Leatherman Bond vs Spyderco Tasman Salt 2 Lock

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.

I can tell it's brand-new and I thought if it's, if it's not been heavily used, it's a counterfeit. It's got to be so. I took a picture of the box and...

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.

This is my brutally honest assessment of this $100 knife: $95 H1 blade; $3 handle; $2 construction. You decide if it's worth it. For VERY light-duty use, it's probably fine. But this Salt 2 slicer should have absolutely been designed with liners for blade rigidity and handle/pivot strength; as it is, the blade flexes and torques noticeably side to side

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.

If they made the grip a little larger and had steel liners I’d give it 5 stars, but I doubt I’ll be breaking the handle anytime soon. Really like the higher-end spyderco lines (made in Japan or USA)!

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

Very light but very durable. Easy to grip. The belt/pocket clip can be seated in any of the 4 possible orientations. The finger for opening the blade is large which makes it easy to use even if your other hand is in use

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

Uh - and you know this is again almost expensive for your pfd, but this is just a high quality rope cutter and, if that's valuable to you, i think thi...