McFeely's Spotlight on the W.L. Fuller Company
W.L. Fuller Co Inc. is a family owned, third and fourth generation, manufacturer of the best Countersinks, Counterbores, Plug Cutters, Taper Point Drills, Brad Point Drills, and Step Drills. All made 100% in the U.S.A. today. With over 60 years experience manufacturing tools to cut woods, plastics, and metals, we can recommend and supply the tools you need to get the job done while saving you time and money. All of our products carry our “Satisfaction Guarantee”.
Over 70 years of manufacturing, distributing, and recommending tools to cut wood, plastic, and metal in standard and special sizes.
In the 1930's, Warren L. Fuller Sr. began building twelve-foot boats in his Warwick, RI Hudson car dealership quarters. The boats were built out of a new innovation, plywood, a material whose durability had to be proven. The boats, with a deep V hull, were dry and fast and could be sailed as well as powered. During production, Warren found a need for an efficient and inexpensive method to drive the screws and set plugs. Warren began to design his own tools and to turn his business expertise away from the car dealership and to the manufacture of woodworking tools, specifically countersinks.
The growth of the Fuller family provided the business with its first employees. In 1945 Warren Fuller Jr. began to work on a full-time basis, drilling, tapping and deburring and sharpening the countersinks. The tools were being sold to boatbuilders and hardware stores locally and in other areas of the country by an uncle. At this time the first catalog was printed -- a pocket fitting edition complete with photographs and prices of the latest countersinks. The tools also included a line of tools to make venetian blinds.
During the late 1950's, Warren Jr. renovated the countersink design -- a change that is extensively used today. Originally the flutes of the countersink were straight in design. In the new model the flutes are slightly slanted. This modified the tool from a scraper to a cutter. The design allowed the wood chips to clear, preventing clogging.
In 1961, following the death of Warren Fuller Sr., Warren Jr. incorporated the business. During the next years the Fuller family and business grew rapidly. By the 1970's it became obvious that even the expanded Warwick Ave. location was a far from adequate space. The younger members of the Fuller family were taking an active interest in the business, and by 1979 when Fuller moved to its present location, most of the seven children of Warren Fuller Jr. were working in the business.
Today W.L. Fuller Inc. is operated by a team effort of the Fuller family and 60 company employees. Management rests with the 3rd generation of owners, his children; Diane, Gary, Debbie, Sandy and Lisa. Since personal service is the secret of Fuller success, great pride is taken in customer service, fast delivery and a superior product line. While computerization has allowed a complete control over inventory, all orders are still manually priced and personally checked. Even though sales have increased 300 times over those of the early days, W.L. Fuller Inc. advertises very little, proving the success of word-of-mouth advertising and customer satisfaction expressed over the years.
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