Editing Craftsman (tools) (section)

{{Short description|Line of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear}}
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{{Infobox brand
| logo         = Craftsman logo.svg
| name         = Craftsman
| image        =
| type         = Hand tools, power tools, lawn and garden equipment, work wear
| currentowner = [[Stanley Black & Decker]]
| origin       = United States
| introduced   = {{start date and age|1927|5|20}}
| discontinued =
| related      = Evolv, Craftsman Professional, Craftsman Industrial, Companion, Dunlap
| markets      =
| trademarkregistrations = 
| website      = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Craftsman''' is a line of [[tool]]s, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear. Originally a [[Private label|house brand]] established by [[Sears]], the brand is now owned by [[Stanley Black & Decker]].

As with all Sears products, Craftsman tools were not manufactured by Sears during the company's ownership, but made under contract by various other companies. While Sears did not directly manufacture tools and equipment in most cases, they did have ownership in some of their suppliers. An example of this was the joint venture that they established with Western Forge in 1965 and their partial ownership of Roper for a number of years. Both companies supplied products to Sears for many years. They were first sold in 1927 through the [[sears#Catalog|Sears catalog]] and in Sears retail stores. After the Sears–Kmart merger, the tools were also for sale in [[Kmart]] stores and through several other retailers.

In March 2017, Stanley Black & Decker acquired the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings, which retained a limited license for Craftsman products.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2019/03/07/stanley-sues-sears-over-craftsman-brand.html |last=Miller |first=Ben |date=March 7, 2019 |title=Stanley sues Sears over Craftsman brand |work=[[Chicago Business Journal]] |access-date=September 2, 2024 }}</ref>