This is the Klein 2005N — a single forged tool that handles three of the most common electrical tasks: cutting wire, stripping insulation off stranded wire from 10 to 18 AWG, and crimping insulated and non-insulated terminals from 10 to 22 AWG. A shear cutter at the base of the jaws handles small bolts without flattening the threads.
It’s the tool that stays in the pouch for automotive wiring, appliance hookups, low-voltage work, and device installs — anywhere the tradesperson is stripping leads and crimping connectors in the same motion. The forged steel frame takes years of daily crimping without the pivot loosening or the dies wearing smooth.
Klein Tools has been making hand tools for electricians and tradespeople since 1857, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The Journeyman and Standard pliers lines — along with many of Klein’s cushion-grip screwdrivers — are forged and finished in the United States, and clearly marked as such, so you know exactly what you’re buying.
