Pro quality wrenches

[Tripn88]

Now that I have suckered you in here, are there any wrenches out there that feel like the somewhat older craftsman professional USA wrenches. I have a few and absolutely love them and I use them professionally. I currently have gearwrench ratcheting flexhead wrenches as my main set and to be honest I dont really care for them at all, I plan to sell them and upgrade to something else. I rarely need ratcheting wrenches and they dont fit where I need them anyways.

I have read a lot of the threads and most say stick with wright, williams, sk, and proto but do any of those feel like the craftsman pro?

 

[ChrisLS8]

Two seconds of searching would show you those are probably SK made and this is one of the most discussed topic on the forum

 

[LB-1911]

Now that I have suckered you in here, are there any wrenches out there that feel like the somewhat older craftsman professional USA wrenches. I have a few and absolutely love them and I use them professionally. I currently have gearwrench ratcheting flexhead wrenches as my main set and to be honest I dont really care for them at all, I plan to sell them and upgrade to something else. I rarely need ratcheting wrenches and they dont fit where I need them anyways.

I have read a lot of the threads and most say stick with wright, williams, sk, and proto but do any of those feel like the craftsman pro?

Who made Craftsman Pro Wrenches - USA


After you review the above thread

SK 86026 14 Piece, 12 Point SuperKrome Metric Long Pattern Combination Wrench Set


SK 86016 9 Piece 12 Point SuperKrome Fractional Long Pattern Combination Wrench Set

 

[Tripn88]

Maybe I misworded my post. I wasnt looking for who made them I was just asking if anyone else made anything similar in feel to them. They dont have to be the exact same.

 

[Zewnten]

Probably klien wrenches are the closest that I've seen. Not sure who makes them but in length and design their very close. SK longs are no where near the same length

 

[M6erfan]

The only C'man Pro wrenches I have are the 'K' code SK's, soooo... SK.

 

[bob15]

Maybe I misworded my post. I wasnt looking for who made them I was just asking if anyone else made anything similar in feel to them. They dont have to be the exact same.

SK full chrome wrench. Next closest would be probably Bonney in feel, followed by Wright.

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

SK Long Pattern, or Tekton. I have both and really like the SK, the Tekton are nice wrenches for the price though.

Also, I would keep the Gearwrench, I can't imagine being without ratcheting wrenches for certain jobs

 

[The Fall]

Two seconds of searching would show you those are probably SK made and this is one of the most discussed topic on the forum

Book'em, Danno!

To answer the OP's question, SK long-patterns are the best value in American-made wrenches. At least in my opinion. They're fairly long and I like polished wrenches. I'm into leverage. Wright gets good reviews, but they're shorter. I haven't been doing HGH lately, so...

 

[Fedwrench]

Two seconds of searching would show you those are probably SK made and this is one of the most discussed topic on the forum

Actually, SK only made the professional series full polished wrenches for a few years. Then Armstrong took over production and made them for all of the 2000's before ending the professional and industrial series in favor of asian made full polish wrenches. The ones linked in the Picture are Armstrong made. You can tell because they aren't wide in the hips on the boxed ends.

Although not long pattern, Cripe distributing still some NOS KD, Allen and NAPA wrenches that are the same but, in standard length.

If you can find long pattern fully polished Armstrong combination wrenches that aren't priced crazy on Ebay, those would be the same as Craftsman Professional series. You could also try to find the Craftsman Industrial series but, the crazies usually have them way over priced too.
I'm not a fan of SK combination wrenches so, i can't recommend those.

 

[nichocha33]

Carlyle Long Pattern,'nuff said

 

[The Fall]

Actually, SK only made the professional series full polished wrenches for a few years. Then Armstrong took over production and made them for all of the 2000's before ending the professional and industrial series in favor of asian made full polish wrenches. The ones linked in the Picture are Armstrong made. You can tell because they aren't wide in the hips on the boxed ends.

Although not long pattern, Cripe distributing still some NOS KD, Allen and NAPA wrenches that are the same but, in standard length.

If you can find long pattern fully polished Armstrong combination wrenches that aren't priced crazy on Ebay, those would be the same as Craftsman Professional series. You could also try to find the Craftsman Industrial series but, the crazies usually have them way over priced too.
I'm not a fan of SK combination wrenches so, i can't recommend those.

All of the CMan Pro wrenches (USA made) I encountered in Sears over the last six years were the Armstrong ones. I inherited a bunch of tools from a former mechanic and he had the SK ones. It's easy to spot the difference, as Fedwrench mentions.

I'm a big fan of SK long-pattern combo wrenches so I can recommend those. (Defer to Fedwrench for all other recommendations.)