Robert Jones Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Interesting new tool to be available some time later this year. Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Nice.. kind of a future-shock thing... we wear our tools 24/7 after the grid crashes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 It looks like it might be a good replacement for my key chain tool, but not for my tool bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 The article mentions security turning the Leatherman president away from Disneyland due to his multi tool he was carrying. I carry a key ring multi tool and have also been turned away at a theme park and jury duty recently. Both times I received it back upon exiting. The bracelet looks pretty handy, but bulky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I was refused entry at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum because of my Swiss Army knife. My father-in-law stashed it in the landscaping and marked it with a plastic knife. Six hours later both were still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I was refused entry at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum because of my Swiss Army knife. My father-in-law stashed it in the landscaping and marked it with a plastic knife. Six hours later both were still there. I like your father-in-law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I did the same thing when I was in DC. Bury the knife in the hedge and dig it up when finished. That bracelet looks like an interesting flesh ripper. A bracelet with dozens of hardened steel edges and points. Ouch. After that, I've carried a Leatherman for the last 25 years and I've used it a total of zero times. I'm not much into the multi tool ethic. Multi tools have an inverse relationship with functionality. The bigger the number of options, the less capable they are for their intended purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 After that, I've carried a Leatherman for the last 25 years and I've used it a total of zero times. That's funny. In my tool bucket I used to pack a multi-tool clawhammer, pliers, saw thing and yep, never used it. I let a realtor borrow it once to tighten some screws, and that kept him busy for quite a while, trying various bits and grabbers. One of those bracelets would be a pretty good distraction device. [] Pliers, visegrips, hammer stay in the truck. I don't break stuff as much as I used to. I should stop carrying the clear packing tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I don't like lugging my tool bag around the exterior, so I find it helpful to have a good multi-tool on my belt. I mostly end up using the over-sized file to dig in the soil and as a pry bar to remove catch basin lids. I also occasionally find myself needing a screwdriver (or two) on the exterior. I like the SOG multi-tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I carry an Opinel knife to use for all those things you're not supposed to use a pocket knife for. Pry bar, screwdriver, spade, random hacking and cutting. It's a one blade multi-tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I carry an Opinel knife to use for all those things you're not supposed to use a pocket knife for. Pry bar, screwdriver, spade, random hacking and cutting. It's a one blade multi-tool. No. 12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Yup. Click to Enlarge 31.29 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Is that your wife's hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Is that your wife's hand? Is that dried blood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Is that your wife's hand? [:-weepn] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Yup. Click to Enlarge 31.29 KB It must be nice to have so many slipper options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Buncha comedians..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 That is one beat up tool. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I wish I could get a set of kitchen knives with the same steel as in Opinel knives. I beat the crap out that thing (and several others) and they just won't die. Cheap, effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I did not even know what it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's a French fisherman's knife. Pearwood handle, unique proprietary blade locking ring, been around for century or more. Cheap. Like $10 for a #8. I've had the #12 for a couple decades.....I can't wear it out. They are the best darn cheap knife I've ever found. When I say beat the crap out of it, I mean just that. I use it to split kindling with a hand sledge, pry bar, screwdriver, you name it, I do it. Couple licks on a stone puts a razor edge on it and it holds. You use one of these and then understand the damn stainless Rockwell uber hard blades are just a pain in the ass. They're kind of a cult blade. When you see someone else with one you both look at each other and smile. They make a really nice mushroom knife and a couple other specialty blades. Check it out.... Opinel Or, if you don't read French..... Opinel USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Every dang time that man talks about something, I gotta get one. I've a #12 on order. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I feel the same about the Mercator "cat" knife. Been using it for 30 years. http://www.worldknives.com/products/mer ... -1120.html Its lacks some of the old world charm of the Opinel but I prefer its slender profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 The single thing I don't like about the Opinel is I can't open it with one hand. You have to "knock" it on a surface to pop the blade. I've been using the same one's for so long, I haven't shopped them in years. I've been looking at the links and see they now have a nice line of kitchen knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Every dang time that man talks about something, I gotta get one. I've a #12 on order. Marc I'll be interested to see what you think. Folks that understand steel usually like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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