Leatherman ARC vs Skeletool CX
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 12 of 27 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
244 g
142 g
Closed length
107.9 mm
101.6 mm
Width
33 mm
31.5 mm
Thickness
17.3 mm
13.2 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
20
7
Blade steel
CPM MagnaCut stainless steel
154CM stainless steel
Blade length
70.1 mm
66 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$249.95
$99.95
Cost per tool
$12.50
$14.28
Manufacturer
Leatherman
Leatherman
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
—
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
—
Scissors
✓
—
Saw
✓
—
File
✓
—
Awl
✓
—
Buy if it carries 13 more tools than the other; it works out at $12.50 per tool.
Buy if it saves 102 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $99.95, and it works out at $14.28 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.