Pipe wrench Pipe wrench A pipe wrench is any of several types of wrench that are designed to turn threaded pipe and pipe fittings for assembly (tightening) or disassembly (loosening). Especially in North America, the Stillson wrench or Stillson-pattern wrench is the usual form of pipe wrench. (The name comes from the original patent holder, who licensed the pattern to multiple manufacturers; the patent expired decades ago.) Another type of wrench often used on pipes, the plumber wrench, is also often called a pipe wrench, depending on locale. The Stillson type is an adjustable wrench/spanner with hardened serrated teeth on its jaws;
The Dead Zone (novel) rifle to shoot Stillson at the next rally. At the rally, Stillson begins his speech. Johnny attempts to shoot Stillson but misses and is wounded by Stillson's bodyguards. Before he can fire again, Stillson grabs a young child and holds him up as a human shield. Johnny pauses, unable to shoot, and is shot twice by the bodyguards. He falls off the balcony and fatally injures himself. A bystander photographs Stillson in the act of using the child as a shield, and when published, the picture destroys Stillson's political future. Dying, Johnny touches Stillson a final time but feels only