Every day in Meadville we work hard to create the best hand tools in the world. It’s simply ingrained in our DNA.

Everyone from trade professionals to DIYers expect that when they pick up a CHANNELLOCK® tool, it means they have something they can rely on, year…after year…after year. With those high standards, we can’t afford to be anything but the best.

But don’t just take our word for it. We recently sent our new CHANNELLOCK® 8” 368 high-leverage linemen’s plier out to five tool bloggers for a review. These guys run the gamut from professional tradesman to at-home DIYers. In each case, the 368 was big hit.

With a measurement of 8.38” in length and a weight of less than one pound, the new 8” 368 high-leverage linemen’s plier is perfect for those wiring and construction jobs where larger linemen’s pliers may not fit. Unlike competing brands, the new 8” 368 high-leverage linemen’s plier also provides noticeably more leverage and features knife-and-anvil cutters to ensure proper cutting-edge alignment.

Have a look at their blogs, and see what they have to say; then, go to http://www.channellock.com/368-Linemens.aspx to get your own 368.

“I liked these pliers so much that I am going to keep them in my tool belt all the time.  Not many tools get a permanent home in the tool belt,” Robert Robillard, editor of A Concord Carpenter said. http://www.aconcordcarpenter.com/2011/03/channellock-8%E2%80%9D-368-high-leverage-linemen%E2%80%99s-plier.html

“These pliers are built to last and they work like a finely tuned clock,” says Todd Fratzel, editor of Tool Box Buzz. http://www.toolboxbuzz.com/hand-tools/pliers/channellock-8-368-high-leverage-linemens-plier-review/

“I’ve never found a Channellock plier that I didn’t like, and that doesn’t look to be changing,” said the Tool Guyd’s Stuart. http://toolguyd.com/2011/04/new-channellock-368-8-high-leverage-linemans-pliers-review/

“Cutting fish tape is a snap,” wrote Doug Mahoney, from Tool Snob. “As far as durability goes … it's truly indestructible.” http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2011/03/channellock_8_368_high-leverag.php

“It is because my electrical work is DIY that I prefer the smaller Channellock 368,” said Chris Rodenius of Tool-Rank. http://www.tool-rank.com/tool-blog/reviews/channellock-8%E2%80%9D-368-lineman-pliers-review-20110415939/

Michele M. King

Communications & Training Manager

Channellock, Inc.