Just arrived and I'm shockingly impressed...and somewhat depressed. Impressed and depressed that Olitans has made a quality feeling and acting Ti framelock with a new sort of secure feeling change a blade with pivot bearings...for $55 off of Amazon.
I'm "depressed" and impressed they took the limited production Leatherman "Parts" concept and actually improved on it (I played with a Parts and was more disappointed than impressed) by making the mounting of the blades both easier and more secure and going to a Ti alloy handle. I'd like to see premium blades on this like the Parts has (this is a quarter of the price though even being in Ti). Perhaps someone will convince Olitans to make available blades in premium steel as an upgrade option.
Is it a "knock off" of the Parts? There are so many improvements I'm having a hard time saying so, but they sure copied the style and they jumped off from Leatherman's concept and changable blades design. The 80-20 rule gets applied in situations like this with knives. Is there 20% difference AND are there improvements? Considering the frame lock, Ti alloy handle materials, and more secure mechanism for blade attachment that is also easier to use there's more than 20% difference. Important though is whether the differences are improvements or not otherwise you'd just screw around a bit and change up (typically down) materials. In this case it seems that these differences are improvements. The only place the Parts rises above the Olitans modular is the blade steel otherwise there are improvements all the way round.
Are these points rationalizations in the face of my loud commitment to intellectual property protection against knockoffs? Perhaps, but this thing is head and shoulders above the Leatherman before we even compare price and steels so maybe...possibly...could go either way. I can say I wouldn't buy a Parts when I handled it and would never expect to use it since I had little confidence in the blade attachment and it didn't flip like this so there was no "fun" in it.
youtu.be
I agree with about everything in the video.
It flips easily and every surface is smooth and chamfered comfortably like a much more expensive knife.
Maybe Leatherman will look at the changes here and be inspired to incorporate some of these lessons?
I'm "depressed" and impressed they took the limited production Leatherman "Parts" concept and actually improved on it (I played with a Parts and was more disappointed than impressed) by making the mounting of the blades both easier and more secure and going to a Ti alloy handle. I'd like to see premium blades on this like the Parts has (this is a quarter of the price though even being in Ti). Perhaps someone will convince Olitans to make available blades in premium steel as an upgrade option.
Is it a "knock off" of the Parts? There are so many improvements I'm having a hard time saying so, but they sure copied the style and they jumped off from Leatherman's concept and changable blades design. The 80-20 rule gets applied in situations like this with knives. Is there 20% difference AND are there improvements? Considering the frame lock, Ti alloy handle materials, and more secure mechanism for blade attachment that is also easier to use there's more than 20% difference. Important though is whether the differences are improvements or not otherwise you'd just screw around a bit and change up (typically down) materials. In this case it seems that these differences are improvements. The only place the Parts rises above the Olitans modular is the blade steel otherwise there are improvements all the way round.
Are these points rationalizations in the face of my loud commitment to intellectual property protection against knockoffs? Perhaps, but this thing is head and shoulders above the Leatherman before we even compare price and steels so maybe...possibly...could go either way. I can say I wouldn't buy a Parts when I handled it and would never expect to use it since I had little confidence in the blade attachment and it didn't flip like this so there was no "fun" in it.
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youtu.be
I agree with about everything in the video.
It flips easily and every surface is smooth and chamfered comfortably like a much more expensive knife.
Maybe Leatherman will look at the changes here and be inspired to incorporate some of these lessons?
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