needle-nose pliers

{{Short description|Pliers with a narrow, pointed tip}}

Needle-nose pliers, also known as long-nose pliers and snipe-nose pliers, are both cutting and holding pliers used by artisans, jewellery designers, electricians, network engineers and other tradesmen to bend, re-position and snip wire. Their namesake long nose gives excellent control while the cutting edge near the pliers' joint provides "one-tool" convenience. Because of their long shape they are useful for reaching into small areas where cables or other materials have become stuck or unreachable with fingers or other means.{{cite book|author1=James E. Duffy|author2=Robert Scharff|title=Auto Body Repair Technology|year=2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zh94U0W_hwsC&q=Needle-nose+pliers&pg=PA95|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=0-7668-6272-0|pages=95–}}

Bent nose pliers, also named bent needle-nose pliers, curved nose pliers or curved needle-nose pliers, have a curved beak.

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Wiring pliers, are used to cut, strip and manipulate wire during the process of terminating it.

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==See also==

• Lineman's pliers