the v-cut wrench thread version 2.0

[skfarmer]

one of my favorite  topics and references  from the old joint was the v-cut wrench thread. it is time to revive at  as version 2.0.

i bought this lonely set of matco wrenches from a fire sale, yup a fire sale.  they tray was brittle and smoke damaged but  wrenches were fine. i still don't know how they got to the little obscure surplus store but there they were. little did i know at the time over 25 years ago where i would end up with them.

i had no idea that bonney made them for matco at the time but i knew nice wrenches when i saw them. this small purchase purchase fueled my preference for this good looking classy type of wrench and to some extent my love for good quality tools.  eventually i would learn that similar wrenches could be found in many brands made by many manufacturers such as bonney, matco, mac, wright vanadium and others.

i have lots of pictures and lots of wrenches so be patient and feel free to add your own as we go! here there are, my matco 3/8-3/4 full polish long set that started it all!

[skfarmer]

how about the matching bonney set? same sizes, 3/8-3/4  satin finish long. these were nos from hje.

[bonneyman]

Here's my set of Bonney angle wrenches and my SAE satin combos.

[skfarmer]

here is one a little more uncommon. bonney made matco short wrenches 3/8- 3/4 aquired from a hodge podge of places but all matching.

[skfarmer]

here are some bonney made wrenches  that bonney did not produce under  their  own label.  matco 1/2-3/4 extra long wrenches.

the last pic is a comparison  of the 4 types shown so far. notice that the short and long matco wrenches do not have off corner engagement while the bonney and xl matco do. it is consistent through the sets shown so far.

[skfarmer]

let's switch gears. here is a set of mac line wrenches 3/8-5/8.   notice the thicker open ends for strength combined with with the line end. i picked up this set used and the smallest is a sabina wrench if you look close. i assume it is original to the set but i don't know.

[skfarmer]

here is one you don't see every day. this a set i picked up used. vanadium double offset combo wrenches 3/8-5/8. supposedly some other companies made a wrench like this  but these are the only ones i have seen. i would love to have more sizes.

[skfarmer]

these match pretty well with my other long wrenches. bonney 3/8-3/4 six point.

[skfarmer]

i don't buy much off the truck but i did these. mac sae stubby wrenches 7/16-1 and mac angle wrenches 3/8-3/4.

[skfarmer]

some of you guys may be saying. that's nice but who cares about sae?

i have some of that too. i mentioned nos wrenches from hje earlier. about 5 years ago jori alluded to making a deal on a couple pallets of nos bonney tools from an old warehouse. how you lose a couple pallets i don't know but it worked out all right in the end.

i picked up this nos 10 pc set of metric long wrenches from epstein's. full polish metric long from 10-19 mm.

[skfarmer]

well metric wrenches are fine but  farmers work on  big stuff on occasion. 10-19 is good on cars but what about trucks and tractors?


shortly after i picked up the bonney metrics i saw a for sale ad  for nos metric john deere wrenches at the journal. i about fell over when i saw the pics!

a  bonney made john deere wrench topper set from 20-32 mm. who would have even thought there was such a thing? some flash rust in the crome from 30 yrs of storage but other than that pretty damn nice. i don't remember what i paid but i didn't haggle for fear of losing out. notice they flipped the wrench the other way when they stamped em, otherwise perfect matches

[skfarmer]

i am not done yet but will wait up for some others to show.


how about it? anyone have any wright or iinternational harvester  v-cut wrenches?

[PowderKeg]

Here are my SAE Martins.

[skfarmer]

oh my , those are nice! 

[Midnitemack]

Some have even escaped Downunder, the matcos thanks to Jabber......
The Bonneys and The Vanadium Tool Co wrenches were here in NZ, would still like to fill the gaps in the sets !





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