The world would be a far less efficient place without Vise-Grip locking pliers.A Danish immigrant blacksmith named William Petersen patented the concept in 1924 and started a family business that ...

Few hand tools are as versatile as a pair of locking pliers. These tools come in a variety of sizes and configurations to do anything you need to do from grabbing the head of a stripped nut or bolt to ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. The most useful tool you never learned much about. “^$@&%*!!!” That’s the sound of you as you drop a bolt (again) ...

Locking pliers are the indispensable hand tool that loosen bolts with stripped heads, clamp two pieces of metal together for any reason. They most often come into play whenever you’re trying to repair ...

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There’s a popular saying many of us with toolboxes taller than us say, which is “use the right tool for the job.” Using the proper tool for the job means getting the job done quickly and safely. No ...

Gene Tyser started working at the former Vise-Grip plant in DeWitt in 1975 as a tool and die maker. Over the years he worked all the way up to be general manager of the plant in 2002, the same year ...