Hand-tool grips

A hand tool comprising hinged nipping or cutting blades, at least a first slide-on cushion, and handles adapted to be squeezed to effect a cutting or nipping action, at least one of the handles being profiled in cross section to accept and retain the first slide-on cushion, wherein the at least one handle is bifurcated to include a pair of elongated members and the first slide-on cushion has an ‘H’ shaped cross section having a pair of outer members connected with a cross member, wherein the at least one handle is configured to releasably accept and retain the first slide-on cushion by sliding the cross member between the pair of elongated members such that each of the pair of elongated members is located between the pair of outer members and the pair of elongated members are separated by the cross member.