Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-00000) and related Prospectus of The
Stanley Works for the offer to exchange $150,000,000 of the Company's 3 1/2%
Notes due 2007 and $200,000,000 of the Company's 4 9/10% Notes due 2012 and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 21, 2003, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Stanley
Works included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 28,
2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
April 17, 2003