I would have been happier if the handle was a little larger, and if the pliers didn’t open as wide as they do, but these are more minor complaints than the others. You have to squeeze the jaws of the scissors a little before they can be wrangled back to their closed position. Otherwise the inner scissors handle knocks into the inner wall of its docking area and prevents the scissors from folding in all the way. They deploy easily enough, but you have to take extra time and effort when closing them. The scissors are a hassle to fold back into the knife. Some of the tools, such as the file/ruler, require a little more digging around with your nail to fold out. The knife deploys, locks, and unlocks fairly easily. The outer tools tend to clump up a little bit, but not terribly so. Whether this is balanced by how have a spring action depends on how much you use them. My first complaint is how the multi-tool fights you a little whenever you open and close the pliers. While the image here shows all-silver pliers, the product model has a shiny black finish with silver outer jaw accents.

I’m used to using and working with Leatherman multi-tools, and these just feel a little cheap and almost haphazardly designed. I don’t want to say that Dewalt’s multi-tool (DWHT71843) is junk, but it’s definitely not what I expected. Update: this combo kit has dropped in price at local Home Depot stores, at least those that haven’t sold out yet, and you can also buy it from Amazon for $20-22. A few online vendors list the gift set but don’t have any in stock. If you want to call your local store to see if they have this, the receipt lists the UPC as 076174724196, and the model number is DWHT72419L. It looks like you can only buy the gift set at Home Depot stores, as they aren’t even listed on Home Depot’s website. Both are described in more detail in our Dewalt multi-tool preview from earlier in the year. The set comes with a smallish traditionally-styled pocket-sized multi-tool, and a keychain-sized tool.

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