Tradespeople and DIYers who need to do some cutting use a saw or some type of blade, and those who need to pound something ...

Sockets to fit a ratchet wrench differ by depth (their length), whether they fit a metric or SAE fastener, their number of corners/sides (6 and 12 are common) their type ... end and a closed ...

Not all wrenches look alike or perform the same types of tasks, and the best wrench sets either completely cover one specific wrench type or ... U-shaped end and a closed “box” end, both ...

This fact brings us to the evolution of the basic open end/box end combination wrench and designing it to become faster and easier for mechanics to use. I've gathered tools for the last 50 years ...