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
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
When you call yourself: The (Blank) Company…it’s probably a good bet that the blank is all you do–and you do it well. Probably why Knipex makes such good pliers. I don’t normally get fired up …
Written by: Ty
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
There are a few good songs out there that are not only foot-stomping catchy but also tell a nice tale while they’re at it. Johnny Cash’s A Boy Named Sue is one of them. Take …
Written by: Jen