A hand tool includes a rigid levers having a handle portions and jaw portions. The levers are pivotably interconnected to allow the jaws to move between an open position and a closed position. The hand tool further includes a resilient handle member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the resilient handle member is joined to the handle portion of the first lever, the second end of the resilient handle member is joined to the handle portion of the second lever. The resilient handle member extends in a substantially U-shaped configuration from the handle portions of the first and second levers. Pivoting of the first and second levers moving the jaws to the closed position causes temporary deformation of said handle member, and resiling of the handle member moves the jaws toward the open position.