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When I was a kid, the wrenches were the family jewels.
In 1955 my father got the Craftsman box and open end wrench set.
The whole neighborhood knew we had wrenches, a grinder, and 4" bench vise.

I met my wife in 1976 and she had bought all the tools she needed to replace an overhead camshaft.

In 1985 I started going to garage sales and asking, "Any tools or guns?"

I started buying wrenches like they were underpriced jewels.

Snap on, Bonney, S&K, ..... all the way to just marked: "CHINA". Hundreds of pounds of compulsive buying.

Nothing new, seen it all, until.....



Adjustable wrench from Channellock. My new go to wrench.