{"id":5245,"date":"2024-12-17T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2025-06-11T21:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:18:04","slug":"evolution-of-the-monkey-wrench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/?p=5245","title":{"rendered":"Evolution of the Monkey Wrench"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5245\" class=\"elementor elementor-5245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-323efb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"323efb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc64a13\" data-id=\"dc64a13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acb5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9acb5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Stillson-Monkey-Wrench.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Stillson-Monkey-Wrench.jpg 624w, https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Stillson-Monkey-Wrench-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e8e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e8e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Stillson Monkey Wrench&#8230;Noted for being the one wrench that fits all.\u00a0 They came in different sizes and copied by other manufacturers.\u00a0 It was a great piece for the tool box.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0200cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0200cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Swedish Pipe Wrench<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-993a19b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"993a19b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c00fbe\" data-id=\"2c00fbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d18ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d18ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-3.jpg 624w, https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-3-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4220456\" data-id=\"4220456\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc65b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f402f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f402f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-1.jpg 312w, https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7679b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7679b80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b356328\" data-id=\"b356328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318dfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318dfe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first encounter with a Swedish Pipe Wrench was on the Snap On Truck with a set of PWZ 2s.&nbsp; The first words out of my mouth were &#8220;take my money!&#8221;.&nbsp; I now have PWZ 0s, 1s, 2s (two pairs), 3s, and 4s.&nbsp; They get used daily.&nbsp; Recently I saw a set by Irwin, another great name in tools.&nbsp; That sparked my interests.&nbsp; What are these things called?&nbsp; Where did they come from?&nbsp; Who was the genius that invented these?&nbsp; Turns out the Swedes got the credit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479a6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479a6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It turns out this is a one tool shot for that guy.\u00a0 Below are the sizes commonly needed for the size equipment that work is being performed on.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b795d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b795d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cf6c3\" data-id=\"93cf6c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6027d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e6027d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-3.jpg 624w, https:\/\/mantoolical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Swedish-Pipe-Wrench-3-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2ad06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2ad06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-663aa6f\" data-id=\"663aa6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b405d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b405d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3f9e1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3f9e1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb2fcd\" data-id=\"ebb2fcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b824f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b824f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For cars and ATVs:\u00a0 15 inch units or 1 1\/2&#8243; opening size<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa0d0d0\" data-id=\"aa0d0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5732eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5732eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/401hEHV\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">15\" Swedish Style Pipe Wrench<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1854e53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1854e53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9ce85\" data-id=\"8e9ce85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e89f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9e89f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For trucks and medium duty:\u00a0 17 inch units or 1 3\/4&#8243; opening size<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a349bc0\" data-id=\"a349bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9822a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a9822a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BwfQyi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">17\" Swedish Style Pipe Wrench<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ba9b10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ba9b10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d22415c\" data-id=\"d22415c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6873caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6873caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For heavy duty:\u00a0 22 inch units or larger\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e76b63\" data-id=\"0e76b63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf96276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf96276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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