Skeletool vs ParaShears
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 2 of 21 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
142 g
136 g
Closed length
101.6 mm
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Width
31.5 mm
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Thickness
13.2 mm
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Tools & blade
Tool count
7
11
Blade steel
420HC stainless steel
3Cr13
Blade length
66 mm
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Ownership
MSRP
$89.95
$79.95
Cost per tool
$12.85
$7.27
Manufacturer
Leatherman
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
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Needlenose pliers
✓
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Regular pliers
✓
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Wire cutters
✓
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Knife
✓
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Screwdriver
✓
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Bit driver
✓
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Bottle opener
✓
✓
Awl
—
✓
Tweezers
—
✓
Buy if it works out at $12.85 per tool.
Buy if it saves 6 g over the other; it carries 4 more tools than the other, and it is the cheaper of the two at $79.95, and it works out at $7.27 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.