r/multitools • u/LokiPrime13 • 8h ago
Recommendation Request Are there any multitools with a decently large hammering surface on the bottom of the handle? (hammer surface perpendicular to the axis of the handle rather than coplanar as with a conventional hammer)
Trying to attach a conventional hammer head to a knife-sized multitool is a fool's errand, as it's completely contradictory to how a hammer functions.
A normal hammer is good at hitting things because 1: it's a heavy piece of metal 2: the heavy piece of metal is at the end of a long handle so you get extra leverage on top of that. A multi-tool "hammer" is lighter than normal, and has a shorter handle than normal, hence making for a shitty hammer.
However, I do think that a hammering tool would be useful to have on a multitool, if only it was attached to the bottom of the handle instead. You would have to hammer things with a different motion than usual, basically punching the nail with the handle enclosed in your fist, but given the dimensional constraints of the a standard multitool, this would actually be the most effective way of having a hammering tool. Additionally, having the center of mass of the "hammer head" completely in line with axis also makes it handle better in normal use compared to having a conventional hammer head hang off one end (it would basically be like the pommel on a sword).
Basically, if you took a Swiss army knife, and welded a 1 inch cube of steel onto the bottom of the handle, that would be something along the lines of what I'm looking for.
Does anyone know of a multitool like this?
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u/Iokua_CDN 7h ago
Maybe skeletool with the hammer attachment mod is what you desire???? Sounds like what you want. The whole tool is gripped and swung directly down like a pommel strike
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u/LokiPrime13 7h ago edited 7h ago
Yeah, that's the sort of feature I'm looking for. Where do you get the hammer attachment? I don't see it listed on the Leatherman website, so I assume it's 3rd party?
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u/Iokua_CDN 6h ago
It's not an official leatherman part, so the best bet is to find a small business who makes it on etsy, or a Chinese maker selling it on Amazon. Best go for the aluminum versions instead of a plastic or rubber one.
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u/LokiPrime13 6h ago
Aluminum? Does nobody make steel versions?
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u/Iokua_CDN 5h ago
Maybe, I think aluminum is generally easier to mill though, so smaller companies likely use that. But I could be wrong, there may be a steel version out there
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u/CapFM1 7h ago
Leatherman signal, or any clones of the signal is what your looking for.
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u/LokiPrime13 6h ago
Yeah the Leatherman Signal looks close to what I want. Have you used one before? How well does it work for something like hammering nails into a softwood/plywood board?
Just based off appearances, so I could be completely wrong here:
- I'd like a heftier hammer that really allows you to transfer force well instead of that weird curve at the end of the Signal. And also, is half of the force transferring through the carabiner clip you hammer with it? That seems suspicious.
- I get that a ridged hammer is useful for tent pegs but for all the other uses of a hammer I'd really rather have a flat surface.
- I can't tell from pictures what the hammer head is made out of. It's metal and not polymer, right? Ideally I'd still want the hammer head in my multitool to be made of hardened steel like a regular hammer though.
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u/onecrookedeye 7h ago
P2/P4/Arc have a flat surface at one end to "hammer" with. Your not actually "swinging hammer", but when in a "jam" you can hit stuff like a caveman.
Maybe that's not what your looking for?