I have a 64ths set that I bought many years ago at one of the woodworking shows but it is not really very good quality and some of the bits don't run true. As a result I've not used these bits as much as I like. So a New Year's resolution is to buy a decent set.
I've known for years that the Fisch brand is good quality and has been mentioned here on SMC many times. Part of this prompting is the recent sales flyer from my local Woodcraft store. And so the confusion started.
The set in question is the Fisch FSF-364757 29 piece imperial set. Woodcraft shows a regular price of $143 on sale for $100. Searching for that part number I've found a lot of different prices which is suspicious. For instance, Amazon and Home Depot both sell it for $70. Woodpeckers shows a regular price of $95 on sale for $75. There are Amazon reviews complaining about the quality and some sound legitimate. I've seen a review of the best brad point sets and one of the cons for the Fisch set is that there are a lot of counterfeits out there. And interestingly, on Woodpeckers website they show the country of manufacture as China.
So I'd love to get the real Fisch set but how would I know if I'm buying the real made in Austria set? BTW, I'm sure some of you will comment on buying the Lee Valley set but I don't want to spend $200.