Leatherman Bond vs Leatherman Rebar

Some quick notes: there is no play whatsoever with the blade. The pivots are extremely tight and it takes a lot of effort to open up and unfold the pliers.

It had some broken blades and I don't even know why I kept it. But I went ahead and filled out a warranty claim and sent it in and within a couple weeks I had a new Leatherman Rebar.

I don’t want to bash leatherman at all but I am really disappointed by the quality of the tool, especially comparing it to Victorinox tools (even if the spirit costs about 50$ more). I will stay with my Swisstool and sadly need to carry it on my belt - really was looking forward using the pocketclip of the bond.

So it's not a chisel grind, but obviously it is locking the way you can disengage the lock open our clothes as you press down on this piece right here...

This one's kind of interesting. I used my modified knife less Leatherman Bond with bit driver and bit kit to repair my elementary classroom door handle after an active shooter drill. My door handle got bent during the drill so I popped it off using one of the hex bits from the bit kit, unbent it and reinstalled it.

It's as good as any Leatherman but the tools inside the handle are a bit more annoying than I thought they'd be and they're also very hard to get out. Sometimes I have to find something to pry them out. Even after use & lubrication they're still just too tight. Makes me just not want to use it

Due to the all steel construction of the Bond I think that the pliers in actual use will be able to take some significant abuse, similar to the Wave or Spirit. I am ok with not having the replaceable cutting edges as this is not something that I typically use. Note, I like the LM pliers over the Victorinox Spirit as the needle nose is longer. The Bond feels very good in the hand with no sharp points etc

I imagine the leatherman will last me longer, but I used the Gerber for a couple years of light use around work and campsites, and I prefer it.

I have always enjoyed collecting Leatherman tools since buying a PST a while ago. I knew that the Bond would be simple, and that the plan for the knife and tool setup would avoid locking features to allow for lawful carry in an expanded group of regions and countries. That being said, there's no real value that I see that is comparable to any of the other Leatherman offerings other than the price (the Sidekick and Wingman used to be the entry level offerings). I'm surprised and a bit disappointed that the Bond is a slightly upgraded PST

I bought this to replace a cheap off brand multitool. What a difference. I should never have bought that cheap garbage and just saved up the extra money for this. Lesson learned

I have carried the Rebar for years and this has most of the same functions but saves a little weight. So the Bond does not have a saw or serrated sheep’s foot blade but I will make do with the regular blade. I rarely used the saw on my Rebar anyway. Mine locks tight for a slip joint type

This multitool is not as bomb proof as the ST 300 but it is much lighter and fits into my hand better. Blades are sharp right out of the box (although honing never hurts) and the new style blade release is a vast improvement over the old one leatherman's had.