Curl vs Skeletool
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 11 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
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142 g
Closed length
101.6 mm
101.6 mm
Width
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31.5 mm
Thickness
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13.2 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
15
7
Blade steel
420HC
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
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66 mm
Ownership
MSRP
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$89.95
Cost per tool
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$12.85
Manufacturer
Leatherman
Leatherman
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
—
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
—
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
—
Scissors
✓
—
File
✓
—
Awl
✓
—
Ruler
✓
—
Buy if it carries 8 more tools than the other.
Buy if it works out at $12.85 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.