well, i just got my powerlock today and despite the fact it didn't have the scissor and 1/4 drive (read my other post about that) I wanted to write about my first impressions on the tool (after all first impressions are the most important right)
Right off the bat I knew the tool was going to be great even before i opened the box and took it out. the tool came in a us priority mail box like basically all the other knives i get but it was so HEAVY compared to the ones with knives inside them! at that very moment i already knew i had a quality tool, call me old fashioned but a light tool is a cheap tool, i hand my tools to have some heft to it. anyways i proceeded to check out the tool. First of all mines came with a leather sheath and it's very nice, the tool itself is great, i clamped the pliers onto a pipe and swung it around and the grip was good, the knife however was dull as a piece of wood, i proceeded to sharpen it on my sharpmaker and it was apparent trying to get it at 40 degrees was futile so i just sharpened it the best i could and now it cuts pretty good, same story with the weird sheepsfoot serrated blade it came with i even cut myself with it after i sharpened it! anyways the the phillips screwdriver is very nice it's not a crappy half driver like on the cheap tools, the biggest gripe i have about the tool are the fold out covers. i find them to be just a bad design feature, no offense to any one at sog, maybe some people like it, but basically it's a nuisance to open and close all the time and if i take them off it hurts my hand when im griping the tool hard, i think it would have been better if the handle edges were enlarged a bit and rounded like the leathermans, but all in all great too and kudos to SOG!
Right off the bat I knew the tool was going to be great even before i opened the box and took it out. the tool came in a us priority mail box like basically all the other knives i get but it was so HEAVY compared to the ones with knives inside them! at that very moment i already knew i had a quality tool, call me old fashioned but a light tool is a cheap tool, i hand my tools to have some heft to it. anyways i proceeded to check out the tool. First of all mines came with a leather sheath and it's very nice, the tool itself is great, i clamped the pliers onto a pipe and swung it around and the grip was good, the knife however was dull as a piece of wood, i proceeded to sharpen it on my sharpmaker and it was apparent trying to get it at 40 degrees was futile so i just sharpened it the best i could and now it cuts pretty good, same story with the weird sheepsfoot serrated blade it came with i even cut myself with it after i sharpened it! anyways the the phillips screwdriver is very nice it's not a crappy half driver like on the cheap tools, the biggest gripe i have about the tool are the fold out covers. i find them to be just a bad design feature, no offense to any one at sog, maybe some people like it, but basically it's a nuisance to open and close all the time and if i take them off it hurts my hand when im griping the tool hard, i think it would have been better if the handle edges were enlarged a bit and rounded like the leathermans, but all in all great too and kudos to SOG!
