>>828673I'm sort of a minimalist, and I would like a multitool that focuses on a few actual every day use aspects and nothing else.
A 3-4" blade pocket knife with a bottle/can opener, a flathead, and a phillips. That's it.
Fit the entire thing into a normal folding knife sized frame. Focus on heavy use, quality materials, screwdrivers that are an actual common size, fit into an average sized package.
My issue with multi-tools is they are unnecessarily large. The majority of what they include can be done with a simple sturdy pocket knife blade. The only thing a pocket knife doesn't do well is tighten screws. When I do carry a multi-tool I carry it as backup to my regular knife, and 90% of my use for the multi-tool is pliers, can opener, and screwdrivers. All the different blades, scissors, files, blah blah blah never see use.
The victorinox, "swiss army" knives, etc suffer from the same drawbacks as multitools: too much useless shit (toothpick? really?), and the smaller ones are just too flimsy for real tasks.
That's my take on it. I don't think you're going to bring much to the table by reproducing what already exists. Make a multitool that isn't trying to cover everything, but what it does cover is those few things people use it for the most.
