Exhibit 32.2


                            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 Black & Decker  Corporation  (the
"Corporation")  on Form 10-K for the period ended  December  31, 2003,  as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Michael D.  Mangan,  Chief  Financial  Officer of the  Corporation,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  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/ MICHAEL D. MANGAN
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Michael D. Mangan
Chief Financial Officer
March 3, 2004