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Straight pliers ensure you keep a firm grip on the wire you’re working with. You should have a pair of chain-nose pliers as well as a pair of bent-nose pliers.

4 Chain-nose pliers are available with smooth inner gripping surfaces or finely textured inner surfaces that give greater gripping power. Be careful, though: textured inner surfaces can leave fine scratches on the wire.

5 This particular pair of chain-nose pliers includes a handy side cutter at the base of the pliers’ arms, allowing it to do double duty.

6 Bent-nose pliers have special curved noses that allow them to get into tight, hard-to-reach areas. Like chain-nose pliers, they are available with smooth or textured gripping surfaces.

The flat inner surface of any pair of straight pliers allows you to create crisp, angular bends, like the right-angle bend shown here.

Bent-nose pliers have curved noses that can allow for a more flexible grip and angle of approach for tricky wraps.