Stuff made in China doesn’t have to be lousy steel and poor tolerances if the American companies don’t want it.

But to keep the price cheap, they often leave it up to Chinese company.

It’s all about maximum profit and if the product is inferior they don’t seem to care.