Item #: TLH-CRMP

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Bead Crimping Tool. Designed to crimp Spacer or Crimp beads. Lower position crimps and upper position rounds off crimped bead for a clean, professional look. Leaves a smooth, round bead and eliminates sharp edges that can result from using conventional methods. Works with round or tube style crimps. Current stock has a blue handle, as shown, and is made by Beadsmith. Crimping instructions, with illustrations, appear on the packaging material included with this tool.

Item #: TLH-LCUT

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Light Wire Cutter - Designed for cutting soft wires such as Sterling Silver or Gold-filled wire, ColourCraft® copper wire, or Beadalon® stringing products, these cutters will also work on thread, leather or monofilament line. Angled blades shear line without fraying and leave a smooth, clean edge. The fine tips insure that you can trim wires in tight spots - great for trimming wire-wrapped items! Not recommended for cutting hard wires like Memory Wire. Made in Italy, packaged by Beadsmith.

Item #: TLH-ERGO-SET

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This high quality set of beading tools features ergonomic soft grip handles to help prevent fatigue. The set includes a wire cutter (side cut style), a chain nose plier (similar to a needle nose plier with a cutter at the base), a round nose and a wide flat nose. This set is supplied with a black zippered case to hold your tools. The case also has seven extra spots to store other tools that you may want to add (5 are narrow and 2 are wide). All tools feature box joint construction and have double-leaf springs that gently open the pliers as you open your hand. The metal is also nickel plated to add strength to the steel. Set packaged by Beadsmith, each tool measures about 4.5 inches in length.

Item #: TLH-COLOR-SET

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Here is a great set of pliers for the beader that wants to travel - or anyone that is looking for a nice light-duty set of pliers at a reasonable price! The set includes a wire cutter (white handles), a needle nose (red handle), a round nose (purple handle) and a wide flat nose (pink handle). Also, you get a nifty zippered case to hold your tools - and it has two spare slots for other tools that you may want to add (6 total slots). The spare elastic bands slots include one at 1 5/8" (4cm) and one narrower slot at about 3/4" (2cm). All tools are box-joint construction, grips are color-coded PVC. Pliers packaged by Beadsmith. Other items in the picture are not included - they are shown for size reference, only.

Item #: TLH-JA

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"Merry" brand tools, expertly made in Japan, stainless steel construction with PVC handles that fit nicely in your hand. The base of the handles are connected with a spring that gently opens the pliers when you open your hand. Overall tool length is about 4.5 inches.

Needle Nose pliers, non-serrated tips; these are sometimes also called "Chain Nose Pliers" (aqua handle).

Item #: TLH-JY

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"Merry" brand tools, expertly made in Japan, stainless steel construction with PVC handles that fit nicely in your hand. The base of the handles are connected with a spring that gently opens the pliers when you open your hand. Overall tool length is about 4.5 inches.

Round nosed pliers assist in making loops in wire and are indispensable in wire-wrapping tasks (yellow handle).

Item #: TLH-JT

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"Merry" brand tools, expertly made in Japan, stainless steel construction with PVC handles that fit nicely in your hand. The base of the handles are connected with a spring that gently opens the pliers when you open your hand. Overall tool length is about 4.5 inches.

Flat Nose pliers, non-serrated tips, wide profile flat nose (tan handle).

Item #: TLH-JR

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"Merry" brand tools, expertly made in Japan, stainless steel construction with PVC handles that fit nicely in your hand. The base of the handles are connected with a spring that gently opens the cutter when you open your hand. Overall tool length is about 4.5 inches.

Wire cutter for soft wire (sterling silver, copper, brass, etc); sometimes also called a "side cutter" (red handle).

Item #: TLH-SPLT

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Split Ring Plier Designed for opening split rings, making attachments fast and easy. Hardened steel nose separates rings and keeps them separated while you secure findings. Current stock has a black handle and is packaged by BeadSmith. This plier has a wire 'spring' that gently opens the tips of the pliers when you are not squeezing the handles.

Item #: TLH-MEMSHR

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Beadalon® "Designer" Memory Wire Shear If you've ever tried cutting Remembrance® or other hard temper wire with standard wire cutters, you've seen how quickly you can wear out the tool and what a sharp, jagged end is produced after cutting. Now there is a tool designed especially for cutting hard wire like Remembrance®. The Beadalon® Shear has hardened 90 degree jaws that slice effortlessly through spring tempered wire leaving a clean, safe-to-handle straight edge. This tool can even cut Beadalon® .093" (2.36mm) diameter Jewelry Cable with ease. It can also be used to cut softer wires such as Sterling silver or Copper, if you desire. This is the "Designer" series shear (not the economy model).

Item #: TLH-NYLON

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Nylon Jaw Pliers - Designed for shaping and sculpting ColourCraft® permanently colored copper craft wire and for wire wrapping. Nylon jaws protect surface finish of wire or other materials handled with this pliers. No more rebuffing or refinishing surfaces after forming. Made of polished stainless steel with box-joint construction for extra leverage. Current stock comes with an extra set of nylon tips and a set of nylon screws and has dark blue colored handles (rather than the black shown). The set of tips on the pliers are held in place by steel screws. Pliers packaged by Beadalon.