Originally Posted By: MostlyHarmless


Please note the difference between "useful" and "essential" smile


A saw this size is somewhat useful up to say, 2". Make a notch, break it.

A saw is very good for precise cuts.

I consider the saws at leatherman multitools very useful. I have very limited experience with SAK saws. They look the same, perhaps a tad smaller, but they may not be the same quality as LM saws. If I don't have a reliable fixed blade knife I would much rather saw halfway through and break it than risking my folder batoning a notch. If all I had was a SAK - I would very much want that SAK to have a saw.

Another way of putting this: There is more than one way to skin a cat.


Well put. I consider the saw on my MT to be second only to my knife in usefulness and by far the most used tool in my MT in the woods. Bigger is better, but the small saws on MTs and SAKs can be effectively used to assist in cutting fairly large diameter trees, logs, etc.

The Leatherman MT saws and those found on Wenger and Victorinox SAKs are virtually identical in design and performance. Leatherman essentially copied what the Swiss had already perfected, so to speak. All work very well on both dry and green woods. I don't leave home without one.
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