Here is something you don't tend to see on here...credit style multi-tools. On top of that, you don't tend to hear much about Tool Logic either. In this thread I am going to show in photographs and some dialog, the various credit card style multi-tools I have, and the various Tool Logic knife based multi-tools as well. I tend to lump Tool Logic items with the credit card types and Tool Logic produce many models in the past and present.
Before we start however, I must add that I am sorry for my awful white balance issues in this photo series. The Canon G12 is a fantastic camera, but its one main issue is that when the battery gets low, white balance is all over the map. Just as I was ending these photographs, I was forced to change the battery. So that is that.
Now onto Tool Logic. I was always fascinated by credit card style multi-tools. I like the concept of being able to carry one in a wallet, or stash one somewhere convenient. The biggest draw to this type is the form factor. These tend to be always compact and feature rich for their size. They also invariable never come with a set of pliers, but all in all, not a bad trade-off in general. At the time, I always found those models by Tool Logic to be a little more interesting than those of the Victorinox Swiss Card.
I may be wrong on this, but SOG bought out Tool Logic back in 2011. I was a bit worried at this development, but it looks like they kept some of the lineup running. The PDF Catalog below that dates to 2011 and the current website selection illustrates that they are not making a lot of different card type models anymore.
For those of you who are curious about getting more information, here is a PDF 2011 Tool Logic catalogue.
http://www.toollogic.com/media/productattachments/files/t/l/tl_2013_catalog.pdfNow onto their knife based multi-tools.
1. Tool Logic SL3 Fire, featuring a magnesium rod, and built in whistle. All of these knives feature a removable LED light as well as the build in whistle.
2. Tool Logic SLPro SLPB3 Sharpene, featuring a diamond file attached to the back of the removable LED light.
3. Tool Logic SL6 Rescue, featuring a belt cutter, glass breaker, LED light, and whistle. This one came in a metal presentation tin.
4. Tool Logic SLPro 1, featuring a removable LED flashlight with swivel magnet base.
5. Tool Logic SL PLier, featuring pliers. Yay! Also comes with 2 double ended driver bits. No whistle or LED light.
Next up are the various card based multi-tools. I will say, I have most of everything photographed for this thread. What I have omitted are two Victorinox Swiss Cards, one being the Swisscard Visor clip model, and the other being the Swisscard 125th Anniversary model. Those were buried too deep for me to dig them up in my present condition.
1. Tool Logic Ice Lite II. A striking multi-tool. Tool Logic always gives you a very nice knife blade. This one is very ergonomic and is also featured in their survival cards probably because you could easily lash this to a stick to make an improvised spear.
2. Tool Logic Slime Line card in pink. This card features a rear clip much like that found on the Victorinox Swisscard Visor.
3. Tool Logic Pocket Hunter. This appears to be a relatively hard model to get. A little different as it is geared towards hunters. What makes this one different, you get a good sized knife that can skin an animal.
4. Tool Logic Wine Companion. This is another hard to get model focused squarely on the wine drinker. Where the corkscrew attaches to the card, there is a sharp rounded blade that is attached to the card used to cut open foil or wax seals.
5. An older Tool Logic Tool Lite Deluxe. This ones features an LED light in the upper right corner. Also, what makes this the "deluxe" model is an attached swing out pair of scissors.
6. Tool Logic T1 Business Card. This feature rich multi-tool has a visor clip on the back. They didn't leave any spare room on this tool for anything more to add.
7. Tool Logic Eddie Bauer Survival II.Built in whistle, magnesium fire starter, LED Light, and that very ergonomic knife blade. The perfect companion in a glove compartment box, wallet, or backpack for those oh oh moments. Note the better metal tweezers as opposed to the older bulkier plastic ones found in several of other models.
8. Tool Logic Tool Lite. This card features a good sized blade, but unlike the Deluxe model, no scissors.
9. Tool Logic Tool. Variant of the lite model, exchanging the LED for a small button compass and tiny magnifying glass.
10. Tool Logic Office Assistant. Now here is something very different and very useful. For the cost of tripling the width of the standard credit card multi-tool, you get a very nice office assistant. Featuring a removable hole punch, stapler, double ended micro screwdriver, and a pen, the body holds paper clips in a relatively large compartment, and also has mini measuring tape and fold out flat driver/staple remover.
11. Tool Logic Survival I. The only difference between this I version and the Eddie Bauer II version mentioned above, you exchange the LED light for the button compass, and mini magnifying glass.
That about sums up the Tool Logic multi-tools that I currently have. Now onto the other card based multi-tools.
1. Victorinox SwissCard. The quintessential card based multi-tool. This version I have with its original packaging. The classy red and white look.
2. Victorinox SwissCard. Another advertiser. Very well made.
3. Victorinox SwissCard Lite. Original packaging. This one is different from the more standard models like the two above. Featuring an LED flashlight of course, along with a pull our combo tool, similar to several Tool Logic models.
4. Fake SwissCard. Yep, I bought this one because I have several Beijing Opera Victorinox knives...well this one is sub par quality wise in both casing and tools.
5. This one was advertised as a Wenger Card. However, as I had already knew, Wenger had nothing to do with this, nor does it have Wenger emblazoned on it. What this is a relatively well made card based multi-tool with a built in signal/makeup mirror on the outside of the case (easily scratched I bet). Big beefy tools. Not a bad card multi, especially compared to the ultra cheap fake Swisscards.
6. Another fake SwissCard. This one I got from a lot bought online for super cheap. Missing the toothpick, but I keep it anyways as I got it free, and I hate to throw things away. No clue who Jarry Adams is, but he didn't have good taste in multi-tools...although on second thought, this looks like one of those gifts you have to pretend you like...which might explain how I got it as a freebie in an online auction lot.
7. Here is one of those one piece card style multi-tools, except this one has a protective case around the sharp and pointy tool. Features a built in LED light, button compass, and a half decently sized magnifying glass.
8. Similar style to the one above, but does not feature an LED light. It does however had a removable micro double ended screw driver.
9. Same tool as above but prettier in transparent blue.
10. Here is the cheapest of the cheap. Much like the above tools, but without the hard protective case and other extras, I present to you, the simplest card multi-tool around in a cheap vinyl protective case. I got this one as a gift if memory serves me correctly. I was happy because I didn't already have this one.
11. Much like the Tool Logic Wine Companion, this one dates to the late 70s. I found this long lost and forgotten tool in a storage box. Some of my earliest memories have this tool in it...go figure. So I guess one could say this is the Grand Daddy of the Wine Companion.
12. Here is an interesting card multi. There is a metal plate with Brookstone on the backside. Once again. not much room for extras as there is little to no wasted space.
That concludes this short tour of Tool Logic knife and card based multi-tools along with other card based multi-tools.
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