Edge Prepped and/or Ceramic Coated Cutting Edge for a Wire Cutter of a Hand Tool

A hand tool, comprising:

• a first jaw assembly comprising a first handle portion, a first jaw portion, and a first pivot portion disposed between the first handle portion and the first jaw portion, the first jaw portion comprising a first cutting edge;
• a second jaw assembly comprising a second handle portion, a second jaw portion, and a second pivot portion disposed between the second handle portion and the second jaw portion, the second jaw portion comprises a second cutting edge;
• wherein the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge are configured to operate as a wire cutter;
• and
• wherein at least one of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge comprises a ceramic coating having a resistivity of at least at least 1.0×108 Ω·cm.

A hand tool, comprising:

• a first jaw assembly comprising a first handle portion, a first jaw portion, and a first pivot portion disposed between the first handle portion and the first jaw portion, the first jaw portion comprising a first cutting edge;
• a second jaw assembly comprising a second handle portion, a second jaw portion, and a second pivot portion disposed between the second handle portion and the second jaw portion, the second jaw portion comprising a second cutting edge;
• wherein the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge are configured to operate as a wire cutter;
• wherein each of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge comprises a first surface and a second surface in which the first surface is arranged at an angle in a range from 30° to 75° with respect to the second surface;
• wherein each of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge comprises a rounded edge connecting the first surface to the second surface;
• wherein the rounded edge of each of the first cutting edge and of the second cutting edge comprises a depth of material removal in a range of 0.045 mm to 0.095 mm;
• wherein the depth of material removal corresponds to a distance from a theoretical sharp edge to the rounded edge along a line bisecting the angle between the first surface and the second surface;
• and
• wherein the theoretical sharp edge corresponds to an intersection of a first plane extending from the first surface and a second plane extending from the second surface.