one preferred method shaft yoke 68 is made by milling a slot in the end of a solid cylinder made of a hard metal such as stainless steel the arms that remain on each side of the milled slot will serve as the yoke arms to hold the actuator assembly a small hole for the center pivot 430 is drilled through each yoke arm and the hole is countersunk slightly on both sides of the shaft yoke a larger hole is drilled through the rear end of shaft yoke 68 to allow passage of the actuator rod 404 shaft yoke 68 is then welded to the end of a hollow stainless steel tube 62 having a desired length either before or after the shaft tube 62 is welded to the shaft yoke 68 the actuator assembly 400 is inserted into the shaft yoke and a piece of stiff wire which will serve as pivot 430 is inserted through pivot holes in both yoke arms and the jaw or blade components once in place the wire is cut to a suitable length then it is peened at each end with a rounded hammer to create a rivet that cannot slide in either direction the rivet heads are polished on both sides of the yoke to make sure that no spurs project on either side this completes the fabrication of the shaft and actuator assembly 60 in order to attach the shaft and actuator assembly 60 to the handle and rod assembly 10 the tip of rod 40 including a threaded sleeve 44 is inserted into the rear opening.