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Hi! We're the Strong Family - Ann, Joseph and JJ. We've been working on cars and DIY'ing since we can remember. So, back in 1983, when a shattered grinding wheel nearly caused serious injury while we were working on our Bluebird Bus, we decided to come up with a tool that was safer, stronger, better. That first tool has lead to a whole line of 'em and for three generations now our family-owned company has been making specialty cutting and drilling tools that tradesmen and DIYers alike can count on - all backed by our Lifetime Guarantee.

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Individual Multi-Purpose Drill Bits

Individual Multi-Purpose Drill Bits

 4.5" Heavy Diamond II - ENDLESS Cutting + Grinding Wheel

4.5" Heavy Diamond II - ENDLESS Cutting + Grinding Wheel

 4.5" HDII Flange - ENDLESS Flush Grinding + Cutting

4.5" HDII Flange - ENDLESS Flush Grinding + Cutting

 14 Piece Bad Dog Multi-Purpose Drill Bits

14 Piece Bad Dog Multi-Purpose Drill Bits

 Individual Rover Bits

Individual Rover Bits

 3" HDII - ENDLESS Cutting + Grinding Wheel

3" HDII - ENDLESS Cutting + Grinding Wheel

 19 piece Bad Dog Multi-Purpose Drill Bits

19 piece Bad Dog Multi-Purpose Drill Bits

 1.25" HDII - ENDLESS Cutting + Grinding Wheel

1.25" HDII - ENDLESS Cutting + Grinding Wheel

 Dried Drool Cutting Wax

Dried Drool Cutting Wax

 5 Piece Rover /Forstner Bit Set A - Fast Cutting Forstner Bits

5 Piece Rover /Forstner Bit Set A - Fast Cutting Forstner Bits

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From father, to father, to father - What fathers day means to a third generation tool company, and how it all started!

Posted by Joseph Strong on 3rd Jun 2026 Mechanical Engineer & Third-Generation Tool Designer at Bad Dog Tools

From father, to father, to father - What fathers day means to a third generation tool company, and how it all started!

Written by Joseph Strong on 3rd Jun 2026 I’m JJ Strong, a mechanical engineer and third-generation tool designer at Bad Dog Tools, our American-made, family-run company built on durability and innovation. I grew up hauling booths and talking tools at trade shows before I could even drive. Now I design and build and improve our next generation of lifetime-guaranteed tools - our custom induction brazing system to our precision sharpening technology. On weekends, you’ll find me restoring my ’86 Land Rover Defender or ’54 Jaguar XK120 and seeing just how much I can build (or break) with Bad Dog Tools.