one another fig4 a and 4b illustrate alternate views of an embodiment of jaw section 400 of tool 300 fig4 a is an illustrative side view of jaw section 400 when viewed from the outer surface of jaw section 400 and fig4 b is an illustrative perspective view of jaw section 400 an embodiment of jaw section 400 may include recess 402 spanning a depth from tip 404 into jaw section 400 the depth spanned by recess 402 may at least equal an outside diameter of tubing 30 in one embodiment recess 402 may span a width of jaw section 400 extending from an outer surface to an inner surface of jaw section 400 in another embodiment recess 402 may span a height of jaw section 400 the height spanned by each recess 402 may at least equal an outside diameter of tubing 30 but less than a diameter of a collet an embodiment of tool 300 of the present invention such as that illustrated in fig3 a and 4 b may be used for connecting two tubing segments or tubes to each other in one embodiment of a method of using tool 300 for connecting two tubing segments or tubes to each other the previously described method in reference to fig2 a and 2b may be used for preparing an assembly then the assembly of tubing connector 28 with collets 26 and 32 may be placed between jaw sections 312 and 314 tubing 24 and 30 may be passed through recess 326 and 328 such that the entire outer surface of tubing 24 and 30 is placed within recess 326 and 328 next handle sections 308 and 310.