One of the most-used tools on my workbench.

I don't make a single broom or brush without reaching for these 6-inch flush cutters. Once I discovered how versatile they are, my scissors spent most of their time sitting in the drawer.

The narrow jaws allow you to make clean, close cuts exactly where you need them, making finishing work faster, easier, and more precise.

I use them for:

• Trimming the final cord tucked beneath a wrap

• Shaping and trimming tampico and broomcorn fiber

• Trimming the sweep and top of finished brooms

• Cutting craft broomcorn stalks when finishing a cobwebber weave

• Cutting thin wire

• Trimming leather hang-ties

• Countless other workshop tasks

They're comfortable to use, make clean flush cuts, and quickly become one of those tools you wonder how you ever worked without.

If you're only going to add one new tool to your broom-making bench, I'd strongly recommend making it a pair of flush cutters.