I have a plan to address the price increases in the future... #1 all budget tools will receive a price range in first 3 minutes of the video #2 I will be making a value guide to go along with my budget multitool video.
These reviews of budget tools are great. But beyond an unboxing, a great idea would be to test then to destruction. Use a torque wrench or whatever, see where their limits are, versus LM or the other big names. Because nobody is surprised to see a good feature set in a cheap tool. What will be surprising is durability.
As an early adopter of Leatherman, I have a number of great tools that I paid a very reasonable price for. I'm not a buyer of a $250 multitool. The budget tools are a very compelling option. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed - the $250 multitool I got was used for a few days, then placed into the collection case. Still beating on the Gen 2 Wave I bought used years ago. If I were to replace that, the workpro would probably be it.
Why on earth would anyone put a $250 knife in a collection case? $250 isn't worth collecting, use it or return it imo there are simply better investments to return on your money down today...
I had one of the first leatherman waves made. After about 25 years it broke, i used it daily. Sent it back to leatherman they sent me a brand new one at no charge. Best tool I've ever owned. Value for the money is top notch.
It cost you way less than what they cost nowadays. Their prices nowadays are absurd. Too expensive. I don't mind paying for quality, but making a luxury item out of a TOOL? No thank you.
Got to go with the green model. The real benefit I see is you can buy 3 or 4 of them for the price of one Leatherman then distribute them around where needed. For me that would be the car, workshed, office, retreat . . . so carrying them around is not an issue. Having said that I'm a Swiss Army Knife fanboy which, depending on the model, never takes up much pocket space. The "Camper"- $25 does everything I need it to.
Sadly enough I paid $16.99 for most of the wingman multitools that I have (5 of them, most were modded to single sided tools). They have gone crazy on their pricing for some of those cheaper models that should be hovering at the price point of this multitool. I also grabbed a few Bolsters with decent sheaths from Costco last winter for $20 a piece. I am glad someone is still bringing out a decent multitool at this price point now that Leatherman has abandoned us.
Man ain't that the truth... I'm a huge leatherman fan. My wife recently got a cheap multitool from her job is sucks and she uses it often I was gonna get her a cheap Leatherman. .. lmao no such thing probably gonna get her bond in a week or 2.
Love the wingman honestly probably the best edc multitool leatherman hasn’t discontinued. What’s so hard about getting outside scissors on a leatherman? There’s only like 3 models with that I can think of.
Yep I remember buying my first Wingman from Sears for $20ish... That I carried for years before finally getting a Free P2, last year.... And agree about scissors.. Only reason I upgraded to P2 was the outside access scissors.
This is perfect to put in some sort of emergency kit where it will spend most of its life in the dark and not used, but there, at the ready, if & when it's needed.
You are one of the few bringing light to the budget multitool market. much appreciated. many years ago I lost my prized possession. a leatherman surge. it was a gift from my wife at a time when we were not in a position to afford such things. meant everything to me but the Hunter Mountain ski lift upstate NY had other plans. I’ve had a few since, but not that one.
@@mikkowusPro tip: take a brightly colored pool noodle, cut it down to about 12 inches, run about 30 inches of paracord through it and attach it to the tool. You can cut a slit in the foam to hold a Tile tracker. You'll never lose your tool. You can even cut additional slits in the foam to hold extra bits and other edc accessories.
I've been using the workpro quick-change folding utility knife for years... they were so useful i gave them away as stocking stuffers. Affordable decent tools still exist!
I have a sidekick that I carried with me when I served in the army, still works great but I don’t carry it as much since I am worried about loosing it now. This seems like a great replacement for a edc. Thanks for the video! 😊
I have had a wingman for about 8 years now. Never had a notion to get another one. This one is hard to beat at the price for a bugout/get home bag. Thank you for the review!
I have a wingman and was looking to replace the blade. It was very expensive to buy a new leatherman blade. I just bought the workpro for 18 GBP and might take one of the blades off and put it on the wingman
Love the multiforce. My Leatherman tools have ended up being more for collecting for me, and the new value models like this workpro are users because they have gotten so good.
Just pulled the trigger as I saw this video. TBH I am done with leatherman for budget multitools, and will keep my surge as heavy duty option, but for a daily use this is really good value for money
I was debating on buying the Leatherman free p2 or the Gerber center drive a while back for work. The only reason I went with the center drive is because the pliers are spring loaded. Spring loaded pliers are so much easier to use. Great video man, might have to pick up a pair.
Agreed. That's my only real gripe with Leatherman multitools. The spring loaded jaws on other companies tools are a big relief on hand and wrist fatigue.
👍👍👍 Way back, my Daughter gave me for Christmas, a Chinese knockoff ('no name brand') of one of the original Leathermans. It cost then, ZAR 99.00 at Cape Union Mart when Leathermans were going for ZAR 699.00 and more. It has given me many years of good service .. inter alia, assembling new 'flat pack' office furniture (when nobody else at the office had even a SAK on them 😁 .. I did 😏). Yes, the carrying pouch was a cheapo. However, having 'beefed' it up with additional strapping, it now does what it has to do. A good post .. thanks. Take care ..
Honestly I am a big fan of workpro tools. If your ever looking for a good screwdriver I really recommend workpro's 12 in 1 ratcheting screwdriver. It's by far the best screwdriver I have ever had and reminds me of tools from the 90s with how clean the ratchet works on that screwdriver. Sure they are cheap tools but are usually high quality for the price. For example I recently bought a cheap socket wrench set for 12 bucks because my old one broke. And in comparison to the set that my boss paid 50+ on from husky. it preforms miles apart due to the husky set didn't even have a full sized wrench and had fewer options in terms of sockets and extenders. The only plus the husky has it slightly heavier sockets than the workpro wrench.
I would like to see an episode for just the best full-size multitool regardless of price, and all an episode of the best min-multitool regardless of price. I enjoy all of the budget stuff! Believe me I do, but I'd like to see a "BEST OF" no matter what it costs. Just so I can compare, I will very likely still go with the budget multitool in any case, but it's nice to have as much info as possible before making that decision. Love the show!
$32 as of today, but still a decent price. I agree about the "quality" vs "price" issue. I lose knives way too often. So I buy knives in the $7 to $12 range (Harbor Freight). I can buy 10 knives for the price of one "quality" knife. If I lose one of those I am irritated, but not crushed.
Gotta admit, the lack of a spring is the only thing I dislike about my BIbury Surge clone. That's a bit annoying, but the rest of it is pretty good. I would still have been very tempted by this one, though, had it been out when I got it. I agree that the swappable bit driver is better than dedicated screw heads, though.
Apparently Amazon saw you coming! The price of the Workpro when following the link you provided is now $32 USD, not the $23 you apparently found it at. That's a 40% increase in price in a relatively short time, depending on exactly when you got yours. Wonder if they upped the price in anticipation of a rush for stocking-stuffers?
@@brianf5190 Same here. At $23 I would have pulled the trigger on that, but now I'm going to at last wait until after the new year and hope I remember to take a look to see if they drop the price back down after the Christmas rush.
More like in anticipation of being out of stock for a long time. With China having major natural disasters and economic collapse, these may never come back into stock.
How hard would it be to mod these Workpro's? What screws hold them together. Please do a vid where you do some mods, such as installing the bit driver you prefer into them. Can you put the hook blade from a Charge in this?
no on the charge (different pivot size) but should be compatible with a LOT of the the budget multitool items and bit drivers. It may require a few screw pliers to mod! sounds like a fun video idea!
@@maxlvledc Good! Hey, if I buy an Arc and donate the magnacut blade, will you do a vid of modding a hook blade from a Charge to go in it and send it to me? Then you could do another vid on what to do with a spare magna cut blade from an Arc... If that won't work, how about a set of rotor blades??
Thanks for the tip! I just bought one of These a second ago for 21,99 €. I already own a Bibury Multitool and I am very happy with it. Now Im going to test out the New Workpro as soon as it arrives. Thanks again, all the Best and merry christmas. Greetings from Berlin 🙂
I have the old full sized leather an made in the USA it's over 25 years old and still a wonderful tool, as far as I am concerned I would not be able to leave it if if were lost.
About a year ago, I put my Leatherman Sidekick away and started carrying the better designed Ozark Trail Multiforce. The one Multiforce feature I don't like is the #1 phillips bit and the difficulty of economically obtaining matching bits. After viewing this video, I bought one of these Workpro tools. While I much prefer the screwdrivers, the wire cutters, on the one I received, are poorly machined. The painted chassis, with its sharper edges, while better than the Sidekick, the grip is not as comfortable as that on the Workforce . I'm am considering replacing the bit holder in the Multiforce with the three drivers from the Workpro. That being said, the Workpro is still a great tool at an extremely competitive price.
Perfect timing for this video I ordered 2 leatherman skeletons at almost 200$ for both. I was very disjointed with the quality. And how it feels in my hand..1 of them was going to be a gift..So im returning them..I ordered 2 of this instead..Thanks for the review. 😊
As leatherman aqua signal I am happy there is blue version I might be rare user but I like when tool is in high visibility - I do not want cool camo pattern that would make sure I would not find my tool once I drop it in the woods
I bought the Bibury Multi Pliers Pro multi tool. I've had it about 6 months now. I paid £34.98 and got it in an Amazon Prime half price deal. I have to say it is quite heavy but is amazingly useful. I use it most days for a multitude of different tasks. The blades have stayed razor sharp and none of the other tools have blunted. I can't honestly see any point in buying Leatherman tools as mine cost £100 less than its LM equivalent. You do the maths...........
This is a good tool to leave in your car and if it ever gets stolen or lost the damage is digestible. I see comments that prices went up to $35 after this review and it’s now at $32. Still significantly above the $22 price in the video only after 2 months of posting. I don’t need it at $32. I would buy one at $22 just for the heck of it.
When I received this WorkPro 18-in-1 multitool (purchased after this particular, enthusiastic review), found that the outer implement wood saw wouldn't lock into position - all other tools , both external and internal, DID lock firmly into position. The only way to get the woodsaw line lock to engage was to use a screwdriver to force it over, and repeated attempts to do this to wear in the lock face were fruitless. I started a return to exchange for a replacement, but wouldn't receive it until mid February 2024 at earliest, and it being end of December, and the original faulty multitool having to be returned by Feb 1, 2024 to avoid being charged for the replacement, I figured this wouldn't end well if left to chance so I disassembled the end of the multitool securing the woodsaw, and (lightly) filed both the liner lock and the woodsaw blade tang to get them to positively engage (after which I cancelled the return). * In the repair process discovered that the woodsaw has exquisitely sharp teeth, and so baptized the multitool with arterial blood from a few cuts on my thumb.
I've replaced the Leatherman Ps4 squirt with a less expensive keychain one, that out performs it. (Nextool EDC Keychain Multitool). My Leatherman Charge is still in one of my cars. That's where that thing will stay. It's trash, but may come in handy in a pinch.
Wave user for 10 years. Never had an issue with pinching between pliers. What i like is the safety feature that locks blades when pliers are open. This feature doesnt exist in those clones and one cam see in your video where the blade opens almost by itself. I'd be scared to get cut while using pliers. No need for spring loaded pliers in my case. With LM, you also oay for service, warranty and the development/design. Sure you can get cheeper with ONLY copying proven design.
When the multitools go at Home Depot watch the yellow dot area. With Leatherman tools, if the last of them dont sell, they get pennied out, then thrown out. (I watched them do this before). When HD decided to discontinue selling the Rev, I bought 6 of them for $27 in total, about a week before they would have gotten trashed.
really like your selection! I was singularly impressed by the Bibury 21 tool set up. Great bit driver and just well done all around. I always wanted to get my hands on the Klein multi tool Blackfire... to me that was an incredible effort, I would put that as the best, followed by Bibury. I just do not consider SOG cheap, but they also belong and are a personal favorite of mine, along with victorinox. The Blackfire had a solidity to the tool set that you could see. This WorkPro looks, from your video, to be a real solid effort. It really stands out if they cast the blade in a superior steel!
just got this from amazon, $22 with tax and prime. I've had a Leatherman wave for over 10 years and love it. but like most multi tools, the problem is that you never have it with you when you need it. at $22, I got this one just to have it in my car. if I still had a job,(retired) I would probably get another one to keep there. this is a well made, quality tool for 1/5 the price of the Leatherman and I see no benefit to paying the extra for the "king" of multi tools. the work pro doesn't pinch the skin of my palm the way the wave does, and the pliers are spring loaded, unlike the wave, which I prefer. very happy with this purchase
I was intrigued by you saying that the wave type would pinch when you use the pliers but I think it's about locking the blade so that it won't puncture your hand though I think it would less likely to do so since the pointy bit is at the back side. It would be great if you would test the liner lock on when it has already worn down to keep the blade closed when you use the pliers. Interesting video by the way!
I bought the green multitool after seeing tour video and Hvac budget. I compared it in action Witherspoon my leatherman wave +. Most tools function ok but the pliers are a disaster. It won’t cut through even plastic straps, the pivot in the plier head gets crooked. It didn’t cut electric cable either, the only thing it did manage to cut was a thin metal wire. The pliers gets stuck and must be bent apart again. If I have a bad copy, than the QC is very bad or else the quality in general is bad. I’d rather pay five times more for a tool that oozes quality and functions when I need it. With that said, it has some interesting functions and has potential. I would recommend the manufacturers though to put more money in steel quality and quality control. The pliers should be able to cut electric cable!
I have a range of both , I prefer leatherman if I need to depend on it , but most of the time , the others will get the job done , if your not too hard on them . The micra is a must for your first aid kits .
I've owned 3 Waves and just lost a Charge. All four slipped from my pocket because the clip hung up on something. I only bought the Charge for a special job, otherwise I'd sworn off expensive multi-tools for like 8 years, carrying a Wingman I bought for $35 (and still have) when they were priced reasonably. If these are decent I may buy 5 or 6 of them for the price of my Charge and keep one in every pack and vehicle.
Thanks for this review. I own several small multi-tools like the Gerber Dime and Leatherman Micra, but being in the UK I can’t carry a big multi-tool on my person. However, I just found the green Workpro on Amazon for £19. That’s too good to pass up and will go in my first compact toolkit that I’m building.
I love these multi-tools. They're real handy and clever. And so when I see videos like this I immediately look for the link and open up the Amazon entry . And then I realized that I already have a pretty good multi-tool that I can use, and I don't actually have a need to buy another one right now. And then I have to stop. It's kind of heartbreaking, actually.
I'm always curious about the "squeeze test" .I'll always remember this cheap multi-tool I used where I squeezed it someone hard and the handles simply bent together, basically making the pliers useless after that point. Speaking of not wanting to lose an expensive multi-tool, there was this one time a co-worker needed to borrow my Leatherman and later on when I went to go get it back from her I found that she had simply left it out on the sales floor where any customer could have just taken it.
The fantastiCAR multi tool on Amazon is also a good bang for your buck. I keep it in my tool bags for framing and whatever else I’m doing. Had one for two years before I lost it but it was no brainer to get another for 30$. The colors are kind of Enh but it’s tool that gets dirty lol
Oddly the 'multitool' section of their website is completely empty even though the banner photo is of multitools... I find it hard not to judge companies by how badly they manage their websites sometimes, even though it is only one part of the business.
Was very excited to hear the price point and was ready to buy on the spot, but sad to see the price went up. I get it. But as someone who's on a tight budget, that $10 turns it from an impulse buy into *maybe* a birthday gift for myself. Wishlisting it, with hopes it does go down a lil more or they do a sale.
Looking at the happenings in China with their almost certain economic collapse and the natural disasters befalling them, this may never come back into stock let alone drop in price.
Great Discussion- Makes you Wonder why Leatherman [Ben Rivera] NEVER made any attempt to fix that "Wave Pinch" issue or improve the scissors after all this time! The clones are here and getting better! ....even the scissors 😐
illegal in Germany for carry (you allowed to own it and to have it in your backpack etc, but not to have it ready at your belt or in a pocket) caused by the blade is able to get ready with one hand prohibited by German weapon law
I have one of the earlier Leatherman’s. It might be the wave; it’s the one that had a nice compact leather belt case. At that time I think if I paid around $40 for it. I happened to be looking and it was no longer carried but not that long ago they made the exact same one as an anniversary limited issue. That was $100. The best part though even as I still have that one I ran into something at a summer flea market that caught my eye. There was a Leatherman Clip that was sitting marked $8 or $10. I asked the guy if that was right and he said yes. He answered before I asked what was wrong with it. He explained and I looked. Someone had dinged up the end of the fine screwdriver and broke the very tip off the end of the clip blade. I grabbed that. Took it home and did a little dressing with the dremel & fine cutting disk. Presto. Good as new and didn’t cost an arm and a leg. I always liked my original as it was compact in my pocket and used for fishing.
I have three WorkPro on that range price (not that exact model), and without much strenous work, the metal break so the pliers are usable simply broke (it also works as cover for the pliers when folded), making the pliers unusable without some soldering work.,..
I like these budget tools because a lot of these edc items are usually overpriced they will usually just add titanium so the can charge you an extra 100 bucks. i just want something cheap that will be functional not pocket jewelry popular in the EDC world.
As far as only having the two Phillips heads instead of interchangeable bits, most of the times you’re going to need a Phillips bit, so that works for me
Looks like it's no longer available on Amazon website at all.. any idea how to buy it now or if it's coming back or what to replace it with.. I can't believe it went from just coming out to no longer for sale in 2 weeks..
I personally feel that cheaper priced multitools actually help the most expensive brands like gerber and leatherman. I used to buy the cheaper multitools. Eventually, it became a goal of mine to make the step up to gerber and leatherman. But by the time i bought one of each, i had plenty of the cheaper ones laying around.
Fun fact: Gerber and Leatherman are both made in Portland OR. I worked for Leatherman assembling the Wave tool back in 2008 as a temp. It was a great company then. I don't know if it has changed since then but the owner was cool as hell with the employees.
I would bring this traveling overseas! If there is a check point or ban where I may have to ditch it, I'm not going to cry about the cost of losing it!!
PLEASE ! Please let these companies make a leatherman squirt/micra clone and style clone. I love the squirt and style, and style ps. I got one style for my sons 7th birthday this summer and he loves it. With the leatherman micra a a whopping 50$ which is outrageous for a keychain tool which has no pliers we have little to no options at that weight class. Even the alternative nextool multitools are just too heavy even though they are great. I would love a workpro keychain tool.
Speaking of theft, forgetting, etc… buying nearly ten of these for the cost of a single high end brand name - it’s a no brainer. A company could buy a box of these for workers, all manner of options where cost is a concern vs good enough for light work.
They all work to some degree. But quality always come s with a price. I had the same leather man wave for over 12 years. It’s been on my belt as a boilermaker for that whole time the discount products just don’t make the grade
I have a plan to address the price increases in the future...
#1 all budget tools will receive a price range in first 3 minutes of the video
#2 I will be making a value guide to go along with my budget multitool video.
First run budget products are always lower priced when hitting the market. Once companies see how they sell they adjust the price to fit the sales.
They are currently unavailable at amazon
Just looked,,,,$23.99
These reviews of budget tools are great. But beyond an unboxing, a great idea would be to test then to destruction. Use a torque wrench or whatever, see where their limits are, versus LM or the other big names. Because nobody is surprised to see a good feature set in a cheap tool. What will be surprising is durability.
Honestly..for a long time finding a good toolset was a surprise..now it's as you say...a matter of durability
If he does that you may be surprised how quick the leathermans break. In my experience they haven't been very tough
@USMC852He doesn’t make videos for the general public to view. That’s why.
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Where can i purchase the multiforce!? I can't locate it anywhere.
@@ljohns36 on Walmart website?? Didn't know they were out
As an early adopter of Leatherman, I have a number of great tools that I paid a very reasonable price for. I'm not a buyer of a $250 multitool. The budget tools are a very compelling option. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed - the $250 multitool I got was used for a few days, then placed into the collection case. Still beating on the Gen 2 Wave I bought used years ago. If I were to replace that, the workpro would probably be it.
Work pro and company are ALL made by the same factory in China
I never regretted buying leathermans, very durable and warranty has been amazing this far.
I completely concur; however, I'm not a buyer at $250. @@JJ79_
Why on earth would anyone put a $250 knife in a collection case? $250 isn't worth collecting, use it or return it imo there are simply better investments to return on your money down today...
I had one of the first leatherman waves made. After about 25 years it broke, i used it daily.
Sent it back to leatherman they sent me a brand new one at no charge.
Best tool I've ever owned.
Value for the money is top notch.
It cost you way less than what they cost nowadays. Their prices nowadays are absurd. Too expensive. I don't mind paying for quality, but making a luxury item out of a TOOL? No thank you.
@petemainacc less than 100 dollars today. With that warranty I'd call that a great deal.
@@danielkinney8166 in Europe they cost 150+ USD. A victorinox huntsman cost 30 USD.
Got to go with the green model. The real benefit I see is you can buy 3 or 4 of them for the price of one Leatherman then distribute them around where needed. For me that would be the car, workshed, office, retreat . . . so carrying them around is not an issue. Having said that I'm a Swiss Army Knife fanboy which, depending on the model, never takes up much pocket space. The "Camper"- $25 does everything I need it to.
Camper FTW!
In Europe you can buy 6 to 8 of these for the price of a Leatherman. I think this video is spot on.
@@yankohristov2361The Camper is such a great little tool! 🤩
@@petemainaccYes, and the quality of the WorkPro is really great. I have it and it is rock solid. ✌🏻✌🏻
Sadly enough I paid $16.99 for most of the wingman multitools that I have (5 of them, most were modded to single sided tools). They have gone crazy on their pricing for some of those cheaper models that should be hovering at the price point of this multitool. I also grabbed a few Bolsters with decent sheaths from Costco last winter for $20 a piece. I am glad someone is still bringing out a decent multitool at this price point now that Leatherman has abandoned us.
Man ain't that the truth... I'm a huge leatherman fan. My wife recently got a cheap multitool from her job is sucks and she uses it often I was gonna get her a cheap Leatherman. .. lmao no such thing probably gonna get her bond in a week or 2.
Love the wingman honestly probably the best edc multitool leatherman hasn’t discontinued. What’s so hard about getting outside scissors on a leatherman? There’s only like 3 models with that I can think of.
Yep I remember buying my first Wingman from Sears for $20ish... That I carried for years before finally getting a Free P2, last year.... And agree about scissors.. Only reason I upgraded to P2 was the outside access scissors.
@@TechLeatherCraft 2011 my ex wife got me a wing man for 30ish from wallmart I loved it.
Yeah the prices are crazy now I think Wingman’s are over $40 now I bought mine for $25
I have the green Workpro and I use it everyday. Everything is top notch. Best $25 I have ever spent.
Really great product. I love mine also! 💪🏻
This is perfect to put in some sort of emergency kit where it will spend most of its life in the dark and not used, but there, at the ready, if & when it's needed.
You are one of the few bringing light to the budget multitool market. much appreciated. many years ago I lost my prized possession. a leatherman surge. it was a gift from my wife at a time when we were not in a position to afford such things. meant everything to me but the Hunter Mountain ski lift upstate NY had other plans. I’ve had a few since, but not that one.
Omg..that fing sucks...I know that feeling..lost my first leatherman 8 years later off a boat...
i started to lanyard things so they are tether to you; in case of dropping or falling out of pockets
@@lalew2Lanyard with a tile bluetooth tracker?
@@mikkowus just a lanyard to the item and then loop to my belt - no tracker.
@@mikkowusPro tip: take a brightly colored pool noodle, cut it down to about 12 inches, run about 30 inches of paracord through it and attach it to the tool. You can cut a slit in the foam to hold a Tile tracker. You'll never lose your tool. You can even cut additional slits in the foam to hold extra bits and other edc accessories.
I've been using the workpro quick-change folding utility knife for years... they were so useful i gave them away as stocking stuffers. Affordable decent tools still exist!
I have a sidekick that I carried with me when I served in the army, still works great but I don’t carry it as much since I am worried about loosing it now. This seems like a great replacement for a edc. Thanks for the video! 😊
Update: they are sold out on Amazon
I have had a wingman for about 8 years now. Never had a notion to get another one. This one is hard to beat at the price for a bugout/get home bag. Thank you for the review!
I have a wingman and was looking to replace the blade. It was very expensive to buy a new leatherman blade.
I just bought the workpro for 18 GBP and might take one of the blades off and put it on the wingman
Blue one looks great for outdoor work… good price, toolset and color. I recently lost my Surge at the community gardens!
Love the multiforce. My Leatherman tools have ended up being more for collecting for me, and the new value models like this workpro are users because they have gotten so good.
Just pulled the trigger as I saw this video. TBH I am done with leatherman for budget multitools, and will keep my surge as heavy duty option, but for a daily use this is really good value for money
I was debating on buying the Leatherman free p2 or the Gerber center drive a while back for work. The only reason I went with the center drive is because the pliers are spring loaded. Spring loaded pliers are so much easier to use. Great video man, might have to pick up a pair.
Just make sure you swap the carbide wire cutters for a set that this channel has shown on his modded Center-Drive video
Agreed. That's my only real gripe with Leatherman multitools. The spring loaded jaws on other companies tools are a big relief on hand and wrist fatigue.
@@dualsportoutdoors No thank you. Channels screw up the things I use them for.
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Way back, my Daughter gave me for Christmas, a Chinese knockoff ('no name brand') of one of the original Leathermans. It cost then, ZAR 99.00 at Cape Union Mart when Leathermans were going for ZAR 699.00 and more.
It has given me many years of good service .. inter alia, assembling new 'flat pack' office furniture (when nobody else at the office had even a SAK on them 😁 .. I did 😏).
Yes, the carrying pouch was a cheapo. However, having 'beefed' it up with additional strapping, it now does what it has to do.
A good post .. thanks. Take care ..
Honestly I am a big fan of workpro tools. If your ever looking for a good screwdriver I really recommend workpro's 12 in 1 ratcheting screwdriver. It's by far the best screwdriver I have ever had and reminds me of tools from the 90s with how clean the ratchet works on that screwdriver. Sure they are cheap tools but are usually high quality for the price. For example I recently bought a cheap socket wrench set for 12 bucks because my old one broke. And in comparison to the set that my boss paid 50+ on from husky. it preforms miles apart due to the husky set didn't even have a full sized wrench and had fewer options in terms of sockets and extenders. The only plus the husky has it slightly heavier sockets than the workpro wrench.
Dude, these are AWESOME! You are killing it here! I lose stuff too much to pay more than $50 for a multitool or pocket knife now.
Just checked 12/22/23, the company raised price to $35.99!!
18APR24, they are $29.99
@@tenchraventhey are $22 now
July 19th 2024 down to $19.99!!
Dec 1 2024 $19.00 otd
I would like to see an episode for just the best full-size multitool regardless of price, and all an episode of the best min-multitool regardless of price. I enjoy all of the budget stuff! Believe me I do, but I'd like to see a "BEST OF" no matter what it costs. Just so I can compare, I will very likely still go with the budget multitool in any case, but it's nice to have as much info as possible before making that decision. Love the show!
$32 as of today, but still a decent price. I agree about the "quality" vs "price" issue. I lose knives way too often. So I buy knives in the $7 to $12 range (Harbor Freight). I can buy 10 knives for the price of one "quality" knife. If I lose one of those I am irritated, but not crushed.
Gotta admit, the lack of a spring is the only thing I dislike about my BIbury Surge clone. That's a bit annoying, but the rest of it is pretty good. I would still have been very tempted by this one, though, had it been out when I got it. I agree that the swappable bit driver is better than dedicated screw heads, though.
I carry my Bibury every day! Love the thing
They're the best participant for mods. Cheers mate. Great Christmas & safe New Year. Stay safe from Australia.
Apparently Amazon saw you coming! The price of the Workpro when following the link you provided is now $32 USD, not the $23 you apparently found it at. That's a 40% increase in price in a relatively short time, depending on exactly when you got yours. Wonder if they upped the price in anticipation of a rush for stocking-stuffers?
@@brianf5190 Same here. At $23 I would have pulled the trigger on that, but now I'm going to at last wait until after the new year and hope I remember to take a look to see if they drop the price back down after the Christmas rush.
More like in anticipation of being out of stock for a long time. With China having major natural disasters and economic collapse, these may never come back into stock.
I’ve seen several items increase in price on Amazon after a video comes out. $35.99 for it now.
How hard would it be to mod these Workpro's? What screws hold them together. Please do a vid where you do some mods, such as installing the bit driver you prefer into them. Can you put the hook blade from a Charge in this?
no on the charge (different pivot size) but should be compatible with a LOT of the the budget multitool items and bit drivers. It may require a few screw pliers to mod! sounds like a fun video idea!
Btw, how you doing Charles??
@@maxlvledc Good!
Hey, if I buy an Arc and donate the magnacut blade, will you do a vid of modding a hook blade from a Charge to go in it and send it to me? Then you could do another vid on what to do with a spare magna cut blade from an Arc...
If that won't work, how about a set of rotor blades??
Thanks for the tip! I just bought one of These a second ago for 21,99 €.
I already own a Bibury Multitool and I am very happy with it.
Now Im going to test out the New Workpro as soon as it arrives.
Thanks again, all the Best and merry christmas.
Greetings from Berlin 🙂
Great value. Worth consideration at slightly higher price point is the Flissa. Got mine for $32 and it’s perfectly practical.
The bibury is cheaper with a bit kit at $25 with good customer service
Which one it that? On their website the only one I see for $25 is the hammer thing. @@maxlvledc
EDIT: Nevermind, I found it on Amazon for the $25.99
I have the old full sized leather an made in the USA it's over 25 years old and still a wonderful tool, as far as I am concerned I would not be able to leave it if if were lost.
Price is up to $35.99 and climbing. Will probably cost as much as a Leatherman by January.
About a year ago, I put my Leatherman Sidekick away and started carrying the better designed Ozark Trail Multiforce. The one Multiforce feature I don't like is the #1 phillips bit and the difficulty of economically obtaining matching bits. After viewing this video, I bought one of these Workpro tools. While I much prefer the screwdrivers, the wire cutters, on the one I received, are poorly machined. The painted chassis, with its sharper edges, while better than the Sidekick, the grip is not as comfortable as that on the Workforce . I'm am considering replacing the bit holder in the Multiforce with the three drivers from the Workpro. That being said, the Workpro is still a great tool at an extremely competitive price.
So...24 hours after the video premiers, the tool goes from $22 to $32???
it's back at 24 now
Perfect timing for this video I ordered 2 leatherman skeletons at almost 200$ for both. I was very disjointed with the quality. And how it feels in my hand..1 of them was going to be a gift..So im returning them..I ordered 2 of this instead..Thanks for the review. 😊
As leatherman aqua signal I am happy there is blue version
I might be rare user but I like when tool is in high visibility - I do not want cool camo pattern that would make sure I would not find my tool once I drop it in the woods
There may be a purpose why Leatherman has that pinch point. If you squeeze too hard, it makes contact to stop it before the plier breaks.
Thank you for this review! I been searching out how to create a compact edc pouch on a tight budget.
I bought the Bibury Multi Pliers Pro multi tool. I've had it about 6 months now. I paid £34.98 and got it in an Amazon Prime half price deal. I have to say it is quite heavy but is amazingly useful. I use it most days for a multitude of different tasks. The blades have stayed razor sharp and none of the other tools have blunted.
I can't honestly see any point in buying Leatherman tools as mine cost £100 less than its LM equivalent. You do the maths...........
I just checked Amazon and now its going for $35.99. If you got them at the cheap price good for you 👍
I saw HVAC budget's video on these and I almost pulled the trigger. The only thing that stopped me was the lack of a bit driver.
This is a good tool to leave in your car and if it ever gets stolen or lost the damage is digestible. I see comments that prices went up to $35 after this review and it’s now at $32. Still significantly above the $22 price in the video only after 2 months of posting. I don’t need it at $32. I would buy one at $22 just for the heck of it.
Workpro are $29.00 now as of 12/21
4/21/24 currently 23.99 on sale from 29.99 on Amazon
When I received this WorkPro 18-in-1 multitool (purchased after this particular, enthusiastic review), found that the outer implement wood saw wouldn't lock into position - all other tools , both external and internal, DID lock firmly into position.
The only way to get the woodsaw line lock to engage was to use a screwdriver to force it over, and repeated attempts to do this to wear in the lock face were fruitless.
I started a return to exchange for a replacement, but wouldn't receive it until mid February 2024 at earliest, and it being end of December, and the original faulty multitool having to be returned by Feb 1, 2024 to avoid being charged for the replacement, I figured this wouldn't end well if left to chance so I disassembled the end of the multitool securing the woodsaw, and (lightly) filed both the liner lock and the woodsaw blade tang to get them to positively engage (after which I cancelled the return).
* In the repair process discovered that the woodsaw has exquisitely sharp teeth, and so baptized the multitool with arterial blood from a few cuts on my thumb.
I've replaced the Leatherman Ps4 squirt with a less expensive keychain one, that out performs it. (Nextool EDC Keychain Multitool). My Leatherman Charge is still in one of my cars. That's where that thing will stay. It's trash, but may come in handy in a pinch.
Wave user for 10 years. Never had an issue with pinching between pliers. What i like is the safety feature that locks blades when pliers are open. This feature doesnt exist in those clones and one cam see in your video where the blade opens almost by itself. I'd be scared to get cut while using pliers. No need for spring loaded pliers in my case. With LM, you also oay for service, warranty and the development/design. Sure you can get cheeper with ONLY copying proven design.
Great video. I agree with the bit driver idea 100%.
When the multitools go at Home Depot watch the yellow dot area. With Leatherman tools, if the last of them dont sell, they get pennied out, then thrown out. (I watched them do this before). When HD decided to discontinue selling the Rev, I bought 6 of them for $27 in total, about a week before they would have gotten trashed.
My brother in law gifted me Swiss Tool about 20 years ago. It's a tank and still going strong. I would consider one of these though.
really like your selection! I was singularly impressed by the Bibury 21 tool set up. Great bit driver and just well done all around. I always wanted to get my hands on the Klein multi tool Blackfire... to me that was an incredible effort, I would put that as the best, followed by Bibury. I just do not consider SOG cheap, but they also belong and are a personal favorite of mine, along with victorinox. The Blackfire had a solidity to the tool set that you could see.
This WorkPro looks, from your video, to be a real solid effort. It really stands out if they cast the blade in a superior steel!
just got this from amazon, $22 with tax and prime. I've had a Leatherman wave for over 10 years and love it. but like most multi tools, the problem is that you never have it with you when you need it. at $22, I got this one just to have it in my car. if I still had a job,(retired) I would probably get another one to keep there. this is a well made, quality tool for 1/5 the price of the Leatherman and I see no benefit to paying the extra for the "king" of multi tools. the work pro doesn't pinch the skin of my palm the way the wave does, and the pliers are spring loaded, unlike the wave, which I prefer. very happy with this purchase
I was intrigued by you saying that the wave type would pinch when you use the pliers but I think it's about locking the blade so that it won't puncture your hand though I think it would less likely to do so since the pointy bit is at the back side. It would be great if you would test the liner lock on when it has already worn down to keep the blade closed when you use the pliers. Interesting video by the way!
I bought the green multitool after seeing tour video and Hvac budget. I compared it in action Witherspoon my leatherman wave +. Most tools function ok but the pliers are a disaster. It won’t cut through even plastic straps, the pivot in the plier head gets crooked. It didn’t cut electric cable either, the only thing it did manage to cut was a thin metal wire. The pliers gets stuck and must be bent apart again. If I have a bad copy, than the QC is very bad or else the quality in general is bad. I’d rather pay five times more for a tool that oozes quality and functions when I need it. With that said, it has some interesting functions and has potential. I would recommend the manufacturers though to put more money in steel quality and quality control. The pliers should be able to cut electric cable!
Got it. It is incredibly good quality. Definitely a must have cheap edc. 👏🏻👏🏻
As of today 12-29-23 the price is 36 bucks on Amazon. You made a video and they raised the price! So much for that! I was gonna buy one!
they're back down to 20
As of 8/27/24 it's 19.99$
I have a range of both , I prefer leatherman if I need to depend on it , but most of the time , the others will get the job done , if your not too hard on them . The micra is a must for your first aid kits .
I appreciate your multitool videos
I'm in the pool and hot tub industry. Cheap multi-tools saved my day a few times. Also love my snap-on version
3:34 ok that's where I draw the line, never buying a leatherman wave, hope their other models fixed it
I've owned 3 Waves and just lost a Charge. All four slipped from my pocket because the clip hung up on something. I only bought the Charge for a special job, otherwise I'd sworn off expensive multi-tools for like 8 years, carrying a Wingman I bought for $35 (and still have) when they were priced reasonably.
If these are decent I may buy 5 or 6 of them for the price of my Charge and keep one in every pack and vehicle.
I love your intro. No time wasted
Thanks for this review. I own several small multi-tools like the Gerber Dime and Leatherman Micra, but being in the UK I can’t carry a big multi-tool on my person. However, I just found the green Workpro on Amazon for £19. That’s too good to pass up and will go in my first compact toolkit that I’m building.
I love these multi-tools. They're real handy and clever. And so when I see videos like this I immediately look for the link and open up the Amazon entry .
And then I realized that I already have a pretty good multi-tool that I can use, and I don't actually have a need to buy another one right now. And then I have to stop. It's kind of heartbreaking, actually.
Super Idee - sehr gerne mehr hierzu. Dankeschön!
Informativ und gleichzeitig sehr unterhaltsam.
Workpro has a multitool similar to the skeletool for only 20 bucks as well not terrible for the money
Gerber just doesn't want their screwdrivers to lock.... Why 😅
Price is up to $31.99 - guess cause of the attention it got after HVAC & you reviewed it
It’s $29 on Amazon as of December 23rd,2023
I'm always curious about the "squeeze test" .I'll always remember this cheap multi-tool I used where I squeezed it someone hard and the handles simply bent together, basically making the pliers useless after that point. Speaking of not wanting to lose an expensive multi-tool, there was this one time a co-worker needed to borrow my Leatherman and later on when I went to go get it back from her I found that she had simply left it out on the sales floor where any customer could have just taken it.
The fantastiCAR multi tool on Amazon is also a good bang for your buck. I keep it in my tool bags for framing and whatever else I’m doing. Had one for two years before I lost it but it was no brainer to get another for 30$. The colors are kind of Enh but it’s tool that gets dirty lol
Still using my Leatherman Super Tool I bought in '93. I do not like their newer tools. I may have to check these out.
Oddly the 'multitool' section of their website is completely empty even though the banner photo is of multitools... I find it hard not to judge companies by how badly they manage their websites sometimes, even though it is only one part of the business.
I searched for it as well. was annoyed it wasn't listed.
@@maxlvledc The first place I always look is the manufacturers website, Ideally more detail and the full range.
Was very excited to hear the price point and was ready to buy on the spot, but sad to see the price went up. I get it. But as someone who's on a tight budget, that $10 turns it from an impulse buy into *maybe* a birthday gift for myself. Wishlisting it, with hopes it does go down a lil more or they do a sale.
Looking at the happenings in China with their almost certain economic collapse and the natural disasters befalling them, this may never come back into stock let alone drop in price.
In my opinion it's easy to follow, but hard to lead.
I get it - on budget ....
I bought the Leatherman Wingman at Bass Pro the first year they came out. I paid $25.99. Now they are going for $65.00 plus.
I have 4 lms with broken springs. Wingman juice squirt and style. Might get this one for the wire cutters since knipex cobras dont have them
I’m buying one. I’ve always fancied a multi tool and at this pice (£18 in UK) I’m going to order one on amazon today 👍🏴🇬🇧
Great Discussion- Makes you Wonder why Leatherman [Ben Rivera] NEVER made any attempt to fix that "Wave Pinch" issue or improve the scissors after all this time!
The clones are here and getting better! ....even the scissors 😐
i like how the 2 phillips fit together but it doesn't have an awl. no AWL, no sale.
illegal in Germany for carry (you allowed to own it and to have it in your backpack etc, but not to have it ready at your belt or in a pocket) caused by the blade is able to get ready with one hand
prohibited by German weapon law
It totally sucks when you miss one of these uploads on the day it happens, then check online and NOBODY has it.
Thanks for the shout out! Great review!
Is the pocket clip really only secured with one screw? That thing will swivel around after one day of pocket carry.
The surge and charge are the only multitools i will carry as a professional handyman.
I gave my Lm. Wave away because i slipped the pliers and pinched my hand very badly, exact what you demonstrated.
I have one of the earlier Leatherman’s. It might be the wave; it’s the one that had a nice compact leather belt case. At that time I think if I paid around $40 for it. I happened to be looking and it was no longer carried but not that long ago they made the exact same one as an anniversary limited issue. That was $100.
The best part though even as I still have that one I ran into something at a summer flea market that caught my eye. There was a Leatherman Clip that was sitting marked $8 or
$10. I asked the guy if that was right and he said yes. He answered before I asked what was wrong with it. He explained and I looked. Someone had dinged up the end of the fine screwdriver and broke the very tip off the end of the clip blade. I grabbed that. Took it home and did a little dressing with the dremel & fine cutting disk. Presto. Good as new and didn’t cost an arm and a leg. I always liked my original as it was compact in my pocket and used for fishing.
I have three WorkPro on that range price (not that exact model), and without much strenous work, the metal break so the pliers are usable simply broke (it also works as cover for the pliers when folded), making the pliers unusable without some soldering work.,..
I like these budget tools because a lot of these edc items are usually overpriced they will usually just add titanium so the can charge you an extra 100 bucks. i just want something cheap that will be functional not pocket jewelry popular in the EDC world.
Needs sewing awl, but I could make it work for me, with a few minor add on's and adjustments.
As far as only having the two Phillips heads instead of interchangeable bits, most of the times you’re going to need a Phillips bit, so that works for me
Available in the UK for £18.99 ($23-24).
Looks like it's no longer available on Amazon website at all.. any idea how to buy it now or if it's coming back or what to replace it with.. I can't believe it went from just coming out to no longer for sale in 2 weeks..
AMZN says it is no longer available and re-stocking unknown
Currently $32 on Amazon. They must have bumped it after you made the video.
Real Leatherman killer is Victorinox SwissTool Spirit and all the others too
I personally feel that cheaper priced multitools actually help the most expensive brands like gerber and leatherman. I used to buy the cheaper multitools. Eventually, it became a goal of mine to make the step up to gerber and leatherman. But by the time i bought one of each, i had plenty of the cheaper ones laying around.
Fun fact: Gerber and Leatherman are both made in Portland OR. I worked for Leatherman assembling the Wave tool back in 2008 as a temp. It was a great company then. I don't know if it has changed since then but the owner was cool as hell with the employees.
I would bring this traveling overseas! If there is a check point or ban where I may have to ditch it, I'm not going to cry about the cost of losing it!!
PLEASE ! Please let these companies make a leatherman squirt/micra clone and style clone. I love the squirt and style, and style ps. I got one style for my sons 7th birthday this summer and he loves it. With the leatherman micra a a whopping 50$ which is outrageous for a keychain tool which has no pliers we have little to no options at that weight class. Even the alternative nextool multitools are just too heavy even though they are great. I would love a workpro keychain tool.
They are a little heavy, I agree
Speaking of theft, forgetting, etc… buying nearly ten of these for the cost of a single high end brand name - it’s a no brainer.
A company could buy a box of these for workers, all manner of options where cost is a concern vs good enough for light work.
I'll go with my original bucktool. I found one at a sale last year it's gem mint.
They all work to some degree. But quality always come s with a price. I had the same leather man wave for over 12 years. It’s been on my belt as a boilermaker for that whole time the discount products just don’t make the grade