I’ve been using hex wrenches for years, including during a 10-year stint in the trades, when I was building high-end homes in the Boston area as a carpenter, foreman, and job supervisor.

Hex wrenches — also known as Allen wrenches — are a great tool to have. Between assembling furniture or maintaining a bike, these are a must around the house. Grab a set of hex wrenches from ...

An Allen wrench and hex key reference an identical L-shaped tool with a hexagonal tip used for screws or bolts. The origins of the tool go back to 1910, when Allen Manufacturing patented the first ...

For some reason, Allen wrenches—which are also called hex keys, Allen keys, or hex wrenches—aren’t included in many basic toolkits, despite being inexpensive and taking up basically zero space.

Hex wrenches, also called “Allen keys,” are straight hexagonal bars bent into an L-shape. Each wrench size fits into the female receptacle of a bolt or screw, which you then tighten or loosen ...

We recently reviewed the Sears Craftsman T-handle Allen wrench set. After that review was published, several webBikeWorlders emailed us with suggested “equivalents”. Several readers suggested a set ...

If hex wrenches existed before Allen, why did they become his namesake? Simple—Allen publicized them, stressing how much better it was to have a tool that took more of a lock-and-key approach to ...

Creating a hexagon hole in a socket wrench allows for a more secure grip and a customized tool fit. This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to make a precise six-sided hole using the correct ...

Whether you’re looking to upgrade the kitchen junk drawer or need a decent set of pliers (that also works as a wrench), these ...

An Allen wrench and hex key reference an identical L-shaped tool with a hexagonal tip used for screws or bolts. The origins of the tool go back to 1910, when Allen Manufacturing patented the first ...