#sponsored For this week’s #tooltalktuesday I’m excited to show off some SPECIALITY PLIERS from our friends Gesswein All of these pliers are from a company called @xuroncorp they are all made in Maine and the quality is fantastic, without being the most expensive on the market. I definitely recommend! 1️⃣ Xuron’s Hard Wire Cutter (Item: 1810207) These are perfect for cutting steel binding wire! Previously I would cut my binding wire with a cheap pair of flush cutters that were quickly getting destroyed. These also cut both sides of your wire pretty flat so if you wanted to use them on silver or gold and quickly get two relatively flat sides, they work great! 2️⃣ Xuron Maxi-Shear™ Flush Cutter (Item: 1810208) They can cut up to 12g wire on soft metals. For example brass, copper, silver and gold. 3️⃣ Xuron Metal Shear (Item: 1810218) these are scissors that can be used for cutting up to 20g. You can cut your owner solder chips with these! They also cut jump rings leaving a relatively flat end on both sides. 4️⃣ Short Nose Pliers (Item: 1810212) primarily these are used for closing jump rings, for the bulk of us we may not find a need for these smaller flat nose pliers however I do like how easy they are to maneuver and because they are on the smaller side they make working with smaller pieces easier. If you’ve tried to close a tiny jump ring with a really large pair of pliers you know what I mean 🙋‍♀️5️⃣ Flat Nose Pliers (Item: 1810209) these are a great pair of general purpose, flat pliers. Great for closing seams, bezels, forming etc. 6️⃣ 90° Bent Nose Pliers (Item: 1810211) I have never owned a pair like this and now that I’ve used them I can confirm that the bent nose makes picking up jump rings quicker. If you make a ton of chain I could totally see how investing in a pair of these would save you time when you learn to quickly pick up a ring with one hand and then close the ring with the other! @gesswein.jewelry not only made this little guide about speciality pliers possible but they are also offering our community 15% off any of these Xuron pliers from today’s post with code MSS13 this promo will end 9/1. Huge thank you to them for supporting the page!