Craftsman has never been the best, it was accessible for every day Americans by store and mail order.
It had the best guarantee, period. still does. In fact, I call it crapsman, but I still have some
Sometimes you don't need the best or even second best. I have an old park,chain whip and a 15 year younger (but still about 20 years old) nothing special one. They both work fine. and if you're talking the BBT-22, I'll tell you to buy the Pedro's, it's much higher quality than the park is. The park is cast, the Pedro's is machined out of tool steel.