Heat-treated- high-carbon steel shearing edges for long life. Plastic-dipped handles for comfort. Forged body with 3/8in (10 mm) case-hardened rivet. Precise- one-hand shearing action cuts 24 AWG copper- aluminum multi-strand cable and wire- and 100-pair telephone cable. Not designed for cutting steel or ACSR. Special shear angle cuts cleanly without compression to cable geometry for telecom cable work.