MIDWEST® BULLDOG AVIATION SNIP TRIM CUT AND NOTCH THICK MATERIAL UP TO 16 GAUGE COLD-ROLLED STEEL AND CUT MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SHEET MATERIAL SUCH AS S-CLEAT AND ROLLED SEAMS. THE TOOL FEATURES GLIDE-TECH® FORGED BLADES. THE MIDWEST® GLIDE-TECH® FORGED BLADE MANUFACTURING PROCESS PRODUCES UNEQUALLED STRENGTH LONGEST LASTING EDGE LIFE AND THE MOST PRECISE CUTTING ACTION. BLADES ARE HOT DROP-FORGED OF MOLYBDENUM ALLOY STEEL FOR EXCEPTIONAL STRENGTH AND DURABILITY AND AUSTEMPER® HEAT-TREATED TO BEST ACCEPT AND HOLD THEIR PRECISION GROUND CUTTING EDGE. GLIDE-TECH® FORGED BLADES CUT COMPLETE FROM ""PINCH OF THE BLADES THROUGH THEIR POINTS"". GLIDE-TECH® FORGED BLADES PIVOT ON A GRADE-8 BOLT THAT IS THREADED AND AFFIXED INTO THE BOTTOM BLADE KEEPING BLADES IN PRECISION ADJUSTMENT AND IF EVER NECESSARY ALLOWING THEM TO BE RE-ADJUSTED EXTENDING PEAK PERFORMANCE. EQUIPPED WITH KUSH'N-POWER® COMPOUND LEVERAGE HANDLE ACTION WITH PATENTED (US D718602 D719808) HANDLE GRIP DESIGN MULTIPLIES HANDLE FORCE TO CUTTING BLADES REQUIRING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF HAND FORCE WHILE PROVIDING A SOFT STURDY AND COMFORTABLE GRIP. KUSH'N-POWER® GRIPS AND HEAVY-DUTY DOUBLE-OVERWIND SPRING ARE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. MADE IN THE USA USE IN EITHER HAND TO CUT STRAIGHT OR WIDE CURVES.