These Long Nose, Side-Cutters strip 12 AWG solid wire while the heavier design provides more cutting power. The cutting knives are induction hardened for maximum life. The long nose is great for grabbing and looping wire. For more than 160 years, Klein Tools has manufactured premium-quality, professional-grade hand tools that deliver the performance, durability and precision needed to get the job done right. Our family of engineers, workers and craftsman continue to put six generations of expertise into every tool we create by using only the highest quality materials, superior workmanship, and keeping manufacturing as close to home as we can. Klein isn't just the name of our company, it's also our family name. And since we're an American company that's family-owned and family-run, you know you can count on us to be here tomorrow. Klein Tools doesn't just make great products, we make great products that stand up to the demands of the professionals who use them every day ... Since 1857.
Klein specializes in the making of the world's finest pliers¿pliers that professionals trust completely. Klein pliers feel right and work right. They are job-matched for every kind of work you do; designed and built to exceptional quality standards in a tradition that dates back to 1857. "Handform" handles for full gripping and cutting power. Precision-hardened plier head for on-the-job toughness. Plastic-dipped handles for comfort and ease of identification.