These past few months have certainly been strange times for a lot of people. The transition to being around the house more often has been a double-edged sword, with increased family time sometimes competing with …
Written by: Rob
I recently visited the headquarters of Channellock, Inc. in Meadville, Pennsylvania for my second tour of their production facilities. The family-owned, family-run company has proudly made pliers in the USA since 1886 and from the …
Written by: Michael Springer
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If you’re still feeling the pain of this lousy economy, step right up folks; we’ve found four contests  that could bring you camping gear, $5,000 of Wilton Vise gear, an imperial blue Chevy Camaro SS …
Written by: Brad
You thought Channellock just made pliers, didn’t you? As a loyal HomeFixated reader, you of course know that they also make screwdrivers. Now, Channellock has stepped into the level market too, with three recent pro-grade …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I’ll admit it, it’s been a while since since I’ve screwed. You know how it is. You have kids, work cuts into your “recreational” time, you have a headache. All the usual suspects. The next …
Written by: Marc Lyman
At last year’s STAFDA trade show we spent some quality time talking with the reps at Knipex and Irwin about their respective lines of push-button style locking pliers. As Knipex prefers to say, they’re “selbstklemmend!” …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I’ve used a variety of ChannelLock pliers over the years. So when Channellock sent us their latest plier to review, the 412 V-Jaw, I was surprised it was a bit . . . hmmm . …
Written by: Marc Lyman