Leatherman Bond vs Misono

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.

There are two gripping styles i recommend, and that is the pinch grip at the bolster or a fingertip grip. Both gripping styles will make the knife mid...

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.

The materials used, as stated on the package, are “Steel blades, polypropylene handles.”. The blade is serrated, which I guess is to give the illusion of sharpness.

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.

I like the price point of the fujiwara fkm as a starter japanese knife, misono ux10 is nice and highly recommended but the only thing i don't like about it is the western style riveted handle. Yoshira knives look pretty nice but I just don't like that they don't provide detailed specs on the bevel of the knives (or maybe i'm just missing something).

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

Consider this a vote for the Misono Swedish steel high carbon knives with the dragon on them. I've got one and they are a nice high carbon steel and have a relatively thin blade but still feel durable enough to use as a daily workhorse.

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

Right out of the box extremely sharp, and well balanced. Included in the box were instructions for care and sharpening; unfortunately they are in japanese. Other than that, this seems to be an excellent knife - not the most expensive Misono, but it appears to be a nice balance of quality and price. So far, out of the box, I'm happy, but I will attempt to update this rating after I use it for a while