Much smaller than I would have guessed from the pictures here, hardly fills my fist. The pinch protection is therefore also so sure if you can not hold your hand not on the red surfaces and slip up. Not to compare with a conventional water pipe wrench, more like a small side cutter. Would not the next time probably the 250cc model to buy the slightly longer handles seem to have, or an even greater variation. But: She got resist the first impression after a few attempts does the job for which I bought them what I did not succeed with a "traditional" water pump pliers, is apparently well-made, and the fine-grained adjustment and blocking on a specific opening width of a button is very good. Therefore, only a small devaluation.