Should I leave this old wrench alone.

[Hickory n Steel]

I got this Ford wrench in a broken box of rusty tools my brother was throwing away and thought about turning it into a coat hook or something for my garage.



I assume they're likely very common and affordable, but I don't want to ruin an old tool if it's something somebody would want.

[AbiggerGarage]

How does it fit bolts?  Is it wore out or not?

I know I have seen a couple coat racks/hangers made with old oil can spouts, I always wanted to do that and look for them at garage sales.

Heck, if it was sloppy, I might put it on the bottom of a coat rack with some S hooks, to hang umbrella's etc.

[Muddy]

Ford tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.

Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!

[Hickory n Steel]

Ford tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.

Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!

I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.

Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.

My plan was just to anneal it and drill in a couple chamfered screw holes.
I'm thinking I can hang something on it pretty much as is.
Another thought I had was to put a bent wire hook in each end, either that or a little hooks made from a couple small wrenches I've got around somewhere.

One problem is that with the box ends this doesn't stand out as a wrench like a very distinct open end does.


Btw I also have an old Plomb wrench I might turn into a hook, because somebody a long time ago had cut the box end into a line wrench.

[AbiggerGarage]

Need more wrenches.  Wind chimes for the garage, lol

[bmwrd0]

I have a tool box full of Ford wrenches out in the garage. Model T's and A's, along with various tractors, were really common back in the day, and they all needed tools.

[Muddy]

Ford tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.

Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!

I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.

Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.

They came with every Ford they built back in the day.

[Uncle Buck]

Ford tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.

Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!

I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.

Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.

They came with every Ford they built back in the day.

I have to agree, and I am an early Ford owner and fan. The wrenches show up with great frequency and do not usually cost much. Over the years I bought a number of them.

[wilbilt]

Ford tools are quite common. They are collector pieces, but not worth much.

Can't wait to see how your hat rack turns out!

I looked it up and found out that one end is for spark plugs and the other for something else I can't remember.

Anyways on another forum where somebody asked one member said that he owned 350 of these, if that's true then I suppose these really are quite common.

They came with every Ford they built back in the day.

It would be great if every new car today came with a factory scan tool. LOL.

[bonneyman]

I'd turn it into a door handle for the shop.