Which Will Break First? Gerber vs. Leatherman Multitool Cutters 

@Richard Davis Friend, I have my own tools. Lots of them! Mostly Craftsman and Kobalt. But I own some from Harbor Freight too. So they range from expensive to cheap. I enjoy working on cars, house repairs, and building things. Love working with wood. I also own a lot of knives, multi-tools, hatchets, shaving razors, and kitchen utensils. All of it gets used. Some were gifted, most were bought. But eventually they all do wear down or break.

Agreed

Totally agree!

oh wow, a natural non-joke r/woosh the point of this is to find of where "the right pressure" is for either product.

Rafael S. The point of a multi-tool is to help you get the job done in situations when you don’t have dedicated tools available. Often this is during unexpected situations. Nobody is going to carry a tool box everywhere they go.

Especially with the fleshlight mod

Lol

I hear ya, I bet on my LeatherMan Wing Man daily, I mean it doesn't have a lot of tools as their Multitool, but it got me out of a lot of jams since I had it...I may try the Gerber...and make sure its Made in the US, I'm not knocking China because without China America would be hurting when it comes to the stuff we purchase for our needs.

@@ShowemRight I'll knock them, everything we need can be had on a made in America product. Yea, a 10$ product vs a 100$ product. We have the better warranty's better product made with better materials and everything. I don't mind using Chinese things if I don't plan on medium or heavy use, but i'm willing to work and save for an extra week or two for a product that should last me till I die or near it.

Theo Brown I love your wording, fiddlefukry 🤣

You have added a new word to my vocabulary.

What’s the reason is it militaries secret?

@@apmikalogran I was in the Air Force for 4 years and have been working for the DOD for the last 20. I know his reason and I am not telling. LOL!!!

curlylarrymoe lol did you service your country in area51?

practically half of the Americans who write on RU-vid have been in the army. Country of warmongering fascists! here in europe (italy) it is almost a shame to go to the army.

@@fc436 Ah yes America the facists compared to Italy... who... was... literally... Hitler's right hand man, oh but we are the facists for stopping you both like the little mad nation's you are

I've ran many style multi tools from different manufacturers and leatherman is actually the best by far. I've done structural ironwork for the last 15yrs and am rough on my tools. Also an avid outdoorsman. Should've gone with leatherman in the first place instead of all the other sub par brands.

I carried a Gerber for several years before I bought a leatherman. I don't even know where the Gerber is now and own 3 leathermans .

I totally agree with you on the leatherman it's no contest

I refuse to buy a multitool that isn’t made by Leatherman...I have the Rebar but plan on getting the Wave+ at some point..I had my first Leatherman for about 15 years.only reason I bought the Rebar a couple years ago was because my first Leatherman slipped out of my hands when I was fishing from a dock and it bounced into the lake..they are amazing must have tools

That’s awesome,I had my first Leatherman for around 15 years.the only reason I no longer have it is because I was fishing on a dock and it slipped out of my hands,bounced off the dock and went into the lake..if the Rebar I replaced it with isn’t lost or stolen,I expect it will last me the rest of my life

But they break, and everyone knows that a metal that bends is better than a metal that breaks, there is nothing to defend against that

The only way to actually kind of use/replace the gerber cutters is by buying carbide lathe inserts (TCMT 731) from ebay since they cost about 1-2 bucks instead of 20+ bucks like the gerber ones.

Leatherman OHT, Leatherman Freestyle

That would be a much better head-head. I think both tools are made with far greater attention to quality than Gerber

mozzberg I really like some of their knife designs,just wish they had better steel options but I must say,my Prodigy and StrongArm have both held up surprisingly well for 420 stainless and I’ve used them both a lot,especially the StrongArm..It has been though a ton of abused and was used to baton through pieces of wood it shouldn’t have used for..I think their knives made in Portland Oregon are solid for what I paid for them ($30 for the Prodigy and $50 for the StrongArm) plus they come with surprisingly good sheaths for knives in their price range..back when I bought them was at a time where I refused to spend more than $50-$60 on a blade..of course now I have much better blades than costed a lot more (ESEE Junglas,ESEE 5,ESEE 4,Bradford Guardian 3,Bradford Guardian 4,Ka Bar x Becker BK2,Ontario Rat 3,Spyderco Serrata,TOPS Armageddon,TOPS BOB,Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner,Benchmade Bushcrafter,etc,etc) needless to say,I’ve basically retired my Gerber Prodigy and Gerber StrongArm for better gear but as someone who has very throughly used both of these knives,there really isn’t anything bad I can say about them.it still amazes me what I was able to put that 420 stainless through...I really can’t say much about their Chinese made products or their multitools (I’ve only had Leatherman multitools) because I won’t buy them but the Prodigy and StrongArm are definitely worth their price..the Gator and the Ghoststrike seem to be pretty decent as well,although I haven’t used them nearly as much as the Prodigy and StrongArm

I very much disagree

Exactly!

Sadly not a lot of reviews use those multitools so they never find out. Also I need to plug TX Tool Crib (not affiliated in any way just an awesome blue collar multitool reviewer)

My issue with multitools is the many (like 7 or so) that have collapsed in use. I mean you squeeze to cut, clamp or get a bolt out and the handle snaps closed, breaking the tool, without closing the plier tips. Few are meant for heavy/hard use.

The Gerber got Khabibed

"They were never gonna be strong enough for many things", tell that to Leatherman

Good points, with which I partially agree. I had a Gerber tool with replaceable cutters years ago...broke one trying to cut something. All I did was squeeze. A friend told me the point of carbide was probably so they won't dull with lots of use, not so much to be unbreakable. Carbide is hard, not necessarily strong.

You’re right. Carbide is really hard which gives it good wear resistance, but it’s brittle. I’m not saying that it would necessarily hold up to that kind of abuse, but when Aaron pulled on the nail it induced a force in the direction of weakness for the cutting blades.

Shut up dumb ass

Bullshits

Yea found the same thing with my centre drive! Now I carry a leatherman.

I own both: Letterman and Gerber brands, but the Gerber Carbide Replacemet Cutter Inserts are so bad that is not even funny, check Gerber Center drive carbide inserts cutter in Amazons and you will see how bad they are, apparently Gerber is not very responsive to the customer needs. People have been complaining about it for a very long time.

I love my MP600 but I tested it on a piece of fence and knew I'd break it. Luckily, it comes with a tungesten carbide impregnated saw for metal. If I had to get through a fence with it, I'd cut the pieces that hold the fence to the poles with that.

sounds like you literally had a literal lemon on your pliers that literally failed.(can't take your comment seriously cause of the literally)

@@Horde334 you must have a shitty leatherman and I said literally one time lol

You should give it another try ..

The idea itself is actually not that bad in my opinion, they only messed up their material choice by choosing something way too brittle.