Exhibit 99.0

                            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 Quarterly  Report of The Black & Decker  Corporation (the
"Corporation")  on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2003,  as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Nolan  D.  Archibald,  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Corporation,  certify,
pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, 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
Corporation.



/s/ NOLAN D. ARCHIBALD
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Nolan D. Archibald
Chief Executive Officer
May 7, 2003



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to The Black & Decker  Corporation  and will be retained by The Black &
Decker  Corporation  and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission or
its staff upon request.