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Selection of pincers in a mock-up blacksmiths Carpenter's pincers End-cutters Medieval pincers found in Hamburg-Harburg (15th/16th century)
Pincers are a hand tool used in many situations where a mechanical advantage is required to pinch, cut or pull an object. Pincers are first-class levers, but differ from pliers in that the concentration of force is either to a point, or to an edge perpendicular to the length of the tool. This allows pincers to be brought close to a surface, which is often required when working with nails.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pincers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.