This is the Klein D248-9ST — a 9-inch heavy-duty diagonal cutter built specifically for the ironworker’s job: cutting tie-wire, trimming rebar ends, and bending short rebar stubs flush. The high-leverage pivot delivers enough cutting force that the tool handles 16-gauge tie-wire and hardened steel without hand fatigue, and the short strong jaw keeps the cut close to the workpiece.
It’s the diagonal cutter for rebar tying, concrete-form prep, and structural work where a standard wire cutter would fold. The induction-hardened cutting knives hold an edge through repeated rebar work, and the jaw doubles as a rebar bender for flush-trimming stub ends at a form wall or foundation pour.
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.
