The larger tool is also sparsely equipped, with a clip pointed blade, phillips driver, fish scaler with integrated ruler and file and yes, more spacers.
A nail file, can opener or even another screwdriver would have been nice. There are also several spacers inside that the manufacturer could have used to include more tools but didn’t. In addition to the lanyard attachment the smaller tool features a plain clip pointed blade, a bottle opener with integrated flathead screwdriver and wire stripping notch, phillips head screwdriver and a serrated sheeps foot blade. In the interest of testing this tool without any obstructions I removed the chain. Looking at the smaller tool shows that it is meant to go on a keychain- it arrived with a short chain attached to an anchor point on one of the plier pivots. It is important to point out that on these tools, the LED barrel is about as long as the screwdrivers, so the likelihood of using the screwdriver and LED is also slim as the LED itself would be covered by the wood or any other medium you are driving into. This is the problem I have with built in tool lights in general and isn’t specific to these models. Of course, I hope you don’t need the tool when working in the dark! It is possible to leave the light on and fold it into the plier handle, but the plier head blocks most of the light coming from the LED so you still wouldn’t see what you were doing. While not a high performance LED light, it is easily positionable for a static light source when working in the dark. I found the smooth, polished barrel to be somewhat difficult to twist effectively in the humid atmosphere of my coastal town, but that was quickly fixed with about an inch of grip tape, found in the hockey section of any sporting goods store. Inside the barrel is three watch cell type batteries, and the light is activated with a twist of the barrel.
The LED lights on both tools function the same- they are fold out barrel type lights with a hinge at one end and the bulb at the other. Of course the effect is a tool that looks like a factory defect with two “left” handles, but when it comes to tools, aesthetics take a back seat to function. This is important as the screwdrivers and blades do not lock. This allows for the LED light to be used and accessed while the tool is closed, and therefore more comfortable to use as a flashlight, while also enjoying the protection of the opposite handle while using the edged tools inside. The most interesting part of the design is that the manufacturer has opted to have one handle oriented for outside opening tools, and the other handle set up for inside opening tools, which means that to access the implements, one has to open the pliers. Both pliers include integrated wire cutters with no hard wire notch, and a spring incorporated into the rear of the plier head between the handles to aid in opening the pliers during use. The plier heads are halfway between a standard blunt nose and needle nose plier types to maximize their effectiveness.
In the absence of any discernible name or model number from Sheffield, I will refer to them by size so as not to get confusing.īoth tools feature what appears to be spray painted sheet metal handles in a delightful shade of blue covering typical “halfway” type plier heads.
#SHEFFIELD MULTI TOOL KNIFE FULL#
There are two sizes of this particular model- the keychain and the full sized versions.
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