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Exhibit 12

THE STANLEY WORKS AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004,
December 28, 2002, and December 29, 2001 and for the fiscal quarters ended April 1, 2006
and April 2, 2005
(Millions of Dollars)

		Fiscal Quarter Ended
						Fiscal Year
		April 1, 2006		April 2, 2005
						2005		2004		2003		2002		2001
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		$	50.9	$	85.5	$	358.2	$	324.2	$	118.1	$	223.8	$	200.1
Add:
	Interest expense		16.8		8.8		40.4		38.6		34.1		28.1		32.1
	Portion of rents representative of interest factor		3.9		2.9		12.7		9.7		7.3		6.0		7.3
	Amortization of expense on long-term debt		—		—		—		—		—		0.1		0.4
	Amortization of capitalized interest		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Deduct:
	Capitalized interest		—		—		—		—		—		—		(0.1	)
Income as adjusted		$	71.6	$	97.2	$	411.3	$	372.5	$	159.5	$	258.0	$	239.8
Fixed charges:
	Interest expense		16.8		8.8		40.4		38.6		34.1		28.1		32.1
	Portion of rents representative of interest factor		3.9		2.9		12.7		9.7		7.3		6.0		7.3
	Amortization of expense on long-term debt		—		—		—		—		—		0.1		0.4
	Capitalized interest		—		—		—		—		—		—		0.1
Fixed charges		$	20.7	$	11.7	$	53.1	$	48.3	$	41.4	$	34.2	$	39.9
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			3.5		8.3		7.7		7.7		3.9		7.5		6.0

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THE STANLEY WORKS AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, January 1, 2005, January 3, 2004, December 28, 2002, and December 29, 2001 and for the fiscal quarters ended April 1, 2006 and April 2, 2005 (Millions of Dollars)