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Last night as I was walking through one of the most fun stores in America(Home Depot 
) and picking up some nice DeWalt stuff I notices something shiney and small hanging behind the cutie at the register. So seeing how this gave me a chance to flirt and play with a toy I asked to see one of them. Low and behold it was a Schrade Tough Chip. There is almost always a multitool with me, so many of the components come in hand throughout the day, but I've never looked at anything this small.
First the price was only $19.99, which of course struck that male instinct of "Its shiney, cheap, and has moving part so I must buy it", beaing a weak man I gave into the primitive forces. Not a bad little tool. Once at home I did a search on all of Bladeforums and only found four threads with it mentioned, only three were discussion based. In those threads people compared it to the Leatherman Micra, but I haven't seen one of those first hand either.
To me the Tough Chip makes itself very compact. One feature that stands out is the ability to access its tools whether its open or closed because they are exposed on the flats rather than the sides. All the steel is brushed and has a slight texture to it adding to the grip. The scissors are razor sharp and out of the package will rival any knife blade. Now whether they will remain sharp will only be see over time. It packs a small but very well thoughout tool comprising of:
Scissors (Main Utility)
Pick
Tweezers
Nail File
Medium Flathead Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Bottle Opener
Knife Blade
All the tool blades have their own individual fingernail catch for easy opening.It came with a compact nylon belth sheath, however it has a built in lanyard hole if you wanted to carry it that way. The only improvement I would make would be to remove all the rivot joints and replace them with something that could be tightened by the owner down the road should anything start to loosen up. All in all I'm very pleased with the Schrade Tough Chip for an added daily carry item.
) and picking up some nice DeWalt stuff I notices something shiney and small hanging behind the cutie at the register. So seeing how this gave me a chance to flirt and play with a toy I asked to see one of them. Low and behold it was a Schrade Tough Chip. There is almost always a multitool with me, so many of the components come in hand throughout the day, but I've never looked at anything this small.First the price was only $19.99, which of course struck that male instinct of "Its shiney, cheap, and has moving part so I must buy it", beaing a weak man I gave into the primitive forces. Not a bad little tool. Once at home I did a search on all of Bladeforums and only found four threads with it mentioned, only three were discussion based. In those threads people compared it to the Leatherman Micra, but I haven't seen one of those first hand either.
To me the Tough Chip makes itself very compact. One feature that stands out is the ability to access its tools whether its open or closed because they are exposed on the flats rather than the sides. All the steel is brushed and has a slight texture to it adding to the grip. The scissors are razor sharp and out of the package will rival any knife blade. Now whether they will remain sharp will only be see over time. It packs a small but very well thoughout tool comprising of:
Scissors (Main Utility)
Pick
Tweezers
Nail File
Medium Flathead Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Bottle Opener
Knife Blade
All the tool blades have their own individual fingernail catch for easy opening.It came with a compact nylon belth sheath, however it has a built in lanyard hole if you wanted to carry it that way. The only improvement I would make would be to remove all the rivot joints and replace them with something that could be tightened by the owner down the road should anything start to loosen up. All in all I'm very pleased with the Schrade Tough Chip for an added daily carry item.
