BESSEY industrial snips & cutters offer tradesmen the advantage of choosing fine quality at a competitive price. Quality in cutting tools means a sharper cut & a cutting edge with a longer life. D29ASS-BE & D29ASSL-BE cutting heads are forged from a special high grade steel, then specially heat treated. with offset cutting heads these snips are "IDEAL" for long curved and straight through cuts on large sheets of metal. The compound connection between cutting head and handles has been optimized so that on average a D29ASS snip requires 25% less effort for a given job compared to other compound leverage design snips. BESSEY. Simply better.