Customer Reviews

Winchester 22-01347 Small Wood Handle Tool

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I got this tool for free with another (Gerber) multi-tool. I would not buy this tool for much money.

If you want a folding pair of small needle-nose pliers, this is a pretty good choice. The motion is smooth, the machining is fairly precise, and the spring-loaded action is really handy. The pliers are indeed small; they are suitable for items no more than 1/4 inch (8mm) wide. The handles are an adequate 2.5 inches long, and while they are not quite level with one another, it's no big deal. Pliers feel quite strong, with minimal flexing.

The large straight screwdriver is poorly made, with a rounded-off instead of perfectly straight shape. The can and bottle openers are abnormally shallow. The serrated blade is very thick but not very sharp. The straight blade is tiny and not sharp. The cross-head screwdriver is tiny, like a sub-#1 Philips but more vaguely shaped. The nail file looks and feels like a student project. In short, none of the fold-out tools is of a quality to match the pliers and handles -- they say "made by the lowest bidder in China".

The wood accents on the handles are attractive and feel good, but they do make the handles surpringly thick -- about 18mm at the thickest point.

For the pliers and appearance, I would give 4 stars. For the other built-in tools, I would give 1 star (a failing grade).

Well, it all depends what you paid for this tool. I got it from Amazon for $4.20, free shipping. And for me the price/quality ratio is just fine. My screwdrivers are OK, pliers are fine for a small tool. The only complaint is that knife is not easy to open sometimes, but it is because my nail is very short. I also like the belt holster, the total size and weight of this tool is just right for me to have it on it the whole day at work. Sure, for $15 I would go with a Gerber tool. But for the money it works for me.

...I ended up purchasing a total of 5 of these. It's something to carry around in my pocket, not for major surgery. And the other 4 people that I passed them on to enjoy owning theirs, too. At under $5.00, I think it was a fantastic purchase.

I recently bought 33 of these tools. I'm climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in early Feb, and plan to use the tools for gifts to our porters. I was looking for a small, high quality, inexpensive gift, that a African can use. Looking forward to presenting them!

I read the reviews before buying this, so I knew that it was fairly small. That is one of the reasons I bought it. It is a good size to fit in the pocket if necessary. Looks very nice and more expensive than it was.

This seems like a decent tool, bought it as a gift. It is a LOT smaller than I figured it'd be though.

Ugh, you're thinking, not another darn Leatherman-type tool. Ah, but this one is truly gorgeous. The wood handle makes it a great executive gift. It's very well made and looks quite rich, but won't break the bank.

This turned out to be a great knockoff of the leatherman/swiss army knife type of thing, for a really great price. I'd buy more.

For the price a great deal. All the tools I found to be functional, especially the pliers. My son and daughter have many piercings and the pliers really come in handy changing them. This is a compact tool with a nice pouch that never seems to get in the way. I bought one for myself and ended up going back for 10 more as presents. So far I have had only positive comments from the recipients.

I purchased the smaller sized multi-tool and I am very happy with this purchase. The only bad thing I can foresee is that the tools other than the pliers do not lock into position when in use. Over time I can imagine that they will become loose but this is not a huge problem for me since I seldom need them.

Otherwise a quality item for the money!