The recipe for success developed by Willibald Nthen, who founded NWS in 1973, is based on the philosophy of providing professional craftsmen and women with a sophisticated tool of "Made in Germany" quality and with enhanced functions and an attractive design. Tailored hand tools designed to meet the highest demands are made at the NWS facility by people and for people. The intelligent combination of tried-and-tested manual production techniques and state-of-the-art machine processes guarantees first-class quality and enables us to strike the ideal balance between tradition and innovation. Safety and ergonomic design, health and environmental compatibility, high-grade materials and inventive detailed tool solutions are all at the focus of our development and production processes.PROP 65 WARNING: This product can expose you to some kind of chemical, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.