Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements of The Black & Decker  Corporation  of our reports dated February 17,
2005, with respect to the consolidated  financial statements and schedule of The
Black &  Decker  Corporation,  The  Black &  Decker  Corporation's  management's
assessment of the  effectiveness of internal  control over financial  reporting,
and the effectiveness of internal control over financial  reporting of The Black
& Decker  Corporation,  included in this Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2004.


Registration Statement Number                Description
33-6610                                      Form S-8
33-6612                                      Form S-8
33-26917                                     Form S-8
33-26918                                     Form S-8
33-33251                                     Form S-8
33-47651                                     Form S-8
33-47652                                     Form S-8
33-58795                                     Form S-8
33-65013                                     Form S-8
333-03593                                    Form S-8
333-51155                                    Form S-8
333-51157                                    Form S-8
333-35986                                    Form S-8
333-113283                                   Form S-8
333-115301                                   Form S-8
333-121992                                   Form S-4


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Baltimore, Maryland
February 17, 2005