The Channellock 526 is a classic 6-inch slip joint plier — the general-purpose toolbox plier that everyone grabs first for simple jobs. The two-position slip joint adjusts between a tight and a wide setting for round stock, the serrated jaw grips pipes and fittings, and a soft-wire cutting shear at the joint handles quick trims without switching tools.
It’s sized for homeowners, mechanics, and tradespeople who want a single all-purpose plier that doesn’t pretend to be a precision tool. The forged high carbon U.S. steel body takes everyday abuse without bending at the pivot, and the PermaLock fastener and rust-resistant coating keep the tool working through years in a junk drawer, glovebox, or kitchen repair kit.
Channellock has been forging pliers in Meadville, Pennsylvania since 1886 — the same small American factory, now five generations into the same family. The company is known for the blue-handled tongue-and-groove pliers that defined the category, and every tool in the core line is made in the USA from forged high-carbon American steel.
