I've been in the tooling trade for 40 years, and I've seen others with these shears but never really seemed to need them, much less understand their functional use. But after using a company's pair I was hooked. These are perfect for cutting thin gauge material in hard to reach areas in dies. I've been using what I thought was a good pair of scissors for this purpose, and while they worked well, they don't compare to these. I am sold.