Victorinox Handyman Swiss Army Knife, 24 Functions, Swiss Made Pocket Knife with Large Blade, Screwdriver, Chisel and Pliers - Red

OK, this is the one.I have carried a Swiss Army Knife every day for over 50 years, and I own over 50 SAKs.In the past, here on Amazon, I have lauded the Climber, the Huntsman, the Small Tinker, the Executive, and several others. And those are all great! The Climber is arguably the best Urban EDC knife. The Huntsman is arguably the best all-arounder. The Small Tinker is a little jewel: it's the best knife for a kid, and the best gift for someone you can't sit down with to do a SAK workshop (like, groomsman's gifts for a wedding). The Excecutive is a sleeper, but really good. (Fun factoid: In addition to being a legendary pilot in war and peace, Chuck Yeager was an outdoorsman of renown. All his life, well into his 70s, he and a friend would go spend a couple weeks in the Sierra Nevada mountains, living off the land. And, guess what knife he took? It was the Victorinox Executive.)Anyway.For years, I didn't see the point of a SAK bigger/thicker than the Climber, unless you went all in for the SwissChamp, because you only experience the value of a SAK when you carry it all the time. All. The. Time. And a three-layer like the Climber was my limit.But then I discovered the TEC P-7 Keychain Suspension Clip. With one of these, any SAK is perfectly comfortable in your pocket. All. The. Time.So, you could go for the SwissChamp, but, while it's fine in your pocket with the clip, it's just too big in the hand.But the Handyman isn't. It's comfortable in the hand. It's a nice, satisfying, hand-filling pocket knife. And, it has all the important tools.Let me repeat that: it has *all* the important tools. No, it doesn't have a Phillips screwdriver, but it doesn't need one. The driver-end of the can opener works better on Phillips screws than either the back-mounted or in-line Phillips that you can get on SAKs. By getting a knife with a Phillips you are not getting an extra tool. And if you get one that has the back-mounted T-style Phillips, you're actually giving up a great tool: the corkscrew. OK, so maybe you don't drink wine (I do, and I use it as a corkscrew). Even so, the corkscrew is very useful... it's great for untying stubborn knots, and it holds the mini-screwdriver (which, in addition to working with small screws, is the best-ever tool for working with split rings). I could go on.For me, the Handyman (with the pocket clip) is a Huntsman (the best all-arounder) that also has the pliers and file, both of which are excellent tools that I use all the time.I don't miss the fish-scaler that I would get with the SwissChamp (even though the straight edge and ruler are actually useful, and the hook-disgorger tip is a great little fork/tool for getting olives out of the jar). I don't miss the in-line Phillips, for reasons discussed above. A magnifying glass is cool and (with my old eyes) useful, but it's plastic, and that just feels wrong. So I don't miss the extras I would get with a SwissChamp. Instead I have... and can't live without... a pocket knife that does everything I could want and actually feels like a pocket knife when I use it.(To get full credit, you also should get the "Plus" scales, so you can have the ballpoint pen. And, no, it's not silly and too skinny to use: you're supposed to open the parcel hook, slot the back end of the pen in there, and then (partially) close the hook. Then it's fine. It's comfortable to use as a pen.) (So far as I can tell, these days the Plus scales are only available on eBay and Etsy.)

I love this CyberTool. Works great and is strong. No complaints. I had different bits that I wanted to use so I added 4mm magnets in the bit holder and bit holder storage.

Size. all the different style blades. Would buy again. Will last a life time if taken care of. Reason for buying lost the old one.

I’m a mechanic by trade and have worked on all sorts of machinery, vehicles and equipment.Here’s what I found for my life style.• I have been without my super tool entire days at work and this knife has performed all the tasks required and has been pushed past the limits of what I would expect a knife like this to hold up to.• Value & size opposed to Swiss champ was worth the buy with a smaller profile that lacks tools I wouldn’t use.• Sharpness of the blade was surprising as I’ve owned countless Swiss Army knives and compares nicely to my super tool.• I keep it on my keychain, which still remains portable and functional. I also enjoy the weight of the product in my pocket reminding me that my keys are there.• It provides more comfort than putting my heavy super tool which lives on a belt pouch, in my pocket for more formal occasions.• Non-Locking blade, with small profile which makes it legal for 98% of my travels abroad or in the U.S. vs my locking blade leather man knives.• adding the mini screw driver are useful for tightening glasses that constantly come off as the screws are extremely tiny.I would say that as far as a multi-tool goes if you’re constantly messing with stuff, a fixer and doer this is a buy. I would reserve the leather man for more commercial trades and industrial applications and run this thing daily if I wasn’t doing those.

This Swiss Army Knife has all the features I deem the most important. SCISSORS, of course, and PLIERS. I wanted a SAW for sure, and the METAL FILE was a happy surprise. I don’t need the corkscrew, and the parcel hook is a mystery. Fortunately, You Tube explains a lot about the parcel hook. A little bit too bulky for my pocket, but a sheath on my belt keeps this multi tool accessible. And Amazon had it on sale to boot! Great tool!

Swiss Army knives are consistently quality products. This has 24 tools which appear to be well made and functional. This is an addition to my many Swiss Army knives.

I like the victorinox product line a lot, I own a Swiss Farmer which I like so much I fear carrying it because I don't want to lose it. I also Own a Swiss Camper, a very useful knife that is not to big. Wanting to have more options than the Camper and trying to discard my Leatherman Rebar I decided to purchase the Swiss Handyman. Now first thing I will mention is that the pliers on this are in no way comparable to a leatherman so if your hope is to replace the pliers of a Rebar like tool no way, they don't even compare to a Gerber dime. This however is a slight thing to me. The other thing I noticed with this tool is that the implements are all very loose in the spring tension, I am used to the solid snap back of my camper and farmer, perhaps it has to do with the number of tools or maybe shoddy construction(edit upon further examination of the design I see that the springs must be necessarily slimmer to accommodate all the tools thus the weaker feel so no longer see this as a problem just the nature of the design) with my particular tool which brings me to my last point. the finish on the metal liner pieces of my tool look like they are all marred up, its depressing actually after having spent $65. Now for the Good. I do find the selection of tools on the Handyman to be excellent and the tools themselves are all defect free. The weight and size is totally fine with me. I would be comfortable with this in my pocket except I don't like when lint accumulates inside the tool so I carry multi tools on my belt. Now though I said the weight is fine I regularly carry a Leatherman Rebar on my belt so keep in mind I might be more tolerant to weight than you might be.