wire cutters

Metal strand clippers

Wire cutters are a hand tool with opposing blades designed to cut through wire.

The handles provide leverage while sharp, hardened edges meet to shear metal cleanly: I need the wire cutters to trim this fence.

Different types handle different gauges—from delicate electronics work to heavy chain-link.

Also called wire snips or diagonal cutters.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G