So who made this wrench

[radguy]

I'm a newby and fiqured I would post this one up. The sides of the wrench are textured to look like reptile scales.


. by radguy1, on Flickr

. by radguy1, on Flickr

Dan

[jimwrench]

  Looks like it might be a blacksmith made wrench.

[radguy]

I went through alot of tools and this one just stuck out.

Dan

[Papaw]

I have some alligator wrenches made that way. They are almost certainly blacksmith made, possibly from an old file or rasp.

[lzenglish]

Welcome to the Site "radguy". I agree that the cross hatch, and overall look says blacksmith, or home made, but I like the looks of it too.

Wayne

[Branson]

Oh yeah!  Blacksmith made from a rasp.  One of the old blacksmithing books shows the steps in making a wrench, and as I recall, that small divot in the center of the bottom of the larger end is the result of part of the process shown in the book.  I have one old smith made wrench, nowhere as pretty as yours, and love it for being smith made.

[anglesmith]

These file wrenches (and other exfile tools) were more often than not, made by people with less skill than the local (long way away in  town) Blacksmith. It being easier, quicker and "cheaper" to have a "go" at the home forge than to trapes into town! Plenty of old worn out files lying around and the result even if it be a bit rough,would out lasted most wrought or cast wrenches that cost $$. Remember there was no alloy steels back when these were made.
Graeme