Agreed completely, but do you really think there is a guy at Park doing hard engineering analysis on things like allen wrenches and cone wrenches? Mind you I'm generally happy with Park tools. They aren't by any means the best out there (Old Campy tools, Shimano Cable Cutters, etc). What Park does do well is provide a bicycle almost-equivalent to Sears Craftsman. I watched a Craftsman open ended wrench begin to round off a nut once, and then saw a guy pull out a Snap on wrench which loosened and removed it. Better is available, but it does what most people need. Maybe Filzer is more of the Ace Hardware equivalent.