Handles are Non-Slip Plastic Coating * Forged on Axle Makes it Suitable for all Types of Wire Including Piano Wire * High Leverage Cutting Performance with Minimum Effort due to Optimum Coordination of Cutting Angle, Transmission Angle and Ergonomic Handle * Precision Cutting Edges Induction Hardened Cutting Edge Hardness Approximately 64 HRC * Chrome Vanadium Electric Steel, Oil-Hardened and Tempered