C O 5 I was very happy to find this small tap wrench and ordered it from Amazon Japan to the US because I could not find one here that was made of real steel and was not also very expensive like Starrett and the machinist brands. So many tap and die wrenches are made of cast zinc now and those can break or deform with hard use. The jaws are well made, ground steel, and the body is also steel. Knurled grip on handles is well made. The Park Tool bicycle company in the US sources a similar tap wrench that is also made in Taiwan - I have two of those but I think I like this Trusco model more. Many Trusco items available on Amazon in the US are too expensive but this one was not available at all, so I was happy to order from Japan at a very fair price.