Recommendation? Mini multi-tool

pinnah said:
A worthless statement of personal aesthetic taste that is as personal and irrelevant to the tastes of others as personal tastes in beer (Harpoon IPA), bourbon (Wild Turkey), coffee (French roast), or guns (6.5x55)...

I find the the Leatherman Micra beautiful in a brutal engineering efficiency sort of way. Obviously, it isn't a pretty tool. Not like the Buck 110 or Opinel 9 that I often pair with it. Both of those knives are simply pretty to look at and there is none of that prettiness in the Micra. The Alox SAK like the Executive are, no question, very, very pretty.

But I find myself coon fingering and pondering the Micra for hours on end. It's a job hazard as I sit through mind numbing meetings at work and I need to hold something in my hand so that my brain doesn't short circuit.

The thing about the Micra is that every single bit of the design is functional. There is not a single wasted design element for the sake of prettiness. There is not a single bit of metal that isn't 100% functional for the purpose it was designed for. There is no a bit of wasted space - Tim Leatherman squeezed the absolute maximum amount of functional tools in the smallest possible package. The PS4 Squirt is certainly cooler looking and I carry one backpacking due to it's lightweight and the pliers... but the scales are purely aesthetic fluff. In contrast, the Micra's stainless shell frame is utterly devoid of any added ornament.

This brutally lean aesthetic isn't just posturing. It's an absurdly durable tool. I carried Vic Classics for years and got about 2 years of them before the scales busted off or the joints loosened up or the scissor spring busted (replaceable). I can't count the number of times when I've configured the Micra as a t-handled screwdriver, shrugged and wondered if this at last would be the time I would be able to bust the tool by giving too much torque. I've not been able to yet. I'm not saying they're indestructible - they are - anything is. But the actual durability of the tool - for me and my tastes - just adds to the brutal beauty of the tool.

I buy them bulk off of eBay and gift them like candy. I've never had anybody say, "Wow, that's cool looking." But, I've had many people come back and say, "I'm still carrying that thing in my pocket after 2 years."

Anyway, to the OP... these tools are cheap in the scheme of things. I recommend getting them all and trying them. My tastes have zero to do with your tastes.
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The Leatherman Micra would be completely PERFECT if the main had the pliers and it had a small scissors added to the handle..
 
+1 on the ps4, micra, I really like the vic Manager (no light because it makes it thicker), also take a look at the ruike s31
 
I received a Ruike S31 for my birthday. It’s not a bad knife. Good heft and nice tools. I like it, but I prefer my Trim Trio or my Case Peanut for EDC.
 
Sog Powerpint is small and still has a decent set of pliers. Pliers for me are critical. I carry a fullsize sog daily. The single hand opening is also critical for me. The multitool blades I could care less about. The other tools are useful.
 
You fellas are replying to a guy that hasn’t logged on in 5 years.
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