Remember that the multitool industry is most often considered an offshoot of the knife industry, so expect manufacturers, especially knife manufacturers, to try to incorporate various "knife" features in their multitools. Other manufacturers have been doing this already, from liner locks to OH blades to fancy steels, so it only makes sense that SOG does it as well.
Only by creating one of everything can we truly see what does and doesn't work. I have to say, the prototype didn't impress me, and I see some inherent problems, but it was a prototype, and I have been wrong before (many times!) so I'm not writing it off yet!
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