Bond vs Light Wrench W2
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 3 of 23 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
164 g
165 g
Closed length
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114.5 mm
Width
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28 mm
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
14
8
Blade steel
420HC Stainless Steel
420J1
Blade length
—
—
Ownership
MSRP
$59.95
$32.99
Cost per tool
$4.28
$4.12
Manufacturer
Leatherman
NexTool
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
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Needlenose pliers
✓
—
Regular pliers
✓
—
Wire cutters
✓
—
Screwdriver
✓
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Phillips screwdriver
✓
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Flathead screwdriver
✓
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Bottle opener
✓
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Can opener
✓
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File
✓
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Awl
✓
—
Ruler
✓
—
Buy if it saves 1 g over the other; it carries 6 more tools than the other, and it works out at $4.28 per tool.
Buy if it is the cheaper of the two at $32.99; it works out at $4.12 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.