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Like a spork but manlier: The scrench

Scrench While browsing the more outdoorsy parts of the internet I learned about this cool hybrid tool known as the bar wrench, or scrench. Being a city boy I have never even held a chainsaw, let alone maintained one, but apparently the scrench is exclusively designed for that purpose.

The word "scrench" has such a visceral sound, and wouldn't be surprised if it was onomatopoeic. I can totally imagine the sound of chainsaw maintenance being "scrench, scrench." I have not been so simultaneously delighted and repulsed by a tool's name since the nipple wrench. ("Supplies leverage necessary to remove even stubborn nipples.")

If you're wondering what to get your scrench-enthusiast mate this Valentine's Day-- why, a scrench holder, naturally.

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