On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:03:20 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, Bob
Engelhardt quickly quoth:

The jaws on this wrench are not parallel:

http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/wrench.jpg

Specifically, the face of the movable jaw is perpendicular to the
"ways", but the fixed face is not. But they aren't sprung or worn that
way. It seems that it was made like that. But why? Just plain poor
quality? But that's *really* bad. It's an old wrench, not Chiwandian.
It says drop forged, if that helps.

Yeah, it's likely that they _are_ sprung, Bob. Look for pipe marks on
the handle length. It was likely 4-6' long.

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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of
leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination
of nonessentials. -- Lin Yutang