First off, It is a bit heavy, but for the quality and the big MADE IN USA, its worth it!

I Like the Leather sheath, Although more bulky than nylon, it is alot tougher! It was on sale at lowes for $50!! originally $60!!

Its Got Plenty of tools, PDF File of the tools.

On first hand, the saw is RAZOR sharp!!! I never seen a saw so sharp!!

The Opening motion is so fluid! another thing you can do with this is you can seperate something with the outer portion of the pliers. I have needed to do this once! only once!

The Handle covers are annoying at first, You can remove them, I tried and it hurt my hands to use, so I replaced them and Kept them on. Atleast with the compound leverage it doesnt take as much force to cut wire.

I noticed the ruler is not listed on the tools, I think it could be useful. The Pliers are GREAT!! They are tapered at the tip and they do not dent very eaisly at all! The wire cutters are as tough as you could imagine! 3/16" Inch steel wire, Cut in 2 seconds! Good cutters!

I have not ordered a replacement knife blade so I am not going to abuse it....yet!! I was overly surprised with the sharpness of the blade! SHARP!!! should explain it! I do not like the "knick" they use for the blade, it would be better if it was a thumb stud!

The standard screwdriver is well...standard! It closely resembles the screwdriver/can opener on a victorinox tinker!

The 1/4" socket driver is pretty nifty! The spring thingy fell off the first time I used it. I found it but I dont trust it and it doesnt do any good if it falls off!

The V-Cutter is Amazing! I cut up alot!!! I havent tried to cut a seatbelt because, I dont have a junk seat belt to cut!!

I dont have much to do with the crimpers but it seems like a good addition, they help lock the PowerLock closed.

The Awl is Spear sharp! Could use a sewing hole though, helps with repairs!

The other Standard screwdriver is BLAND!!! its just a flat piece of metal that is ground at the end, could have used the room for something more!Same with the #1 Philips screwdriver is standard as well, havent used it yet!

The can opener also looks like the victorinox can opener! The small Standard driver is a little more noticible!

There is a file that as 3 files on it, doesnt feel very sharp but it works for de-burring!

The locks workwell and i have never had the blades close on me!

Any questions, Comments, Suggestions or anything I missed?


Enjoy

Too many !!! and random capitalization of words. Also with no paragraph breaks, the review is a bit difficult to read.

Other then these minor quibbles, it is always nice to see a review of any type of gear.

Thanks for your review.

Thank you for the review. Including the PDF file was helpful too, as I wasn't sure what the tool looked like before I opened the file. A lot of gear looks good in the package, so it's really nice to hear from a member who actually tries and rates a piece of equipment. It looks like you made a good solid multi-tool purchase, and got it on sale too.

I edited it, it should be easier to read but, I might have put too many breaks.

I do have a Capitalization Problem! Comes naturally, I do it when writing! LOL

I did not know this!! Thanks for the heads up! I will check this over, I dont think you said anything unfair!

LOL! It's not a capitalization problem, it's a "shift" key problem!!
Yeah, I'm a card-carrying member of the grammar police.

A pretty good review. I think you're a bit harsh on the screwdriver, cuz all of them are basically just a flat piece of metal, but certainly nothing untrue in what you said. Nice though that you hit most of the tools (and later threw the PDF in)

Thanks Izzy for pointing out the Made in Mexico tidbit. Yowza! Glad I have a LM in my EDC and camping gear, and a real SOG in my truck.

Made in Mexico.. SOG just lost some points with me!

Thanks for the review. I don't have a multitool yet (I have SAK) but when I eventually get one it will be probably something from SOG. Because of the fact that you can customize it. The tools can be rearranged an/or replaced with something else ( http://sogknives.com/store/components.html ). I don't know of any other multitool manufacturer that offers this feature.

Another thing i forgot to mention, The pliers have a Small gap! .005" te thickness of a human hair, but the only multitool i have seen with virtually no gap is the Gerber Suspension! I looked up the made in mexico thing and I cannot find anything to back it up, I will call SOG and get more info because the packaging said "made in USA" no.."of imported parts or components" Hmmm...Things that make you go hmm!

So?

Its a multi-tool. Why would such a small gap make a difference?

It appears the grammar police are out again.

It doesnt. I just wanted to put that out there because my friend was going on about how accurately his Suspension closed, What is gonna be that small you would need them for, tweezers of forceps would work better!

Ah, I see.

I was issued the SOG tool, EOD version with crimpers. I promptly replaced it with a Surge.

The biggest thing I didn't like with the SOG was the little door things kept coming off. Crimpers are nice, but not something that needs to be on a multi-tool. Made the pliar function virtually useless. They are good tools though.

Oh, another thing. beware that the teeth on the powerlock are really hard on the case/sheath. They wear thru very quickly.

I do not like the handle covers either Mac! They are So annoying!! I do know how easy they are to pop off with gloves on! I have never popped one off on accident bare handed but, the one handed opening is AWESOME! I am thinking about getting a gerber clutch or LM micra next, Which one? Other reccomendations are welcome too! $35 or less range though. Willing to buy used!

Also.. I called SOG and they told me the powerlock was assembled in america with SOME american made parts. All other parts come from taiwan! Worse than mexico! SOG just lost ALOT of points from me too!

All my lowes has is a Wave or Blast! Its fairly new though, went up at the beginning of this year! Maybe later on!

IZZY I see what you mean by cosmetic differences! Mine doesnt have a piano lock, just a bent piece of metal! It doesnt have any gear covers either, but those are just cosmetic not actuall performance affecting... hopefully!

I too picked up the sale-priced Powerlock from Lowes. If these really are made of foreign components and labelled as Made in USA, they better watch out. Leatherman changed the wording on their tools because they are assembled in the USA from some foreign components (files and corkscrews from Europe, plier jaws from Mexico, other tools, finish, and assembly in USA). They got sued over it in California.

I haven't put it through its paces yet, but I like it. Won't replace my Charge, though, since I prefer to have some one-handed-open blades available.

If you are looking to pick up tools inexpensively and are OK with second-hand, search on Ebay for "airport seizure". I got a lot of Leatherman Squirt tools (2 P4, 2 S4) shipped for less than the cost of one new.

My last Flash II lasted MANY MANY years of abuse, and I finally tossed it as the blade was getting thin, and it was beyond cracked, scratched, and about dead. I abused the crap out of it and was amazed it held up!

(Ordered it on amazon years ago)

Another thing i forgot to mention is that the pliers are not spring loaded! This is not a big deal with me but for those used to the spring loaded pliers like Leatherman's it is a little more difficult!

What Leatherman model has spring loaded pliers? Not the Wave, I am sure.

I thought LM's had spring loaded pliers? Hmm? I thought i seen a spring action on youtube! well its up to a review with a leatherman by me. any suggestions on which one to review? Also looking to get a Photon freedom micro for $9 anyone have one?

Among Leatherman multis, only the Squirt P4 has spring-loaded pliers. The larger tools do not.

Of all the larger Leathermans I've owned (Original PST, Super Tool, Core, Old Wave, New Wave, Blast) none of them seemed to need spring-loading to work better for me.

Leatherman is the Official Multitool of chaosmagnet's BOB and laptop bag. I have no connection to the company other than as a happy customer.

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Depends on who has what posted; sometimes you need to jigger the terms a bit. "tsa knife" gets you 6 hits (mostly Classic SAKs and knockoffs). "multitool lot" gets a few hits for seized knives and used Micras. "leatherman squirt used" gets a lot of hits, including P4's for $11 shipped and a S4/P4 set for $30 shipped (Buy it Now price in both cases). Just poke around; if you're the in market then the 5 minutes you spend plugging in search terms might save you a couple bucks. The original 25-year warranty applies to the little guys too...

(Standard Disclaimer, no affiliation to Ebay or Leatherman, etc.)

humm I hae thot considered what a market i was rip people off, that the wols have had their own page bookmarked and in bold by now

Late to the party, sorry.

I bought the first version of the SOG powerlock when they first came out. At that time, they didn't have the protective disks/ears protecting the gears on the handle, so you really had to carry them in a sheath.

The pliers are excellent. Very strong, good wirecutters, and the geared mechanism really does double the force of your grip.

The tools, though, were a bit small and thin for harsh work. Fine for backup. But no comparison to the big Leathermans that I carry all the time.

My $0.02.