In the 1930's Warren L. Fuller Sr. (nick named Let) began building twelve foot boats in his Warwick Hudson car dealership quarters. The boats were built out of a new innovation, plywood, a material whose durability had to be proven. The boats, with a deep V hull were dry, fast and could be sailed as well as powered. During production Let found a need for an efficient and inexpensive method to drive the screws and set plugs. Let began to design his own tools and to turn his business expertise away from the car dealership and to the manufacturing of woodworking tools, specifically countersinks.

The growth of the Fuller family provided the business with its first employees. In 1946 Warren Fuller Jr. began to work on a full time basis, drilling, tapping, deburring and sharpening the countersinks. The tools were being sold to boat builders and hardware stores locally and in other areas of the country by an uncle. At this time the first catalog was printed - a pocket fitting edition complete with photographs and prices of the latest countersinks. The catalog also included a line of tools to make Venetian blinds. During the late 1950’s Warren Jr. renovated the countersink design - a change that is extensively used today. Originally the flutes of the countersink were straight in design. In the new model the flutes are slightly slanted. This modified the tool from a scraper to a cutter. The design allowed the wood chips to clear, preventing clogging. In 1955, following the death of Let, Warren Jr. incorporated the business. During the next years the Fuller family and business grew rapidly. By the 1970's it became obvious that even the expanded Warwick Ave. location was a far from adequate space. The younger members of the Fuller family were taking an active interest in the business and by 1979 when Fuller moved to its present location, most of the seven children of Warren Fuller Jr. were working in the business. Today W.L. Fuller Inc. is operated by the team effort of the Fuller family members. The company is now owned and managed by Warren L. Fuller’s children, Diane Nobile, Gary Fuller, Warren (Sandy) Fuller, Debbie Fuller/Burke, and Lisa Fuller. Since personal service is the secret of the Fuller success, great pride is taken in customer service, fast delivery and a superior product line. While computerizing in the early 80’s has allowed a complete control over inventory, all orders are still manually priced and personally checked. Even though sales have increased 300 times over those of the early days, W.L. Fuller Inc. advertises very little, proving the success of word-of-mouth advertising and customer satisfaction expressed over the years.

* Postscript - In an effort to save money during the war years, Warren Fuller Sr. located a deal on gallons of near orange paint for his boats. With this purchase began the use of orange as the Fuller business color. The reader will note the use of orange in Fuller advertising flyers, packaging and throughout this web-site.