These high quality medical forceps, manufactured from surgical stainless steel, are invaluable. We have had a good number of forceps in our tool cabinets for many years, but these are far and away the most useful. The small curved nose allows them to get in places straight ones can't and the curve also seems to give a better vision of where the article being gripped is going. They are an absolute must for replacing valve collets! Fetchin out small non-magnetic parts that have been dropped is much easier with this tool.