I also like the ability to disassemble the tool to clean it or add&remove tools as needed. The polish job is excellent and whatever metal they use is quite rust resistant. I don't know why but except for the times when using the philips driver that require applying heavy pressure, the tool just feels good in my hands. I still like my SOG Powerlock S60 (the model with single back-lock & exposed gears). While I have to agree with most of what leatherman123 wrote, If all you need are the pliers than a SOG tool would work for you, but for me, I like having a well rounded multitool like a Spirit or a Charge, which aren't perfect, but they come pretty close. I don't want it to appear as me thrashing SOG Knives but they are behind in the multitool world, again IMO. But until that day, I am a die hard Leatherman and Victorinox multitool fan. But who knows, as SOG keeps trying to perfect their current offerings this could happen one day. What SOG needs to do is make an outside opening PowerLock with longer one hand opening knife blades. Then, the SOG PowerLock 2.0 came out and it bears the new and improved pliers (which I already talked about), a piano lock as opposed to the backlock (which eliminated the lockup problems but they still clump together), and it had gear covers (also on Paladin tools) which makes using your drivers a lot easier on the hands. The next gen Powerlock had the new style pliers (very reminiscent of the Paladin electrical multitools which is a SOG collaboration) and they include much longer and better wire cutters, a beefier pivot, and a pointer true needlenose tip that is nimble enough to do tedious tasks and it can function as a drywall punch (read that out of my Paladin tool which is no longer in my possession) yet they still had the old back lock which had lock up problems and the exposed palm ripping gears. The first PowerLock had the standard back lock, old style pliers, and exposed gears. I am going to be explaining the PowerLock evolution. SOG tools are definitely evolving though and they are trying to improve their current products. One more thing I would like to say is that the gear covers (now covered on the PowerLock 2.0 model) make using the screwdrivers on your multitool a very, very painful experience. It is a Victorinox clone and they didn't come close to copying the effectiveness and ease of use. The SOG can opener is also the worst in the business. I like the tool to come out one and a time.pushing them back in is just an extra step IMO. SOG multitools clump together and I for one do not like tool clumping. That is a lot of steps compared to a Leatherman Charge/Wave/Surge/Skeletool when the blade is a one hand opening/closing liner locking knife. So, this means that you have to unfold the tool, open up the gear covers, pull out the blade, push all the others back in, make sure the bottle opener isn't pointing downwards (when this happens the implements won't lock on that side of the handle), close the handles, use your blade, open the tool, open the gear cover, and fold your tool inwards. Another point to add is that on the PowerLock all of the tools are on the inside. Next, SOG uses those stupid gear covers to hide the highly outdated sheet metal handles (alla PST/1 Gen Supertool). I think LM's 420HC steel is by far superior to SOG's blade steel on multitools (which is a mystery as I couldn't find it on their site). They are small pen blades and the partially serrated blade which comes on many of the SOGs are chisel ground (which sucks IMO) and the blade steel is not very good compared to Victorinox steel (soft but easy to sharpen and doesn't chip out) and Leatherman's super steels (154CM and S30v which hold a good edge phenomenally!) or even LM's 420HC steel. SOG is a knife company, yet their multitool blades are among the worst in the business. SOG tools are highly outdated in the multitools world (well besides their compound leverage and the first assisted opening multitool). For my uses, I prefer Leatherman Charge and Victorinox SwissTool/Spirit type of multitools First off, I would like to start off by saying that I do not like SOG multitools one bit.
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