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Kraft Tool Co.® 2007 Catalog Now Available

Words: Noah AccordThe New 2007 Kraft Tool Co. 130-page catalog includes 3,500 hand tools for the trowel trades and features many new innovations for concrete, masonry, plaster, drywall and tile.

Kraft Tool Co., manufactures construction hand tools and accessories specifically for the professional concrete, masonry, drywall and plaster tradesman. The catalog also features the full line of W.Rose™ Bricklayer’s tools, Sands Level & Tool Co.®, Inc. and Superior Tile Cutter,® Inc.

For further information and a free 2007 catalog, please contact: Kraft Tool Company, 8325 Hedge Lane Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66227. Visit the company online at www.krafttool.com, or call 913-422-4848.
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