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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 A handy little tool for emergencies Sep 06, 2008
By Guillermo Ruiz Buenrostro
"Quoth, the Raven"
I like to do small thing at home: an extension cord for my phone, moving the cable, tv and set top box, hanging pictures on the wall, adding a computer to the network without a hanging wire, those kind of stuff. And I wanted a small tool to do that without carrying a full tool box.
And I saw this tool, and, based on the price, I said, "What the hell, let's give it a try." A warning for those guys living outside the USA: customs duties and taxes are quite expensive, I ended up paying 55% of its value because this tool is made in China, and subject to compensatory quota.
The tool is quite light and handy, but not perfect. The hammer is strong enough to put a nail in a brick wall, and the nail claw can remove small nails, but don't expect them to be able to remove a concrete nail. The pliers can remove small nuts and bolts, but they can't be opened that much and the inside space isn't that great. I wasn't able to cut a 12-gauge wire, by example, because I couldn't open the wire cutter enough; little problems with 14-gauge wire if the insulation was big enough; and no problems for telephone wiring. The knife is sharp but maybe a little short, the serrated blade doubles as a sharpener and a flat screwdriver, the can and bottle opener has two wire strippers.
However, there are two tools that are almost useless. There is a small flat screwdriver and a small Phillips screwdriver, located around the middle part of the tool, that are simply too short: the flat one is blocked in it's reach by the hammerhead, the Phillips one is blocked by the pliers' handle. They would be useful if they were either longer or located at the bottom of the tool.
So it's not a perfect tool, but it may be useful when you don't have a toolbox in hand. Certainly it had been useful for me, but far from perfect.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 fun and quirky multitool Sep 22, 2009
By Benjamin W. Anderson
This thing has gotten a few heads turned. I like it. Not very sharp blades and the steel is sub-par, but with some sharpening it really shines. It doesn't really replace any tools, but for the price it can be a decent backup for a toolbox. Some advice: sharpen the blade, it comes very dull, but with sharpening it can be somewhat useful.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
4 Inches Short of a Great Idea Aug 07, 2011
By rampageous_cuss
I love these multitool kinds of things, and this was a new one on me - a hammer/pliers? Looked pretty cool!
Unfortunately the haft of the tool is WAY too short for the hammer to be much use. If there was an extendable sleeve or some kind of sheathing feature that would allow you to add some torque to your swing this would be a pretty good tool; if it had interchangeable heads, it would be great. However, that's for some other designer.
Needless to add, the pliers are also of limied utility because the hammer head and claw project out to the side, and as Guillermo points out, the phillips head and mini screwdriver are in bad positions for most use. The saw-knife blade is also too short to do you much good except on pretty small projects.
The pliers-handle is spring-loaded, which I guess helps a bit when wrenching, crimping, or wire cutting, but means that you have to hook what would otherwise be the belt loop over a notch in the end of the handle, or the thing sort of hangs out all over the place. In short, this isn't the multitool I'd keep in the tackle box, and I'm not sure about being able to break the window glass if it was in the glove compartment....
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Sheffield 14 in 1 Hammer Tool Jan 29, 2011
By Moretoys
For an all in 1 tool, it is pretty handy. Has just about everything. Tools are small, but get household things done. Not for big jobs for obvious reasons. Great for camping and hiking.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Sheffield hammer tool Oct 14, 2010
By J. French
We gave this to the groomsmen in my son's wedding. We had their initials engraved on them. They just thought it was the neatest thing. They all loved it.
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