I’m not sure where I first saw this pocket wrench keychain, but it struck me as both beautiful and functional. Unlike so many keychain tools, this tool does one thing, and it looks like it does it well.
These keychains are made to order by David, from FutureRelic, via Etsy. He CNC-machines the keychain from solid naval bronze and then finishes them by hand.
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If you are thinking that bronze isn’t a very good material for a wrench, consider that naval bronze (or brass) is used in marine construction and is strong, hard, and corrosion resistant. It contains around 59% copper, 40% zinc, and 1% tin.
As you can see in the pictures (look closely), there are two different openings in the 1.75″ diameter keychain wrench. The side with the larger opening fits SAE fasteners 1/4″, 5/16″, 3/8″, 7/16″, 1/2″, and 9/16″, while the side with the smaller opening fits Metric fasteners 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10mm, and 11mm.
It looks cleverly designed, with the smaller metric openings serving double duty as stops for fasteners inserted into the SAE wrench openings.
Since this isn’t a mass produced tool, it’s going to cost more than something you buy off Amazon. With this in mind, the price doesn’t seem outrageous.
Price: $39 + $2.45 shipping
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Allen
Excellent, it’s a work of art.
Cr8ondt
That’s pretty slick!
renan
Nice design! But hard to tight spots.
Matt J
I like it, it looks sharp although it might just be more useful for when you notice a rogue loose fastener than a regularly called on tool.
Michael
Doesn’t look like something I would use but, I can appreciate the work.
Yadda
+1
Toolfreak
Neat design, but I’d rather see one that had a stubby handle the same length as the wrench opening section instead of the circular outer section. It’d give better leverage, better access, and also be more compact and pocketable.
Jon
There will be knockoffs (made of pot metal, no doubt) on eBay within a year. There are people in China watching Kickstarter and Pinterest and countless other sources for products to knock off.
Incidentally “naval bronze” really is just brass. You have to have more tin than zinc to technically be a bronze. 1% tin does very little for the alloy. Aluminum would be far more beneficial for strength. Consider that the standard recommendation when making jigs for use with woodworking tools is to use brass screws so you won’t ruin your steel or carbide blade if you accidentally hit a screw. This is a very cleverly designed tool, but it clearly isn’t meant for removing any but the easiest nuts/bolts. I would say it’s better suited for having it on your keychain to tighten a nut or bolt that you happen to notice is loose and you don’t have a more appropriate tool with you at the time.
Surbhi Sharma
Creative design.