EXHIBIT 32 (i)

THE STANLEY WORKS
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of The Stanley Works (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending January 3, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John F. Lundgren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ John F. Lundgren
John F. Lundgren Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 16, 2004