The Channellock 336 is a 6-inch diagonal cutting plier built around XLT (Xtreme Leverage Technology) — a pivot and handle geometry that multiplies hand force so hard-to-cut copper, steel wire, and small nails don’t wear out your grip across a long day. The knife-and-anvil cutting edge mates cleanly for flush cuts without the mashed tail that a bypass cutter leaves behind.
It’s sized for electricians, telecom installers, and anyone working in vests, pouches, and tight panels where a full-size 7- or 8-inch cutter is overkill. The C1080 high-carbon steel holds a sharper edge than the softer alloys used on import cutters, and the electronic coating keeps rust off the cutting faces inside a pouch that sees rain, sweat, and dust.
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.
