Is That an Adjustable Wrench in Your Pocket?
Knipex makes mini Cobra pliers and Pliers Wrench sizes, but they’re both pliers and require constant handle pressure to maintain a secure grip. Sometimes what you need for EDC or a portable tool kit is...
View ArticleLED Flashlight Black Friday 2015 Deals (or Lack Thereof so far)
Somebody asked for a rundown of Black Friday 2015 flashlight deals, and while I wanted to, I just couldn’t. Most of the flashlights I’ve seen are just weren’t great deals. Oh, there are plenty of...
View ArticleWe Love it, You Might Too: Spyderco Dragonfly 2 Mini Folding Pocket Knife
Over at BladeHQ, this Spyderco Dragonfly 2 mini folding pocket knife is on sale for $40. Shipping is $6, or free with an $89+ order. Alternatively, it’s $46 from Amazon, with free shipping. I bought a...
View ArticleLightning Deal: Leatherman Skeletool CX Multi-Tool
Over at Amazon, there’s a Lightning Deal going on right now, where they’re offering a decent discount on Leatherman’s Skeletool CX multi-tool. The deal is valid today, 12/18/2015, ending at 3pm ET...
View ArticleHot Deal: Leatherman Skeletool on Sale at Amazon
Over at Amazon, they dropped the price of the Leatherman Skeletool multi-tool, to $29.88. The Skeletool, one of my favorite multi-tool designs (here’s my Skeletool review), is a minimalist tool. It’s...
View ArticleNew Zero Tolerance Knives for 2016
Zero Tolerance has announced a couple of new folding pocket knives at the 2016 SHOT Show. We have posted about the brand and their knives a couple of times, and hold them in high regard. Zero...
View ArticleDeals: Leatherman Skeletool at New Low Price, Dewalt “Buy More Save More”...
Home Depot was selling the Leatherman Skeletool multi-tool for $30 during the holiday season. We reviewed the Skeletool multi-tool a long time ago, and still LOVE it! Andrew sent in a tip that Home...
View ArticleNew Leatherman Multi-Tools for 2016: Knifeless Rebar, Skeletool RX Rescue Tool
Leatherman has announced 2 new tools for 2016 – a knifeless Rebar, and a rescue version of their awesome Skeletool. First up, the knifeless Rebar. Right away, I should mention that the knifeless Rebar...
View ArticleHome Depot Post-Holiday 2015 Deep Discount Deals
Over at Home Depot, they’re looking to clear out lots of “special buy” tools that are left over from the holiday season. Some of these deals are available online, others are only available in-store,...
View ArticleKershaw TX-Tool Knife Tuning Screwdriver
Kershaw has just come out with the TX-Tool, a multi-bit precision bit screwdriver for tuning and adjusting your Kershaw knives. It comes with T6, T8, T10, Phillips, and slotted screwdriver bits,...
View ArticleNew Kershaw Cinder Knife is Tiny and Non-Scary-Looking
The new Kershaw Cinder knife, model 1025, is a teeny tiny EDC folding knife that’s meant to be, well, not scary looking. Pull out a full-sized folding knife, such as one of the new Zero Tolerance...
View ArticleEveryone is Talking About These New Chinese Knives
This past July, I came across an unfamiliar brand when browsing BladeHQ, one of my favorite knife retailers. Stedemon. The knife in question was the Deep Sea Monster, which retailed for $279...
View ArticleLionSteel SR2 Italian-Made Hard Use and Beautiful Folding Knives are on Sale
All this talk about up and coming Chinese knife brands and the types of things we spend more money on are coming out of my almost annual ritual of buying a couple of new knives for testing and review...
View ArticleBradford Guardian3 Fixed Blade Knife Review
A few months ago, I asked readers What Knife do You Carry?, and received a lot of different answers. I also asked about what types of knives you might want to see reviewed. As expected, a great...
View ArticleCRKT Trauma Shears Multi-Tool
CRKT has recently come out with their new El Santo Emergency Trauma Shears Multi-Tool, presumably designed for rescuers and similar users. The main shear blades have a tapered “porpoise nose” tip, for...
View ArticleNew Benchmade Mini Griptilian Knife with G10 Handles and Better Blade
If you’ve been following ToolGuyd’s knife reviews, you might have already seen my review of the Benchmade mini Griptilian knife. I have reviewed the mini Griptilian before, but this one’s different in...
View ArticleNew PB Swiss Insider Stubby Multi-Bit Screwdriver
Over at the ToolGuyd forum, Fancy_Dan requested a head-to-head review between PB Swiss’s new Insider Stubby mini multi-bit screwdriver and a similar Wiha offering. Generally, both brands produce...
View ArticleSome Hands-Off Gushing About the Ferrum Forge N-Tac Folding Knife
About 2-3 weeks ago, I heard of a small custom knife brand, called Ferrum Forge Knife Works. It was around the time when I posted about up and coming Chinese knife brands that enthusiasts are...
View ArticleNew Wiss Folding Pocket Knife Looks… Different
It’s mid-March, which means it’s time to start scouting out this year’s potential Father’s Day tool releases. I came across a video for a new Wiss folding pocket knife. I’m [almost] at a loss for...
View ArticleMininch Wrenchit Tool – a Slim Box End Wrench Multi-Tool for EDC
At first glance, the mininch WRENCHit, which I’m just going to write out as WrenchIt, looks like one of those slim box cutters, but that’s far from its function. The WrenchIt is a multi-sized box end...
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