This was very well done, though truthfully, I was pretty confident that Knipex was going to win. I still own and use my 3 sizes of Knipex pliers that I purchased back in 85 or 86, and used them hard in a professional auto repair shop until I retired in 2006. That's one hell of a pedigree for the current generation!

Well as a electrician here in the U.K I have to say your reviews and breakdowns of tools is top notch, very professional, with a ton of technical data making it easier for us tradesman to differentiate and pick our tools based on performance. Love all your videos, keep it up.

Great review! I think the best part of the Knipex is that they stay in good function for many years of hard use. I would be interested to see how the new sliding adjustment would fair in this review

Hey Thanks again!!! I love your tests! I'm from Germany and you have the best test videos from germen hardware by far. I'll stay tuned :-)

Exceptional review. Your attention to detail and command of language are most welcome compared to reviews conducted by others. Thanks ever so much!

Fantastic, scientific comparison! I went with Knipex after hearing from some of the old breed around the industry.. and this video proved them right! Thank you for the time that you put into making this video :)

I've been binge watching your videos. Fantastic content, chap!

I found my first Knipex tools in the early '90s at a German hardware store. While not cheap, they are still my favorites in all classes.

I have both knipex and gedore , water pump pliers, the gedore tends to do less damage to surfaces but the knipex grips better. So I use each one where they are more suitable. The pliers models that I have are 300mm knipex cobra, 250mm knipex smart grip self adjusting and a 250mm gedore slip joint water pump pliers.

Nice videos I wish they were around when I upgraded all my hand tools. I Bought the knipex on ebay, glad I did they work well on auto repair stuck/rusty bolts. Also they clean up easy for any home repairs just make job a breeze. only pliers I know that open wide enough to change flush valves on toilets.

Absolutely great job with this comparison. I'm gonna have to subscribe to your channel. Very thorough, and (knowing) outlining the difference between objective and subjective is much appreciated in these review style vidoes. Thanks.

What a fantastically thorough review. Thanks!

Superb comparison and review!

Thanks for the in depth review....i only have access to knipex and nws where i live....and i'll be sticking to the knipex... Thanks again

I love my knipex pliers!

Excellent detailed showdown.I like the Hazet adjustment mechanism. Good engineering. Left handed version that's cool that they thought of that.

I've seen the pushbutton pop off the knipex but it doesn't affect anything at all as the mechanism still works fine. they feel incredible in the hand.

Excellent video, good honest evaluation.

very good review and presented so well good close ups and descriptions,ratings..thankyou enjoyed this and learnt about these tools i will be purchasing one.... others could learn from you

Very thorough! Good review overall from your perspective 👍🏻

You deserve more viewers but as the trends would show a few men care about quality. Awesome effort.

Something that I notice in these reviews is that no brand build perfect pliers, but Knipex does seem to come awefully close every time. Knipex pliers have never let me down, and the availability and price around here mean that they are my only brand that I go to when buying pliers.

Another metric you could check is tooth hardness, which will affect the longevity of the tools. One thing to note is the hazet will clear a narrower gap without binding the button since it is lower profile. Though I’d rather have 2 pairs of knipex vs one hazet, and i do have many knipex tools :)

Great comparisons. Thanks for the info GTR.

As far as comparisons go you are the best! Nice vid👍 this thing had to take lots of work, good job!

Gedore for me quality at reasonable prices they also look nice. Im a big gedore fan all there pliers are great.

Excellent content!

Fantastic review, thanks for this. Subscribed. 👍

Great review!

5:59 Pozidrive mostly used for wood screws and Philips mostly for machine screws...

Great video and competition.

knipex also has more market reach in many countries. Also, they have various size ranges, from small to big. other manufacturers are limited to only 10" and 12" inch sizes mostly.

Thank God damn time a company made left-handed

i have the knipex for about a month now, already saved me twice in situations where they were all i had or they did the job my other tools wouldnt, id give the hazets try at the same price but certainly wouldnt pay any more for them than the knipex

I just got through watching this video of yours and spent the last 14 minutes sitting on pins and needles waiting for the conclusion. I just bought the exact same pair of Knipex cobras this last week, but that was before I saw this video. Of course it is a little crazy to admit, but I was rooting for Knipex like it was the NFL playoffs! haha Those Hazet are pretty damn sweet too. I really like that button/lever design.

great review! I use irwins, but the hazet looks interesting

I'd like to see a review on the Wiha version and maybe the Wiha bicut cutters

Spectacular information

Out of passing interest; Knipex sells replacement adjustment button kits that include a new spring & screw. They can be had from most anywhere sells Knipex, even Amazon.

Ausgezeichnet! Danke!

I EDC the 150mm Cobras in my front pocket - awesome for residential HVAC work(large enough to remove suction side king valve caps).

Thanks again for another well thought out video. This seems to be a consistent trait across all your videos. Just one comment on the NWS teeth design noticeable at 12:21 in your video. Just speculation on my part, but do you think the NWS engineers designed these teeth so they would grip if turned in either direction? I understand that this type of usage would be considered “wrong” as it would also tend to force the jaws open. But real people do not always use tools in the most optimal way. The other three designs look more unidirectional when it comes to grip IMO. BTW, my first water pump pliers were a no name brand (Channel lock style) my second pair was Klein which had much sharper and longer lasting teeth. Later I moved to the Knipex Cobra 87 01 250 to get the narrower head (8.0 mm vs 9.5 mm) and the no finger pinch design. These pliers work great and still do but I ultimately moved to the Knipex Cobra Quick Set 87 21 250, which have the hands free quick adjust capability and so far so good. I am not sure they will be as durable as the original design.

Well done.

...Great comparison BTW, love the slim design and quality of Gedore but Knipex is outstanding. The real beast in my toolbox, 22"cobra xxl, unstoppable. .....😉 Shet metal screws and fast drywall screws are very common in Europe with Philipps head.

I have both the Knipex and the NWS and I have to agree the Knipex grip much much better.

Woah the return spring in the handle is a nice thing, would love that on the knipex...

As usual a very good review. Thank you.

I carry the 10" Alligators in my service call bag, have the 10" Cobras on a magnetic tool bar by the back door of my van - they both work amazing....wish i'd known about KNIPEX years ago - best 'adjustable pliers' available.

The Hazet mechanism looks really neat, but I'd be worried about losing that spring during work and then having issues setting the jaw width. Also, the Knipex won...shocker! :)

The Knipex and Gedore are superb for plumbers. I've got both brands and I can't fault them, but if I had to choose then, I go for Knipex, just.

Super test.

I just bought a pair of knipex high leverage nippers which I use to cut off nails that are sticking through framing. I thought I was upgrading from my smaller channellock pair I've had for 10 years. Don't really like them though because the handles flex so much cutting effort required is much greater than the smaller pliers from the other manufacturer which are 4" shorter.

Very methodical and thorough review

Nice video as usual. I would love to see you review the "Knipex Raptor" pliers. They look a bit odd but don't let that fool you. Very clever design.

Thanks videonya,

NWS are incredibly comfortable, and that’s an understatement.

Do you need to flip these button side down when loosening nuts as you would with a standard adjustable wrench? If so, wouldn't that inadvertently press the button in?

I really like it

Great job on your showdown vidz! I can only wonder why compare german tools only? Kee p up the good work anyway... :)

The Klein pump pliers sold in Homeless Despot's electrical section are 'Made in Germany'

I'm lovin' the Hazet, not seen it before! Think I might go for them to replace my aging Snap-On selection.

Awesome video sir. Everybody wants to be like Knipex but still nobody can be Knipex. I did pick up the Wiha water pump pliers somewhere along the way, and enjoy them. The ones with the big red button. If I could have the ultimate pass pair I would choose the Knipex auto adjust with NWS grips. How about you? Thanks for the time and effort it takes to make these videos, really is appreciated. 👏

The locking pivot pin design does wear our though, which is why Knipex sells replacement locking pin kits lol.

Danke

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it seams odd theat the nws pliers had their add on spring release on during the gripping test

Now do knipex vs the snap on version. Thank you. Pwz

What is the function of the machined hole on the nws handle for near the word “ GERMANY”?

Check out the 87 22 250 quickset :]

Have you thought about doing a similar comparison between the Knipex Pliers-Wrench, the Wiha Soft Grip, and the Stahlwille PowerGrip Pliers-Wrenches?

Well presented video. Thanks

I still love my channellocks and knipex is too expensive for what they do and channellocks have never failed me

Outstanding review! The only thing I don't like is that my wallet has to suffer to get one of those...

Here in Spain the Hazet cost about the same as the knipex.

Knipex win overall.

I use Gedore, Facom, SAM, Beta, I can ask whatever I need at work, I usually go for the Gedore, and from this bunch it's the only one I have experience with, very rarely I use them for plumbing, the bite size .... for me it doesn't matter all that much, if I need to use all the way open, I probably need a bigger tool, the button although I like it, sometimes it's frustrating, has in some positions with lack of space, the button hits what's close and the plier opens, would prefer a slimmer design, even being a little harder to switch. Handles I like them slim, space is always a issue,, the design itself, the smoother the better, easier to clean, I don't like the spring on the Hazet, don't have good experience with those springs in most tools, personally many times my pliers are full of gunk, from oil (hydraulic and non hydraulic), to graphite, ceramic powder, dust, all that and much more mixed together. On my Gedore the teeth are starting to loose bite, they are a bit over a year old, they go trough plenty ruff time though, most don't last that long, channel lock style pliers... don't like them a bit.

I don't think I've experienced anything but disappointment with any of the NWS tools I've had. Look great, comfortable handles, sub par performance.

Thanks for this great review. Again very well done on your part. The Hazet seems pretty nice, but I don´t know if I like the button mechanism. It seems more complicated and might be more prone to breaking when dropping the tool. But then again, it is something different and not just a Knipex copy. I´ve just got me the Gedore Power Pliers set (180mm sidecutters, the 200mm combination pliers you already tested and this 250mm slip-joint). They might not be as good as Knipex, but I got the whole set for 26,76€ (incl. taxes and shipping of course). That works out to 8.92€ per unit - I just couldn´t resist :)

How do I bought that KNIPEX Pliers? from Philippines

Does the company produce this one?

I had no idea cobras were around in the 80's I thought they were a pretty recent thing

Just to note the more cutouts / machining the more junk to clean out in a shop heavy user (not a typical home user)

Hello. I just found your channel and subscribed. I find German tools to be superior in many regards and I recently discovered that I can buy some German brands on Amazon’s Germany site for less and sometimes far less than the Amazon US site. Shipping was not free, but it was reasonable and fairly quick. Might I suggest you do a review of which tools you recommend and whether they can be found at a discount on Amazon’s Germany site? As an example, I found a Wera torque wrench for about 65% less on the Amazon Germany site. Even with shipping, I saved over $120 on this tool alone. I also found a Bosch ratchet set that wasn’t even available on the Amazon US site. Amazon.com/de. Thanks for your videos and for considering my request. Please forgive me if you already did a video of this kind as I just found your channel.

nice.. i like the video...:) thanks

So, do the knipex quickset cobras 12" model come in a comfort grip/multi-component grip style. I don't see it listed. I just got'em with what I guess is the non-slip (gritty?) style handle (I haven't received them yet)? Thanks.

Where's the Black Friday haul?

Hazet?

Those are some high quality channel locks, but with a lot of moving parts and complexity.. how do they hold up being thrown on the floor, like I sometimes do to my channel locks, when I have my hands used and can't set the pliers down.

Thanks for this review. Luckily the Knipex are much cheaper in Germany;-)

Isn't the Knipex produced from Rennsteig tools?

8:53 „exponential jump“ xD

knipex are the best

your socks are too big

Great video, I personally have some of the Knipex and do enjoy them. A good low cost alternative is still the standby, good old Channel-locks, but you miss out on some of the features like the push button adjustment and larger jaw opening.

You forgot Stahlwille/VBW 🙁

Isn't the k silent?

Great video. I can tell you put a lot of thought into conducting your review. I foresee you getting a lot of views on this video if the traditional "X vs Y" search queries ping this.

Hazet

THANKS great vid, hopefully harbor freight will get those chy neese 10 yr olds makin some copies fast!

Matt, This was a pretty good review, but next time try to be a bit more analytical. Just kidding! Great review, comparison, and video.