I’m using mine to make a diagonal cut on the end of 550 paracord so that I can melt it and shape it into a point to get it through tight spots when cord wrapping knife handles. If they’ll cut paracord at a steep angle I think they’ll be fine for your EMT needs, they have one blade serrated and one bevelled so once you start a cut it grips the material and doesn’t stip as much as plain edges would.
Be a great start for a really thick bladed friction folder!
Some of the YouTube channels, Tuffthumbz mostly, were complaining about working with the Lightning Strike carbon fibre because it leaves tiny spikes of copper if you aren’t very careful about finishing, the more you sand it smooth the more the copper wires appear and the more you have to sand.
I’m not a great fan of Carbon Fibre but the Uni-directional can make interesting “contour map” lines on knife scales.
I still use the Navy 2001 Atwood knockoff on my keychain. I gave my Gerber Shard to a friend because the missus said she didn’t like it on the keychain.
This Nite Ize keychain tool looks interesting. It’s in the same price range as most of the tools here except with 2 day Prime shipping if you live in the USA.
I like the name. I think it’s not good placement of the spring clip, for bottle opening and as a nut opener (Wrench? Spanner?). Though most of these tools don’t look very comfortable to use.
The neat little pry tool with the measurements marked off on it, with the notched “wrench” in the middle? Not original, I’ve had one exactly like that since the late 1980’s. Not wearing the EDC name though.