this is an ideal tool for getting in very small places to crimp or remove an item ideal for ships in bottle modelling 9 cm long stainless steel construction. You can actually pass the end through a 7/32 inch hole and still open and close the jaws! (Narrow part of 'neck' reaches 2-1/2 inches.) An extremely versatile tool for placement and retrieval of micro size objects. Use for ship model rigging, dioramas, dollhouse miniatures, model railroad car interiors and hundreds of other types of micro-manipulation. A precision instrument crafted of highly polished stainless steel.