Who would like Benchmade Multitool? Poll

Would you like to see Benchmade Multitool produced?

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Ulf Krogstad

Ulf Krogstad

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Just wondering how many people would be interested in a Benchmade multitool with all the works, pliers,saw,screwdriver,file, wirecutter,ect. Maybe even made with titanium like the Leatherman charge. Let's also hear what other tools you would like to see on it and materials. I don't know if Benchmade will see this, probably been a year since seen the MOD around haha, but I carry a multitool daily (Leatherman charge) and would really LOVE to see a multitool produced by Benchmade. Anybody else?
 
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IMHO BM charges a bit much for what we get, so I don't think it would be a good idea. For much cheaper than what I'm assuming the BM would be, Leatherman, SOG, Gerber, Victorinox, etc. All have cheaper products, with equally good warranties. To the average user who makes up way more than us, one of the cheaper tools from a company that has been making tools for years is a way better choice than paying for brand name.
 
You have a point, and after making this thread had remembered about the cheap HK multitool they produce. Looks like junk . Tempted to try it though. I hate Sog & Gerber. I have called Gerber 5 times about a warranty issue ( an auto) and THEY NEVER PICKED UP THE PHONE. Also emailed with no response. Only "brand name" multitool I've ever broken was a SOG powerlock. Pin broke on latch that hold the tools in place while using. The pliers are good but don't really care for the rest of the knife. Too large and feels "weak". They did get back to me fast in an email. Don't really want to send in to get fixed as ain't really worth it to me. Might though. Have $30 Leathermans that are much better quality imo.

I would pay premium price for a premium tool from a company as good as Benchmade. Their prices are really getting out of hand I will admit.
 
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I do not feel BM is overpriced at all, and I would certianly try a multi-tool from them. I carry a Leatherman Wave and would enjoy something close in tool choices. Upgraded materials would be excellent, cpm20cv would be great for the straight blade material and H1 for the serrated blade.
 
I voted no because once companies go down the multiple product line path, they remind me of Gerber.. Tons of products, but everything is of low quality because they try to do too much and quality control begins to suffer..

Plus, there are already other reputable multi-tool companies that have huge followings..
 
Nope. no need why bother 30 years after the fact to copy an already heavily copied design.
 
I agree with PM, making a multitool seems like it would require a significant redirection and expansion of manufacturing and product line. Because just like knives, there is no universal or perfect multitool. I'm fortunate enough to have the Benchmade factory 20 min south of me and the Leatherman factory 20 min north.

I've carried a Leatherman almost daily for 15 years (almost half my life, haha). They make great products and have excellent customer service and have done it for a long time.

I used to be dissatisfied with the blades on Leathermans but then I found Benchmade and realized one needs a quality dedicated blade, not a little one on a multitool. Haha.
 
Leatherman. Victorinox, and Gerber all make decent Multitools. They control the market. Why go head to head with them? Benchmade makes a better knife than any of them but I doubt that would be the case with a MT. Look at the old HK multitool. Sad. Just sad.

If Benchmade was to make a MT, I would like to see them focus on tools instead of blades. Give me a MT that will expand what I can do in the field, not repeat what my knife already offers.
 
Yes. As long as ALL the components are made in the United States. Another popular tactical knife company came out with a multitool, which surprisingly is made in China, yet is priced/marketed as if it was made in the U.S.
 
Voted yes. The goal would be to have a tool with actual working parts, esp. the blades. Give us something with at least 440C, maybe 154CM for ease of sharpening. Give us serrated and plain edge, and have the rest of the tools be ones that we (could/would) actually use. I have seen the HK offering and we could sure do better than that. And seconds on USA made please.
 
Voted yes, but jday nailed my sentiment in the very first post. I understand not everyone enjoys the pricing structure for BM knives (myself included, it is actively keeping me from purchasing at least 2 current production BM knives) but a multitool from Benchmade would without a doubt be priced outrageously. Leatherman in particular has much more experience in this area, a great service/quality reputation, and very reasonably priced products. Playing catch up to an established company like that from a premium price point is a recipe for disaster. Your first offering to the market isn't going to be flawless, and if it stumbles out of the gate in the slightest Leatherman is going to bury you. If Benchmade has any brains behind the helm this is a sales space they won't enter without years of thorough study and extremely careful design.
 
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I voted no because once companies go down the multiple product line path, they remind me of Gerber.. Tons of products, but everything is of low quality because they try to do too much and quality control begins to suffer..

Plus, there are already other reputable multi-tool companies that have huge followings..
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Exactly!!! Knives only from Benchmade please.
 
I know Emerson made one, don't know much about it or how successful it was but there are definitely tough competitors out there.

I've got two LMs (Wave II and Pulse), SOG PowerPlier and Victorinox SwissTool Spirit. The Victorinox is absolutely top notch, with the LM Wave a close second, the scissors in particular. Wave is too heavy to tote around though. I will say the SOG pliers with compound gears are very powerful.

Not sure what BM could bring to the table other than better blade steels? I tend not to use the blades on my MTs because I always have a better blade on me.

I would personally like to see someone come out with a simpler MT, with pliers, scissors, diamond files and two screwdrivers. To my mind this is all you really need.
 
I voted no, not because I think Benchmade couldn't make a very good MT if they applied their mind but because I am firmly of the opinion that it will need to be VERY, VERY special to take on the value provided by Victorinox' SwissTool (with pliers) and Pioneer X (without pliers). As others have said, I'm not sure what is to be gained by going up against very established competitors unless the the product is truely very special and has a distinct competitive advantage over the mass of MTs out there.
 
P_Meticulous said:
I voted no because once companies go down the multiple product line path, they remind me of Gerber.. Tons of products, but everything is of low quality because they try to do too much and quality control begins to suffer..

Plus, there are already other reputable multi-tool companies that have huge followings..
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Good points. I agree. Until Leatherman, Victorinox, and the other companies that make good multitools go under, that niche is somewhat already taken. Whatever product would have to be something very reasonably priced and innovative enough to capture a good chunk of the market in order to survive.
 
With Benchmade HQ so close to Leatherman, I think I'd like to see a collaboration of sorts between the 2. I've carried a wave nearly daily for a lot of years, and I'd love to see somehting like a wave, where one of the two "handles" is a dedicated axis locking benchmade knife or something similar.
 
Perhaps a collab between BM and a well known multi-tool manufacturer would work. A 550/555 blade in 154CM/S30V and a Triage style seatbelt cutter in a Leatherman housing.
 
Benchmade makes tools, and very good ones at that. I can't imagine that they would ever manufacture a multitools. Multitools are kinda... half-assed attempts to do it all. They know they don't do anything well, so they will likely leave that to the clever marketing of a profit manufacturer. The triage is their multi tool.
 
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