needlenosed pliers

Slim-jawed wire tool

Needlenosed pliers are pliers with long, tapered jaws that come to a point, designed for gripping small objects or working in tight spaces where standard pliers won't fit.

Essential for electrical work, jewelry making, and delicate mechanical tasks: She used needlenosed pliers to bend the wire into shape.

Also called needle-nose pliers or long-nose pliers.

Related

bend · model building · tweezers · jaw · wire · wire stripping · steel · crafting · tool · pull · automotive repair · handles · spring loaded · press · point · metal · pinch · tight spaces

Opposites
jaw shape/tip profile

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Multi-function gripping tool

precision vs. brute force application

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bolt cutters · pipe wrench

Family

needle, needles, noses, nosed, pliers, needled, needling, nosing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G