Product Description Value-priced, high quality tools - leading the market by ensuring that products are rugged, reliable and reasonably priced. Crosshatch pattern on jaws grips work tightly (view larger). Channellock long nose pliers are engineered to operate in tight spaces. The 8-inch 3017 long nose plier features a crosshatched teeth pattern taht provides reliable grip in either direction, while a narrow nose profile provides extra precision. It does not have a side cutter (though its sibling model 317 does have a cutter).Channellock uses high carbon C1080 steel for superior performance on the job, and an electronic coating for ultimate rust prevention. It's completed by Channellock's iconic blue handle, which is both comfortable in your hand and easy to spot in your tool bag. Iconic blue handles. Specifications Overall length 8 inches Jaw length 2.36 inches Joint thickness 0.41-inch Handle span 1.89 inches Nose width 0.14-inch Joint width 0.87-inch Weight 0.55 pounds About ChannelLockFounded in 1886, Channellock is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality pliers and assorted hand tools. Now run by the fifth generation of the DeArment family, Channellock tools reflect a tradition of dedication to excellence maintained for well over a century. Over the years, Channellock has obtained several patents including one in 1965 for the conical surface created on the cam side of the pliers when undercut and another in 1984 for the PermaLock fastener found in its Tongue and Groove Pliers. Channellock still manufactures more than 120 different sizes and types of pliers and hand tools at its facilities in Meadville, Pennsylvania.3017 8-Inch Long Nose Plier, Single PackAt a GlanceCrosshatch pattern on jaws grips work tightlyConstructed of high-carbon C1080 steel for superior performanceElectronic coating for ultimate rust preventionIconic blue handle is comfortable and easy to spot in your tool bag Made in USA Channellock tools are obsessively designed down to the smallest detail (view larger). From the Manufacturer Channellock's 3017, 8-Inch Long Nose Plier without Side Cutter, is precision made of fine polished, high carbon drop forged steel. The cross-hatching on jaws grab work tightly. It has perfectly mated cutters, scientifically heat treated to hold their edge. Distinctive CHANNELLOCK BLUE comfort grips. See more