![]() ![]() This is one of the best bottle openers you will find on any small to medium sized multi-tool bar the Gerber Dime, let down by the fact that you will break a nail trying to open it.Each file surface is just 6mm x 18mm and is pretty much useless. Referred to as coarse and fine files, there is not a great deal of a surface to either. Found on the shank of the flat Phillips screwdriver, this is single cut on one side and cross cut on the other.This will tear out if put under too much pressure Will work a small range of Phillips heads but seats uncomfortably with most.This forms one half of the bottle opener, though short, this 4mm tip works adequately well.It can also be used as a awl, but tears more than cuts. This has a fine 2mm tip and will handle many small screws, however I find its short 15mm length, protruding from a wide body, prevents it being used in smaller spaces, such as when glasses screws are set tight against a frame.This non locking serrated blade is chisel cut, 35 mm long and is sharp out of the box.Though that is unlikely to be the case if taking one of these on trail. This makes it so much easier to use but does mean that they are more prone to picking up debris and fluff if pocket carried. A particular aspect of these tools meets with my approval- that they can be opened from the outside of the tool without needing to unfold it. The two keychain share exactly the same complimentary secondary toolsīoth the Vise and Splice share the same complimentary tools and both tools suffer from having tight implements that are difficult to open. Gerber Vise is centred around a pair of pliers, the Gerber Splice has a pair of scissors as its main tool. Both released in 2009, these two tools replaced the slightly larger Gerber Clutch (with pliers) and Shortcut (with scissors), the two fore-runners introduced in 2005. A small pair of pliers backed up by other tools in the case of the Vice, and an effective pair of scissors, with the same accompanying secondary tools, on the Splice. Each tool puts a specific function front and centre. ![]() The two tools look simple and have understated styling. Both are built on a similar frame with anodised aluminum handles. ![]() These are the Gerber Vise and Gerber Splice. Two little Gerber multi-tools in particular may suit some hikers unwilling to splash too much cash but still want certain functions out of a tool they are carrying. “Designed and engineered in Oregon… made in China” Acquired by the the Finnish Fiskars Corporation in 1986 much of the manufacture transferred to China, prices became extremely competitive as a result, but quality suffered. This company was established in 1939 and introduced their first multi-tool in 1991. Much cheaper than the Leatherman options are those by Gerber Legendary Blades. Other manufacturers have also been quick to introduce their own key-chain sized multi-tools. This small multi-tool is no longer made and has been replaced by others in the Leatherman line-up. On longer hikes Three Points of the Compass tends to rely on a now pretty old but trusted 52g Leatherman Squirt S4. Gerber Vice and Gerber Splice sizes compared with Leatherman Squirt S4Ī good, well made, small key-chain type multi-tool does not weigh a great deal. ![]()
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