![]() The Gerber Center-Drive takes the one handed opening concept and adds a unique twist to it: a screwdriver that’s aligned with the center axis of the tool when opened, making it more of a primary tool than a secondary implement like the screwdriver is on a lot of multitools. It was such a good idea that Leatherman brought out their own interpretation of it (creatively dubbed the OHT) when the functional patent expired, a turn of phrase that will sound familiar from a lot of reviews dealing with newer sliding bar lock knives after Benchmade’s patent for the AXIS lock expired. Gerber deviated much more from the pattern than pretty much any other maker, creating a multitool with a sliding plier head that can be deployed out the front of the handles one-handed. When someone makes a good formula, other people tend to follow it. Still, most multitools follow the formula that was laid out by the first Leatherman in 1983: two handles that fold outward on dual pivots to reveal a pair of pliers and some implements hidden in the handles. There’s almost no limitation to what you can design and implement in a multitool – form factor is variable. Know what’s not restricted by those constraints? Multitools. ![]() ![]() You can come up with a new lock (which is one of Michael Walker’s favorite past times), you can use some fresh new material for the scales (like Raffir Noble!), you can try out a new exotic blade steel, but you’ve still got a handle on one end and a sharpened stick on the other. See Amazon See BladeHQThe amount of brand-new innovation that’s possible in a folding pocket knife is a little limited at this point – not because there isn’t a legion of creative designers out there trying to crank out fresh material, but because the form factor is relatively limited.
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