The Channellock 357 is a 7-inch end cutting nipper plier with XLT Xtreme Leverage Technology — the rivet position and geometry that reduces the squeeze force required to cut compared to standard high-leverage nippers. Cutting edges use Channellock’s knife-and-anvil design for perfect mating, laser heat-treated for extended edge life, forged from high-carbon steel.
End cutting nippers are the finish carpenter’s tool for pulling bent finish nails, brads, staples, and concrete form ties — the jaws bite the fastener flush to the surface, and a roll of the wrist levers the fastener out without marring the surrounding wood. XLT leverage matters because end nippers cut and pull at the same time: less squeeze force to make the initial bite means less hand fatigue on a 50-nail pull-out job. Knife-and-anvil edges are the configuration that bites cleanly into the fastener instead of crushing it — once the tool loses edge geometry, a nipper just pinches a nail instead of gripping it. Laser heat-treatment preserves that geometry past the point a standard heat treatment fades. Forged high-carbon steel construction is the same Meadville Pennsylvania steel Channellock uses on their tongue-and-groove line.
Aimed at finish carpenters, concrete formers, remodelers, and farriers — the trades that pull fasteners more than they drive them.
Per the Amazon title, the 357 is Made in USA. Channellock has forged pliers in Meadville, Pennsylvania since 1886.
