Garrett Wade
{{Short description|American manufacturer of hand tools}}
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| industry = Hand tools
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1975}}
| founder = Garretson Wade Chinn
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Garrett Wade is a family-owned business, established in 1975 and based in DUMBO, Brooklyn and Cincinnati, Ohio.[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/garden/where-to-find-it-tools-for-carvers-and-cabinetmakers.html New York Times - WHERE TO FIND IT; Tools for Carvers and Cabinetmakers] It sources and sells a range of high quality hand tools,[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/12/garden/helpful-hardware-tools-that-measure-by-barbara-l-eisenberg-and-mary-smith.html New York Times - Helpful Hardware - Tools that Measure] primarily for woodworking, gardening, and outdoor work, based on traditional designs.Mark Duginske. Tools: A Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia. Simon & Schuster: New York, NY. 2001. {{ISBN|0743213483}} It is best known for its tools used for woodworking. Garry Chinn is the founder and CEO of Garrett Wade.
History
In the spring of 1975, Garretson Wade Chinn mailed the first Garrett Wade[https://www.garrettwade.com Garrett Wade] catalog. It contained primarily woodworking tools sourced from around the world, with particular focus on Europe. The goal of the catalog, along with media like Fine Woodworking Magazine, was to reconnect men to the experience of using their hands, as they had done in shop class as boys.
In 1995, responding to decreasing demand for woodworking tools, the company expanded its product line to hand tools for homeowners,[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/garden/05shop.html New York Times - As the Thermometer Falls, ‘Man Cave’ Décor Is Warming Up] with particular focus on gardening and outdoor tools. Recently, Garrett Wade also began researching, developing and manufacturing tools in-house.[http://coolmaterial.com/gear/garrett-wade-edc-multi-tool-capsule/ Cool Material][http://theawesomer.com/brass-capsule-multi-tool/416226/ The Awesomer]
Garrett Wade was involved in the early success of other woodworking companies such as Lie Nielsen Toolworks and Lee Valley.[http://www.leevalley.com/us/home/page.aspx?p=46993&cat=60655,46992] Lee Valley
Today, Garrett Wade products compete with mass-produced tools from companies such as Stanley and Craftsman. Some of their tools are unique.{{cite book |date=2011 |title=Social Media Playbook for Business: Reaching Your Online Community with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and More |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9GDYs11EFsC&dq=%22Garrett+Wade%22+tools&pg=PA137 |location=Santa Barbara, CA |publisher=ABL-CLIO |page=137 |isbn=978-0313386275 }} They have sales of more than $10 million (USD) a year and approximately 220,000 customers. The company continues to publish a catalog{{cite magazine |last=Truini |first=Joseph |title=Mailbox Tool Shop |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HeQDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Garrett+Wade%22+tools&pg=PA134 |magazine=Popular Mechanics |date=November 1986 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Hearst Communications }} but has also developed a substantial online business.
References
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External links
- {{official web site|garrettwade.com}}