Bond vs PowerAccess
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 14 of 26 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
167 g
Closed length
—
104 mm
Width
—
—
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
14
18
Blade steel
420HC Stainless Steel
5Cr15MoV
Blade length
—
—
Ownership
MSRP
$59.95
$79.95
Cost per tool
$4.28
$4.44
Manufacturer
Leatherman
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
—
Regular pliers
✓
—
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
—
✓
Serrated knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bit driver
—
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it saves 3 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $59.95, and it works out at $4.28 per tool.
Buy if it carries 4 more tools than the other; it works out at $4.44 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.