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I hadn't ever had the pleasure of the Spyderwrench. It always seems to bid up beyond the price I want to pay for a tool that was DC'd for quality of manufacturer issues.
Thankfully, Spyderco/Byrd didn't give up on the design. Although I'm not an engineer, I really appreciate fine design. Hopefully a few pics will help illustrate the kick butt tool known as the Byrd Wrench.
First, I had a feeling it was bulky, but it rides smaller than a Lil'Temperence in the pocket.
Next we see the pliers. Notice the pivot well is a figure eight shape...to allow two different widths of plier goodness:
Now to the knife. You can seperate the tool halves and just use the knife, or you can simply open the knife when it is together. Frankly a dedicated knife would be more comfortable for a long cutting session, but that is to be expected. I think I prefer to keep the whole thing together to cut. It is surprisingly comfortable...you really appreciate the rounded corners to prevent friction abrasions on the hands:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3624/imgp3295mediumvh7.jpg
Next we have the crescent wrench. Notice how the file pin provides a stop to prevent wrench piece from coming all the way out. Caution without the pin the piece will come all the way. Take care if you are repairing a fishing reel in the middle of a lake, it would a shame to have a piece of tool make the dreaded "kerplunk" sound.
The file rod really is an important piece. It retains the screw bits, pin stops the crescent piece and provides a ball detent for keeping the wrench closed while in the pocket.
Thankfully, Spyderco/Byrd didn't give up on the design. Although I'm not an engineer, I really appreciate fine design. Hopefully a few pics will help illustrate the kick butt tool known as the Byrd Wrench.
First, I had a feeling it was bulky, but it rides smaller than a Lil'Temperence in the pocket.
Next we see the pliers. Notice the pivot well is a figure eight shape...to allow two different widths of plier goodness:
Now to the knife. You can seperate the tool halves and just use the knife, or you can simply open the knife when it is together. Frankly a dedicated knife would be more comfortable for a long cutting session, but that is to be expected. I think I prefer to keep the whole thing together to cut. It is surprisingly comfortable...you really appreciate the rounded corners to prevent friction abrasions on the hands:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3624/imgp3295mediumvh7.jpg
Next we have the crescent wrench. Notice how the file pin provides a stop to prevent wrench piece from coming all the way out. Caution without the pin the piece will come all the way. Take care if you are repairing a fishing reel in the middle of a lake, it would a shame to have a piece of tool make the dreaded "kerplunk" sound.
The file rod really is an important piece. It retains the screw bits, pin stops the crescent piece and provides a ball detent for keeping the wrench closed while in the pocket.
