Not real common. This is only one Iv'e seen in the wild. Never used but yes its to use on spokes.

Three of my bicycles from left to right, Schrader combination nut and spanner wrench, Peck  Stow & Wilcox Star bicycle wrench and G&J combination wrench and screwdriver.

That Schrader wrench is a neat one.  G & J made a fair number of wrenches for their Rambler products -- bicycles, motorcycles, and early brass cars.  I hadn't seen this one before!

Quote from: Wrenchmensch on November 29, 2011, 11:04:57 AM
Is that used to adjust spoke tension?

i WILL TRADE YOU MY DOG FOR IT AND THATS MY SECOND BEST THING IN MY WORLD   BOB W.

Thank you to all! Didn't expect to get a lesson on wood for handles though, but this lesson was very much appreciated.  Joe

bigdaddie47,

Just to confuse things a little, here's a 5-inch wooden-handled "Steel Bicycle" wrench.   Lamson & Sessions Company of Cleveland, Ohio started making this wrench in 1890 at the peak of the bicycle craze in America.

Here is my three.

Top:  5" M in a Diamond  F-2 Min a diamond  Pat Nov 13 00, Mar 11 02
Middle: 4"  M in a diamond  B-1 M in a Diamond
Bottom: 5"  Beckley-Ralston   Chicago

Anyone know who M in a diamond is?
Beckley-Ralston is still around. Golf stuff. They bought from Hinsdale at some time.

Mossberg. Not the same as the rifle people.