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Offline pritch

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Re: Unusual pliers
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2013, 11:35:38 AM »
I have a parrot-head in my tool box. I don't use it often, but sometimes nothing else will do.

Offline rusty

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Re: Unusual pliers
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2013, 11:45:02 AM »
Parrot heads, crows feet, bear claws......seeing a theme here.....LOL
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Re: Unusual pliers
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2013, 07:13:01 AM »
I'm with lbgradwell...Definitely not Channellocks.  I've always known them as parrot heads.

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Re: Unusual pliers
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2013, 03:33:47 PM »
Checked on http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/forged-steel-products.html#slip 
definitely not tongue & groove! looks like slip-joint parrot-head design...
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