Back in April June July, I assembled an adjustable height desk so I can alternate between sitting and standing at work. I’m still thrilled with the desk, but it took a while to clear a decade of clutter out of my old work desk – most of it was not needed or wanted at the new desk. The old desk has relocated to the garage, which set off the next cleaning project… sorting through the assorted tools and hardware in a fairly impractical two-drawer set and establishing some sort of organization.
This has, as I expected, resulted in a gathering of Allen wrenches (or hex keys), accrued from the last decade of purchasing furniture that I have to assemble. The self-assembly furniture increasingly advertises as no tools required, because they provide the Allen wrenches – and sometimes screwdrivers – needed.
I knew there were going to be a lot of them, and that many of them are the exact same. I couldn’t tell you which furniture projects they’re from, not even the set of four matching tall Z-shaped ones at the bottom of the image. Garden beds, maybe? There aren’t a lot of things that need assembly that I can fit four of in this house. There is also a special one towards the top that has a Phillips screwdriver on one end. I don’t recall it being particularly effective, I probably grabbed a normal screwdriver.
This may not be the entire collection, I haven’t touched the second drawer yet.