I am very disappointed in these wire cutters. They are well built with a hard pivot point. However. They are badly designed. The dies seem to be too far from the pivot point, so they lack power. Although the handles are quite long, they find it difficult to cut more than one nail. The only use I've found for them is for pulling nails. But then I have a bucketful of nail pullers that cost a lot less than these pliers, and most of them take up less space and weigh less than these horns. This is my first Knipex purchase and I really wanted a quality tool. What a waste of money.