Major brand folding knives and multitools tested by Project Farm

[LiveLife]

I have been impressed by testing methods used by Project Farm over the years and major brand knives and multitools were tested in these two videos.

15 brands were compared from $13 Smith & Wesson to $258 Benchmade and tested sharpness listed after running the blade edge on ironwood (12:02 minute) and after hedgeapple wood (15:13 minute).

Benchmade, Zero Tolerance, Spyderco Para 3, Cold Steel, Kershaw Link, Buck, Spyderco Tenacious, Civivi, SOG, CRKT Endorser, CJRB, Ontario, KA-BAR, Opinel, Smith & Wesson folding knives were tested for initial sharpness, blade lock release pressure, corrosion resistance, and blade tip durability. Then knives were sharpened using the same sharpening system and compared for blade edge durability.




14 brands were compared from $5 Ozark Trail to $140 Leatherman. Sharpness of blade compared at 8:00 minute of video and at 8:12 minute, sharpness loss vs initial sharpness is compared and for these tests, higher cost multitools performed better. Force required to cut through 6 penny nail was listed at 10:20 minute of video. Knife lock failure load is listed at 15:30 minute of video.

Leatherman Skeletool, SOG PowerAccess, Leatherman Charge+, Gerber Suspension, Gerber Gear, Ganzo, Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, DeWalt, Hart, Mossy Oak, RoverTac, Stanley, Ozark Trail and Havalon were tested for initial knife sharpness and quality of knife steel by testing sharpness after coming into contact with aluminum. Phillips and slotted screwdrivers were tested for quality and durability. Knife blade locks were tested for strength and then tools were tested for corrosion resistance.

 

[rust collector]

He does a nice job of testing. Even bought a sharpness tester, which I never had heard about previously. Discussed in this thread earlier https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/project-farm-tests-some-folders.901416/ but leaving this here because multitools were not included in that thread.

 

[Valkman]

That S&W knife is not one I'd carry or depend on for my life, but I had one in my knife making shop and used it for messy jobs when I didn't want to use a good knife. I beat the heck out of it and it still worked. Is it as good as a Spyderco Para 3? Not hardly. But it has its place. I noticed the Buck 110 did well also and am glad for that.

I never heard of a sharpness tester either but I'd like to have one. Like in the video I use a Wicked Edge sharpener and the edges produced on it are truly scary.

 

[LiveLife]

Benchmade, Zero Tolerance, Spyderco Para 3, Cold Steel, Kershaw Link, Buck, Spyderco Tenacious, Civivi, SOG, CRKT Endorser, CJRB, Ontario, KA-BAR, Opinel, Smith & Wesson folding knives were tested for initial sharpness, blade lock release pressure, corrosion resistance, and blade tip durability. Knives were then sharpened using the same sharpening system, then compared for blade edge durability.

Continued from post #1, here's episode 2.

More Fallkniven, Benchmade, Gerber, Victorinox, Kershaw, Cold Steel, Kizer, CRKT Fossil, Leatherman Skeletool, Milwaukee, DeWalt, COAST, Kingmax, Vulcan, Master USA folding knives were compared for initial sharpness, blade lock release pressure, corrosion resistance, and blade tip durability. Knives were then sharpened using the same sharpening system, then compared for blade edge durability.

Finally, a knife that's been in use for over 65 years (Case) was compared.

It's interesting to note made in China, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden and USA compared to each other.

 

[LiveLife]

In this comparison, Project Farm tests utility knife blades for sharpness after running blades through cardboard, drywall, copper pipe and ultimate torture test of metal staple.

• Out of the box sharpness - Milwaukee ($0.24/USA), Husky ($0.20/USA), Kobalt ($0.21), Masterforce ($0.26), Hyper Tough ($0.15), Stanley Carbide ($0.42/USA), Lenox ($0.70/USA), Stanley ($0.19/USA), DeWalt ($0.79/USA), Irwin ($0.39/Mexico), Craftsman ($0.30/USA)
• Cardboard - Milwaukee, Stanley Carbide, Lenox, Masterforce, DeWalt, Irwin, Husky, Stanley
• Drywall - DeWalt, Stanley Carbide, Masterforce, Lenox, Irwin, Stanley, Milwaukee
• Copper pipe - Lenox, DeWalt, Irwin, Stanley Carbide, Stainley, Milwaukee, Hyper Tough
• Metal staple - DeWalt, Irwin, Stanley Carbide, Stanley, Masterforce, Hyper Tough, Milwaukee

 

[rust collector]

I picked up 5,000 Stanley blades for $20 awhile back, so not planning on switching anytime soon.

 

[LiveLife]

I picked up 5,000 Stanley blades for $20 awhile back, so not planning on switching anytime soon.

Stanley blade performed quite remarkably in the Project Farm tests, especially the copper pipe/metal staple tests.

 

[Armored farmer]

Stanley blades perform great on my farm too. I carry a Stanley bladed utility knife in my watch pocket every day at work.

 

[LiveLife]

Stanley blades perform great on my farm too. I carry a Stanley bladed utility knife in my watch pocket every day at work.

Before all the new socket sets I bought were Craftsman. Now, it's all Stanley.