Plier type

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

So which do you guys prefere needle nose or blunt pliers

For my part I like blunt or blunter style pliers as most of the time if I'm using pliers it's strength I need more than reach and precision

So what about you

[Roadie]

Needle for me as i tend to do more intricate stuff with my pliers

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I always seem to use them for heavy duty tasks, but then I'm scared of electricals

[hawkchucker]

I would love to see the old style slip joint again in a tool. It would be nice to see the schrade tool done agian, but with a company that would put a serious effort into it.   

[Grant Lamontagne]

Blunt nose and brute force!

Def

[hawkchucker]

Amen Def.



But dont your beloved Taylors cover that?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Blunt nose and brute force!

Def

A man affter my own heart

[Benner]

I actually prefer needlenosed, but as I EDC a Swisstool I tend to carry a SAK or Clutch so I have the best of both worlds.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Amen Def.



But dont your beloved Taylors cover that?

Don't start with me...

Def

[hawkchucker]

See its nice having a arch nemisis isnt it. You get all your frustrations out on them.

However it would be nice to see the tool done right.

[Grant Lamontagne]

That hurts... I always felt that you could judge a man by their enemies... if mine is a cheaply made hunk of crap, then that doesn't say much about me, does it?   

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Gentleman please, don't turn my thread into a 'I hate taylor cutlery' rant, I wouldn't go OT in one of your threads

[hawkchucker]

No some of us just believe companies should put out a good product and then worry about profit margins. that way there would be no Taylor, or suspension. Just quality tools taht you are proud to use.

Now I would also love to see the original schrade back. with the laminated blunt nose, and the big handles that can withstand a mans grip and not buckle.

Huh I guess I got a new white wale.  

[hawkchucker]

Gentleman please, don't turn my thread into a 'I hate taylor cutlery' rant, I wouldn't go OT in one of your threads

OIY bugger off.

[hawkchucker]

See I can be brit

[Roadie]

See I can be brit

A damn good impression, i almost thought it was Ben typing!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

See I can be brit

Not when OIY spelt OI you can't

[Benner]

See I can be brit

A damn good impression, i almost thought it was Ben typing!

Am I usually that nasty then? 

[Roadie]

See I can be brit

A damn good impression, i almost thought it was Ben typing!

Am I usually that nasty then? 

Only when talking about/to mike

[hawkchucker]

Thats the hebrew in me.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

See I can be brit

A damn good impression, i almost thought it was Ben typing!

Am I usually that nasty then? 

Only on days ending in a Y

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Thats the hebrew in me.

[Spoonrobot]

Needle for me.

I usually require finesse over brute strength.

[Benner]

See I can be brit

A damn good impression, i almost thought it was Ben typing!

Am I usually that nasty then? 

Only when talking about/to mike

Can't argue with that one.  

[Roadie]

Even split so far....interesting!

[hawkchucker]

No kidding. It is funny that all my tools now are needle and I really want the older type. I guess the old adage is right. You cant allways get what you want.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm suprised there's been so many votes for blunt, I though I'd be in the minority

[Dtrain]

It is a shame period what happened to Schrade Cutlery.I never had a ToughTool.I always thought that they were pretty neat.Sears used to market a slip plier under the Craftsman line that I beleive they had made by Schrade.

To me Taylor seems like a Vulture that circles Cutlery Companys with well known names and reputations waiting for them to keel over.Then they can swoop in and feast off the carcass for their profit without putting in any of the work.

Dtrain

[NeitherExtreme]

I like needle for a MT... I think it's just more versitile. Brute force seems more like a dedicated tool's job to me. But then again I've gotten extremely used to hammering/smashing/cutting at full strentgh with my linesman pliers, so "brute force" might mean a bit different thing to me than some others.

[jzmtl]

Needle, more useful. Anything that needs the strength of blunt nose I wouldn't use a multi to begin with.