Chain Nose Pliers

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Chain nose pliers are a tool that you really can't live without when you're making jewelry.

They're tapered to a very small point at the tip, and have a smooth, flat gripping surface on the inside.

• Making precise bends in wire.
• Making a smaller movement than you could accomplish with your broader-tipped flat nose pliers.
• Closing loops.
• Holding small things.
• Opening and closing small jump rings.
• Pinching down the cut end of a wire to make a wrap lie nice and flat.
• Getting into small spaces - jewelry has a lot of nooks and crannies where you need to use fine-tip tools.

The narrow tip helps you work in small jewelry spaces

As you can see, you'll be using these quite a lot in making jewelry!