Which Multitool Brand Wins?

ultra-durable stainless steel construction, corrosion resistant claim, advanced 3D hollow structure, tools lock into position with a release to fold the knife, made in China

long nose pliers, standard pliers, wire cutters, knife, bottle opener, can opener, Phillips screwdriver, awl/file, saw, medium and small slotted screwdrivers, made in China

1 capability, made in China

lifetime warranty, 12-in-1 capability, durable stainless steel, claims to be rustproof and corrosion resistant, made in China

1 multi-tool, stainless steel construction, compact and portable, limited lifetime warranty, made in China

slimmer design and focused tool pack aimed at everyday-carry users, blade locks into position with a handle-mounted release, made in China

comfortable handles, easy-access tools, lifetime warranty, made in China

knife hardness HRC58, replaceable knives and pliers, screwdriver requires some assembly, blade release lever, made in China

includes knife, holster, extra blades, and a blade-remover tool, comes with six replacement blades, belt clip, made in Taiwan

ultra-light full-size multi-tool, knife blade made with premium 154CM steel, 25 year warranty, made in USA

SOG stands for Studies and Observation Group; patented gear-driven leverage mechanism claims twice the cutting/gripping power of conventional pliers, center-axis magnetic hex bit driver, tools lock securely in place, designed in Seattle, made in Taiwan

made in Switzerland, comes with a sheath

replaceable plier knives, blade release lever, retractable pliers, made in USA

heaviest of all 14 at the time it was tested

heaviest of all brands at the time it was tested

lightest of all 14 brands

(moved into third place behind Hart at the time)

the dullest new-blade result of all 14 brands

the sharpest new-blade result of all 14 brands

(tied with Gerber Suspension's initial score)

an 18 percent loss

a 46 percent loss, among the worst edge-retention results

only a 15 percent loss, described as still in great condition

a 30 percent loss

a 34 percent loss

a 45 percent loss, the worst edge-retention result of all 14 brands

only a 12 percent loss

only dropped slightly since it started out the dullest of all brands

the dullest used-blade result of all 14 brands (a very large drop from the sharpest starting point)

only a 5 percent loss, best edge-retention result of all 14 brands

an 18 percent loss (tied with DeWalt)

an 11 percent loss

only a 7 percent loss

moved into second place behind Ozark Trail at the time

of squeezing force to cut the nail (per the detailed individual test statement); the video's own closing wire-cutter recap sentence instead says 'the Ozark 29', which does not match and is treated as a garbled/dropped-digit recap number rather than a corrected value, since the two mentions disagree and the detailed individual test statement is the more reliable primary source

a lot of effort required, but the cutters survived with no visible damage

moved into second place behind Mossy Oak at the time, no visible damage

no visible damage

really struggled, worst (highest force needed) of all 14 brands, no visible damage

the best (lowest force needed) of all 14 brands, cutting knives still in great shape

cutters still look as good as new

moved into second place behind Havalon at the time, no visible damage

no visible damage

made a popping sound and one of the cutting knives on the pliers broke at 43 lb, the lowest force of all 14 brands but a failure rather than a clean win; the cutters are replaceable but the kit did not include a spare set

easily outlasted the screw, which broke at 95 in-lb, no visible damage, one of only 7 brands with zero damage on this test

cammed out at 48 in-lb, small amount of visible wear

outlasted the screw, which broke at 59 in-lb, no visible damage, one of only 7 brands with zero damage on this test

cammed out at 45 in-lb with a popping sound, screwdriver ruined

cammed out at 51 in-lb, bit experienced quite a bit of damage

avoided cam-out but the bit suddenly snapped at 61 in-lb, bit ruined

cammed out at 55 in-lb, no visible damage

outlasted the screw, which broke at 70 in-lb, some damage to the flutes

the rivets holding the multi-tool together suddenly broke during testing, but the screwdriver bit itself was undamaged; testing continued until the screw broke at 79 in-lb

outlasted the screw, which broke at 60 in-lb, no visible damage

outlasted the screw, which broke at 59 in-lb, no visible damage

outlasted the screw, which broke at 58 in-lb, no visible damage

outlasted the screw, which broke at 70 in-lb, but all four flutes on the screwdriver ended up bent

by far the best result up to that point in the test order, some damage to the bit but easily replaceable

cammed out at 37 in-lb, pretty badly bent

cammed out at 34 in-lb, pretty badly bent

the best result yet at that point in the test order, but the screwdriver was damaged

the best result yet at that point in the test order, with some damage

performed nearly as well as Mossy Oak, small bend

cammed out at 34 in-lb (tied with Hart), some damage

the best (strongest) result of all 14 brands, small amount of damage to the bit

since the multi-tool was already broken from the Phillips test, two sets of locking pliers were used to hold it together for this test; scored 75 in-lb with no visible damage to the bit

did not come with a full-size flat bit; the bit broke at only 14 in-lb, worst (weakest) flathead result of all 14 brands

cammed out at 46 in-lb, blade pretty badly bent

a very small bend, described as still in much better condition than most other brands

moved into third place behind Mossy Oak at the time

gave up at 17 lb, no visible damage to the mechanism

no blade lock; folded at only 4 lb of pressure

no blade lock; folded at only 2 lb of pressure

gave up at 29 lb, part of the blade lock mechanism broke off during the test

no blade lock; folded at only 2 lb of pressure

let go at 26 lb, mechanism still works but shows wear and tear

refused to let go until 82 lb, the best (strongest) blade lock result of all 14 brands, though the mechanism was damaged and the release no longer works afterward

performed very well at 77 lb, second best of all 14 brands, some wear and tear

not tested, since the multi-tool was already damaged from the earlier rivet failure

gave up at 22 lb, mechanism experienced quite a bit of damage

performed very well at 57 lb, third best of all 14 brands, mechanism did not survive

performed nearly as well as SOG at 55 lb (tied with Leatherman Charge Plus for 4th best), mechanism no longer works afterward

let go at 31 lb, mechanism damaged