CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
33-6610, 33-6612, 33-26917,  33-26918,  33-33251,  33-47651, 33-47652, 33-58795,
33-65013, 333-03593, 333-51155, 333-51157, 333-35986, 333-115301, and 333-113283
of The Black & Decker  Corporation  on Form S-8 of our  report  dated  April 30,
2004, relating to the combined financial  statements of the Pentair,  Inc. Tools
Group as of  December  31,  2003  and for the  year  then  ended  (which  report
expresses an unqualified  opinion and includes an explanatory  paragraph related
to the preparation of such financial  statements that includes  allocations from
home-office  items as discussed in Notes 2 and 3 to the  financial  statements),
appearing  in  this  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K/A  of  The  Black  &  Decker
Corporation.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

December 17, 2004