Pocket knife and scissors? Advice, please

[brooks]

I just got the Gerber Eclipse based on a picture (and no feedback from users) and I'm not 100% satisfied with it. I need a pocket blade and some tiny scissors almost daily. It mustn't be as bulky as a Swiss Army knife. The main failing I'm seeing in small tools is the scissors component. So far, the only really usable scissors are on the Swiss Victorinox/Wenger knives.

The Fiskars scissors are tough enough, they will at least cut the blister pack it came in (the little knife really won't). It feels gritty overall, the tool doesn't feel like quality goods. It feels crude and sharp everywhere, as if it needs more finishing, polishing. The way the handles fold up is a bit tricky. There's no stop, you have to fiddle with it, make sure the scissors blades are exactly in the same plane as the handles before you start rotating the handles upward for pocket storage. There's no loop to hang the tool from anywhere.

I only need a small scissors (enough to cut string and maybe a few paper labels) and a small blade to open cardboard packages. Is there a SMALL tool that does this in a refined way? I don't want a big Leatherman tool. I saw a small version but it had no scissors.

[Ken Massingale]

This one?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ance&n=3375251

[Bruce Cohen]

Try this too

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...nce&n=3375251\

Bruce

[mater]

I have been carrying the Leatherman Micra for years and it sounds like what you need. It has a knife blade and scissors.

[Stan]

I've also been carrying a Leatherman Micra for around 8 years now. Only on my second one so they do last for quite a while (although the one I carry now needs sharpening).

Small, lightweight and great quality.

[LCHIEN]

I carry this one most of the time,
has two blades, and scissors plus straight and phillips screwdrivers and other useful stuff.
It's on the verge of bulky, but I find it handy.
http://www.swissarmy.com/cgi-bin/Msm...d=super+tinker+


I don't know what you mean by too bulky but there's a number of swiss army knife either wegner or victorinox that are small and have a small blade and small scissors. like this one can hardly be called bulky:

http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/...&product=53005&

[cwsmith]

I have the last one, that LCHIEN posted. It's only about 2 inches long when folded. I've had it about eight years I think and it's perfect for what you describe. I don't think the file is worth much other than maybe your nails because it is set into the middle of the blade and doesn't run out to the edge. My blade has been touched up a couple times with fine emory paper and it holds it's edge fairly well; good for opening up the occasional box, cutting off electrical tape, etc. Tooth pick and tweezers are handy, although the latter is tough to hold with big fingers. I can't tell you how many times I've used those little scissors though. They are definitely handy and do a good job cutting thread, those burger coupons, or whatever.

Problem I have with some of those multi-tool things is that the heavy springs on some models make it very difficult to pry out some of the blades and tools... you almost need another tool to do that safely.

CWS

[crokett]

I have a Leatherman micra I keep in my desk at work. I really don't use it for much - I can cut paper or most anything else with my Swiss Army knife. The knife is much more useful - has a bigger and better philips and flat screwdrivers, tweezers and a can/bottle opener.

[messmaker]

I think the Leatherman Micra will do what you need. The scissors are not large but they are well built and cut very well. I took a swiss Army knife off my keychain to replace it with the Leatherman.

[brooks]

Thanks for the advice. Especially on the Leatherman, I have never considered one before. The local stores carried the version with the pliers, I didn't know they had one with scissors.

I'm going to try both. I have ordered a micro version of a Victorinox knife and a Leatherman Squirt. I recall having a small Swiss army knife years ago but felt the scissors were almost too small. Still, I did like it and won't die from having two gadgets that do the same thing. I'd forgotten about the mini version. Thanks for the reminder.

[brooks]

I got the Leatherman Squirt and it's perfect for what I had in mind. The Victorinox probably will be too but the scissors on the Squirt are bigger, heavier and easier to use.

Thanks for the tip. I really would never have looked at Leatherman. I thought they were pliers-oriented.