FORGED STEEL LAY ON JOINT SELF LOCKING DUE TO GRIPPING SURFACES STAGGERED IN REVERSE ORDER TEETH INDUCTIVE HARDENED TRAP PROTECTION. POLISHED NO SLIPPING ON THE WORK-PIECE AND LOW HAND-FORCE REQUIRED. BY ADJUSTING THE HANDLES TO GET THE APPROPRIATE WIDTH, YOU CAN LOCK THE JAWS INTO PLACE TO AVOID SLIPPING OFF THE WORK-PIECE. ONCE LOCKED INTO POSITION, YOU WON'T HAVE TO SQUEEZE THE HANDLES TO GET A GREATER GRIP. ONLY DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE TOP HANDLE IS NEEDED TO FIRMLY HOLD THE OBJECT. A BOX JOINT PROVIDES DIRECTIONAL STABILITY WHEN WORKING IN ANY ENVIRONMENT. THIS DUAL CHANNEL DESIGN OFFERS THE OPERATOR INCREASED CONFIDENCE THAT THE TOOL WILL NOT BEND OR BREAK UNDER HEAVY DUTY WORKING CONDITIONS. A FINE ADJUSTMENT ENABLES YOU TO FIND THE PERFECT SETTING FOR DIFFERENT SIZED WORK-PIECES.