That is a good question, Henry. I would like to know the answer my self.
Stick486 - Will it say on the bit somewhere? I think I may have gotten scammed...lol. I looked in my catalog and it does not look right and what is the plastic piece? Attached is what I received. I cant see how this is legit.does it say where it was made???
Freud is red...
Gold is Gerber...
hawkeye10 - I am new to their bits but the packaging alone makes me think I have an issueThat is a good question, Henry. I would like to know the answer my self.
hawkeye10 - I am new to their bits but the packaging alone makes me think I have an issue. Only think I can think is they have not always been red...lol.
hawkeye10 - Thanks I recently found them as well. I ordered from Amazon because it was Prime shipping and I wanted to finish the cabinets doors this weekend. I have a few more bits I plan on purchasing so I will keep them in mind when I place my next order. I think I saw a new router fence on there I might want to buy when I was searching the other day. Free shipping is always great!Henry, this is where I buy most of my bits. They carry Whiteside made in the USA and shipping is free. If you want just one bit that is okay.
https://www.hartvilletool.com/
Semipro - I will just send it back tomorrow.I have never bought a freud bit with that protective coating on it, have other brands that had it.
If it was me I would call freud and ask them, just cause i would want to know. It is possible they are package that way, for a bulk shipment.
Stick486 - I think this may be a case where the picture is not what they are selling...lol. The Amazon link you sent is the exact same place I purchased from on Valentines Day...lol. This will be going back pronto! I want to see the plastic box and the red color...lol. The other two bits I brought from a third party seller on Amazon arrived just fine. They sold me the rail and stile set. I may just stick with them or the Hartvilltool site that has the free shippingtime to call Freud...
I have bought 1,000's of their bits and have never seen them come packaged that way nor coated...
Freud 85-362 3/8" Radius Solid Surface Round Over Router Bit (1/2" Shank)
https://www.acetool.com/Freud-85-362-Rounding-Over-Bit-p/fre-85-362.htm
https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Radius-Rounding-Shank-85-362/dp/B001J9I7CE
Stick486 - No that's just sad. Looks like they like the white box too...lol. White box = bad.FWIW..
there are threads on counterfeit goods here and on other forums that came through Amazon...
seems some of their 3rd party sellers are a bit shady..
http://www.routerforums.com/tools-woodworking/109937-bewaare-garrett-super-scanner-v.html
Amana did the same...This is deja vu! We had this same discussion over CMT moving some of their production to China.
My main reasons for buying CMT blades and bits (Italy) was their claiming German steel and Carbide in their tools...
I would have to say that's correct. Look at the difference between the logos on these two bits.Amana did the same...
I've been using Freud cutters on and off since the early 1980s (about 35 years) and the bits I've bought and seen have almost always been red and come in plastic boxes. Only ever seen a few that had no paint at all (greyish). Over here the manufacturer must put their name and the speed rating on the shank by law - I'd have thought that with it being a CE standard and Freud still being European-owned (they are part of Robt. Bosch, a German firm) that it would have been adopted worldwide. Is it possible that Amazon were out of stock and supplied a substitution?hawkeye10 - I am new to their bits but the packaging alone makes me think I have an issue. Only think I can think is they have not always been red...lol.