Abstract: Mechanical or hydraulic press stampings are widely used for a manufactured product as thin material may be accurately blanked thereon so that only a minor amount of expensive machining is required. A compound pivot plier-type tool is provided wherein a pair of handles is pivotally mounted on and between a pair of plates which form a recess for the reception of a selected pair of jaws which are mounted therein by removable means so that a kit can be furnished with a pair of handles and mounting plates and several of the same or different types of pairs of jaws which may be easily substituted, one for the other in the recess between the plates for operation by the handles. The parts are relatively thin so that they may be largely formed by mechanical or hydraulic press stamping operations with resulting low labor costs.