Spyderco ByrdRench Plain Multi-Tool

by Spyderco

Product Features

• Specifications: Closed - 4-1/2"; Overall - 7"; Blade - 2-1/2"; Blade Steel - 8Cr13MoV
• Weight - 7.92 oz.; Handle Material - Stainless Steel
• Hole Diameter - 15/32"; Blade Thickness - 5/64"

Product Description

The tool’s housing is two stainless halves that join creating slip joint pliers (with a large or small bite) on one end and an adjustable 9/16” crescent wrench on the opposite end. Both work comfortably in the hand with contoured edges so there are no pinched fingers. Separate the two halves and tucked inside is a set of four screwdriver bits including: A #2 and #3 Phillips-head as well as a #1 and #2 flat-head. The bit housing accepts any standard 1/4" sized bit including Allen and Torx wrenches to customize your tool arsenal. A rough file combination hole-starter slide into a spring set in the housing above the bits. A pivot holds the tool’s two halves together. When rotated, the pieces extend and lock into a full-length easy to grip and torque magnetized screwdriver or crescent wrench. Releasing the pivot separates the screwdriver and knife portion of the tool from the crescent wrench.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000S5H1PO
• Item model number: BY15P
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,934 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #67 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Knives & Tools > Folding Knives

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice idea but needs improvement, March 9, 2008

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Eric Arnett "A-Roc" (Banner Elk, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spyderco ByrdRench Plain Multi-Tool (Sports)

When I saw this I thought it looked very cool and when I bought it I was not disappointed. But, when I went to use it I found some flaws. 1. The jaws on the slip joint pliers are too rounded at the edges. They would work pretty good for nuts and bolts but I was unable to pull staples out of a 2x4 with them. 2. The pliers are also really awkward to use one handed. 3. The knife handle is very unsubstantial when separated from the other half of the tool so if you're having to bear down or do any heavy cutting you have to leave the unit together which would be ok except for 4. when using the knife the plier handles kept wanting to open. There is a mechanism in place to lock the unit closed (for putting it in your pocket and for using the knife blade) but it was unreliable. sometimes the tool would open while I was using the knife and sometimes the locking mechanism would jam and I couldn't get the unit to close fully. After using it for a couple of days I went back to carrying my Leatherman Wave.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Idea, bad execution, February 21, 2008

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Ian Shelton (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spyderco ByrdRench Plain Multi-Tool (Sports)

I bought this to replace my Leatherman Wave. While it does work much better than my Leatherman it needs some fine tuning. The plier jaws don't touch there is a 1/8th inch gap. There is no wire cutter. The Crescent wrench is loose. The Driver holder is loose. The slip joint connection need to be rotated so that it doesn't lock up all the time.

Still it has a Crescent wrench which nothing else does. it uses standard driver bits giving it great versatility. It does not need a seperate bit holder like everything else does. the knife is an actual usefull knife unlike my leatherman which is more like a letter opener.

I will keep using it until spyderco corrects the flaws when i will get a new one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but won't replace real tools, August 6, 2009

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A. Goins - See all my reviews
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A very good multi-tool for those who never have the tools on hand or are tired of walking to the tool box. All of the tools work well, but they do not work quite as well as to replace real tools. The slip joint pliers do close all the way, but the second slot was a little stiff, and the first slot a little loose, making some simple tasks take a bit longer. The screwdriver feels very awkward. It will get the job done, but it is not easy to undo long screws due to the difficulty of turning a long, flat object multiple revolutions. Overall, it works great for a multi-tool, but don't expect too much from it.