Recently in the world of mechanics tools there has been lots of hype over fine tooth ratchets with 80+ tooth counts. This is actually nothing new. Back in the 1950′s, J.H. Williams Co-produced an extra fine tooth ratchet. It had dual opposed pawls that were not in sync with each other. As one pawl disengaged, [...]

I think most ‘do-all’ type things end up doing nothing. Perhaps the Plierench was different though. They remained in production for many years and most of the ones I’ve seen were well used. The one on the left was beaten into submission by someone and no longer works. It will live out the rest of [...]

A while back I described pipe wrenches as ‘mine run’ tools. That was a stupid thing to say. The first two on top are self adjusting and both were made locally. I dont know who manufactured the larger one but it was invented by James G Lind of Providence and patented in 1906.   Raised [...]