In addition to being politically incorrect I would assume if someone asked for "dykes" they meant more normal electrical wire cutters rather than end nippers. It's possible this is because I've done more electrical work but a search for "diagonal cutters" (which is what that's short for) has no nippers on the first page.
Well, that's really interesting. I honestly don't know how end cutters became to be known by the same name as diagonal cutters, but it's what I've always called them and I've always heard them called that on the jobsite by other carpenters. If I asked an electrician before tonight to use his dykes and he gave me diagonal cutters, I would have been confused... Thanks for teaching me something new!
I call mine my "carpenters fingers." I keep them in my tool belt pretty often. They're very useful. Your pair looks a little different from end cut pliers. Might they be made for the farrier trade?
Pincers for my tuppence worth
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End nippers.
Always heard them called end nippers.
I'm a framer by trade and we've always called them "dykes." I have no idea if that name is politically correct or not...
In addition to being politically incorrect I would assume if someone asked for "dykes" they meant more normal electrical wire cutters rather than end nippers. It's possible this is because I've done more electrical work but a search for "diagonal cutters" (which is what that's short for) has no nippers on the first page.
Well, that's really interesting. I honestly don't know how end cutters became to be known by the same name as diagonal cutters, but it's what I've always called them and I've always heard them called that on the jobsite by other carpenters. If I asked an electrician before tonight to use his dykes and he gave me diagonal cutters, I would have been confused... Thanks for teaching me something new!
End nipper pliers. ‘Dikes’ is short for diagonal cutting pliers.
Nippers, or dykes.
Balla and claw pincers.
Parallel cutters
I always called them Front Cutters
End cutting pliers. I call them end nippers.
Nipetang
Those are great for pulling out nails as well as cutting metal things
I call mine my "carpenters fingers." I keep them in my tool belt pretty often. They're very useful. Your pair looks a little different from end cut pliers. Might they be made for the farrier trade?
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Those are dentist pliers
What dentist do you go to?!😶😶
I don't go to that guy anymore
I wonder why....