I've had a few tool chests over the years, especially Craftsman, which comes in at least three grades, from poor to decent depending on price. New Craftsman is sourced now by Stanley, and is probably poorer than it was in Sears' heyday.
All aftermarket boxes are usually made by a few third parties, and from a farm store to a mechanics supply, you usually don't get a high-end product on an aftermarket or store brand.
Having said that, some of the Williams red boxes seem decent, and as William's is owned by Snap-On, they appear to just be older designs. The William's boxes aren't cheap, but at a big discount to Snap-On via a supplier like toolsdelivered.com
The price/performance of the HF US General boxes looks good, and they now have an " Icon " professional line of boxes out now that probably isn't any better than the William's, and it probably costs more.
Here in Canada, we have International boxes, their high-tier ones are good. We also had Beach-brand tool boxes, which were good, but closed years ago.
My vote is William's, Beach, or Vidmar Lista, if you can find them priced low enough.
All aftermarket boxes are usually made by a few third parties, and from a farm store to a mechanics supply, you usually don't get a high-end product on an aftermarket or store brand.
Having said that, some of the Williams red boxes seem decent, and as William's is owned by Snap-On, they appear to just be older designs. The William's boxes aren't cheap, but at a big discount to Snap-On via a supplier like toolsdelivered.com
The price/performance of the HF US General boxes looks good, and they now have an " Icon " professional line of boxes out now that probably isn't any better than the William's, and it probably costs more.
Here in Canada, we have International boxes, their high-tier ones are good. We also had Beach-brand tool boxes, which were good, but closed years ago.
My vote is William's, Beach, or Vidmar Lista, if you can find them priced low enough.