The Most Popular Leatherman Ever
17Tools In One
The Leatherman Wave multi-tool is hands down our most popular model, made famous by its outside-accessible blades that can be deployed with just one hand. When we redesigned it in 2004, we gave the new Wave larger knives, stronger pliers, longer wire cutters, and all-locking blades. Perfect for any job, adventure, or everyday task, the Wave multi-tool is an international best-seller.
Specs
Tools:
- 420HC Clip Point Knife
- 420HC Sheepsfoot Serrated Knife
- Needlenose Pliers
- Regular Pliers
- Wire Cutters
- Hard-wire Cutters
- Wire Stripper
- Large Screwdriver
- Large Bit Driver
- Small Bit Driver
- Scissors
- Wood/Metal File
- Diamond-coated File
- Saw
- Bottle Opener
- Can Opener
- 8 in | 19 cm Ruler
- INCLUDED BITS: Phillips and Flat Tip Eyeglasses Screwdriver Bit, Phillips #1-2 and 3/16" Bit
Features:
- Stainless Steel Handles
- Stainless Steel Body
- Black Oxide Version Available
- Outside-accessible Blades for One-handed Opening
- All Locking Blades and Tools
- Fixed Lanyard Ring
- Leather or Nylon Sheath
- 25-year Warranty
Measurements:
- 4 in | 10 cm (closed)
- 8.5 oz | 241 g
Tool Tales
Wave - The Only Survivor!
In 2003, I bought a Wave for my boyfriend. It went on his belt and served him well as among other duties; he inspected military housing for the Department of Defense.
That knife tapped ...
Surfing with the Wave!
I purchased my Wave almost 10 years ago when I started working for a local Internet provider; it has been an EDC item since. The form and function have served me well hunting or working ...
First Wave, Next Surge
I got my Leatherman Wave about 4 years ago and it immediately became an everyday part of my life. I am a computer technician and also a licensed electrician and often do electrical and carpentry ...
A Tool for Tower Climbers
I work for a company doing repairs on communications equipment and we have a crew of 4 people; between us we have 8 Leatherman (each person has one for a backup ). I don't think ...
Surprise in the Grouse Woods
This fall, while on our annual grouse trip, one of our black Labs was introduced to a porcupine. The introduction did not go well for Bear. After hearing the yelp, Bear returned to us a ...
Long Term
I have owned just about every Leatherman model made. I have used them as a MAJOR backup when I was a contractor, as often you just can't carry everything you need in a tool pouch. ...
Making Waves
While I was working on a project for the Canadian Forces, the whole project team found itself installing all sorts of electronic equipment in outdoor shelters and truck trailers. We had regular tools, but not ...
Love Hurts (Kinda), Leatherman Just Works!
While walking the dog together with my wife the other evening, I saw the season’s last rose. I just had to pick it for her, so I climbed the two meters or so at the ...
Wave Gets Crushed
While travelling from Houston to Atlanta with a trailer of furniture, I arrived in Baton Rouge, LA just before a thunderstorm. I stopped and bought a rain tarp and rope to keep my load dry. ...
Always at My Side . . .
I have been collecting Leatherman tools for over 12 years. I'm the proud owner of a Wave that I just bought recently and I use it everyday and my line of work it comes in ...
Addicted
I have already written two of these because I thought the first one didn't get posted, but I just had to reiterate how addicted I am.
I first received a PST about 14 ...
Saved from Being Stranded
Hi folks,
Yesterday, the 14th of Sept 2009, brought with it a real surprise.
A friend and I were out fishing at this lovely spot. We had gotten there on my bike, a ...
A Lot of Good Years
I have a PST that was given to me as a business appreciation gift by a vendor sometime in the 1980's. At that time I was working in the oil fields of Kansas and now ...
Never Travel Alone
First of all, this is ridiculous that I'm writing a blog-style entry about a product. I've never done this before, nor do I ever intend to do anything like this again. Then again, the rest ...
Wow!
My ex-military buddy Ric, (now a refrigeration tech.), always raved about your tools and how he couldn't survive without them. I always pooh-poohed him and thought... "Just another gadget".
About 3 years ago ...
Wave in the Himalayas
I’ve been a proud owner of a Leatherman for years and always carry one with me, the Wave being my favourite.
It came in handy last month when I did my 1500+mile small car ...
Wave at It’s Best in the Himalayas
Needless to say the Leatherman Wave is one of my favourite SOS multi-tools in my daily travel.
This story is when I was riding a hired Royal Enfield motorcycle to Hemis Monastery from ...
MacGyver of All
As a Blue Collar Professional I have found my Leatherman Wave to be the tool I have kept on my belt for the past 10 years.
I have been a Firefighter, an Emergency Medical ...
Job Disaster Averted
I work on a yacht and we were on cruise; I had only been working there 3 weeks. I had been sent by my bosses to pick up the guests. Snapping to it I ...
10 Year Old Wave
I have an original Wave tool from 1999. I carry it every day and I refer to it at least a dozen times a day.
At present I am a mechanic and I ...
Up the Creek without a Paddle and a Hook in the Hand
My friend and I were up on the Muskegon River about 15 to 20 miles from anywhere and in unfamiliar territory my buddy caught a nice bass and while taking the hook out it flopped ...
Gardeners Best Friend
Working in the world of horticulture for over 20 years I have had more knives than I care to mention either losing or braking them with there poor quality but now I have a Leatherman ...
Tool of Choice
I have been using Leatherman tools for about 6 years. I am a maintenance manager for Bass Pro Shops. My choice Leatherman for the last year has been a Wave. I have given them as ...
The Day I need My Leatherman Wave
I am 16 and I keep a Leatherman Wave in my off road ‘69 Nissan Patrol. My friend wanted to go on a weekend camping trip, so I got all the stuff we needed. ...
Greatest Tool Ever Invented
Where do I start? I have owned Leatherman’s since I was 13, so well over 10 years now. I have worn out two of the original ones (I believe they were called the PST) ...
Leatherman Wave Changed My Life
Dear Leatherman,
I am writing to share with you how a Leatherman Wave changed my life. I have owned a Leatherman for quite some time and always have one on my belt or in my ...
Just a "Wave"? Try "Useful Tsunami"!
Over the past 50 or so years I have, alternately, ogled "Multi-tool" knives or 'satisfied' myself with one of those $5.00 K-Mart ‘toys’. I was usually disappointed before too long even though I didn’t, really, ...
Dentist on Call
I'm a Chiropractor by trade and use my Leatherman for many things like fishing, wrenching my Harley, and household maintenance. I have never used my tool professionally except for office repairs.
Today, my wife ...
15 Years of Leatherman Use
I got my first Leatherman in 1994. It was the PST II. I used it for years until I lost it a few years ago. I was lost without it, so I shopped around for ...
The Everyday Tool
My Leatherman Wave is always coming into use for something at work. I do park maintenance and my tool seems to always be needed to do something handy like get tough gum or candy off ...
Deep Thoughts...and My Leatherman
...I used one Leatherman (my Wave), to repair another Leatherman (my e33bx). Utilizing the bit set that I had also ordered, I tightened a couple of the 'star' fasteners on my e33bx. Voila', my e33bx ...
'Todd' Leatherman
I have probably owned over 30 Leatherman tools. It is my gift of choice for my workers and friends for any gift giving occasions. I cannot count how many times it has saved me - ...
I'm Addicted
Ok, so where do I begin? I own probably 7 or 8 Leatherman now, each with their own use and designated place . . . two Micras - one on my work keys and ...
Always Ready For Anything
I am a Spec. 4 in the US Army currently on deployment to Afghanistan. My Father gave me his Wave when I enlisted and was sent to my first duty station in Hawaii. As a ...
R.I.P. My Faithful Wave
My Wave has been my faithful friend ever since I bought it, back in the late '90s. It has helped me out of many difficult situations, from fixing my broken bike chain in the midst ...
A Bikers Worst Nightmare
It was about 7:30 pm on a Monday night. My family and I were on a 20 mile bike ride and on our way back on our ten mile trip back to town I ...
That Expensive Tennis Bracelet!
One Saturday afternoon I was surfing the net when I heard my wife struggling with a demon in the kitchen. I didn't pay too much attention at first, but when I heard her exasperation with ...
Best Tool in Peru
I bought my Leatherman Wave as a 6th grade Boy Scout with money that I had saved from cutting lawns. I am 19 years old now preparing to start my sophomore year in college in ...
Don't Leave Home Without One
I've been using your product(s) for quite some time now and I never leave the house without it. A few weeks ago, I snapped the flat screwdriver blade off my Wave (not good), so I've ...
In the Outback
I spent the month of May camping in the Australia outback. My friend Charlie broke his aluminum tent pole while erecting his tent. I used my Leatherman Wave to remove a broken furrell, and file ...
With Leatherman for Life
My family purchased a Leatherman Wave for me some time ago. The cutting edge inside the jaws started sticking making it hard to open. I called the 800 number on their web sight and they ...
Ribbon Cutting Rescue
Our hotel recently had a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new expansion. The ceremonial large scissors would not cut the ribbon while VIPs and guests looked on. After a few embarrassing ...
The Only Knife I've Never Broken
I bought a Leatherman Wave in 2004 when I was passing through the States. I use it so much that I keep it in my bag wherever I go - even to work.
Feel Safe with Leatherman
Well, I owned the Classic Wave since 2004 then it lost in 2007 after the security guy in the airport told me to put my bag not in the Cabin because he knows that I ...
Panicked Parents
I work at a ski area in California as a security supervisor and I won’t ever walk out of my home without my Wave Leatherman; I use it all the time.
I was ...
Daddy to the Rescue
I love my Leatherman knives. I have a Wave and a pocket knife. I use them everyday. I always have both of them on me everyday.
My 5 year old son was riding ...
The Most Loaned Out Tool in the World
I fly radio controlled model airplanes for a hobby. I would say that 99.9% of the times I go out to the club field, someone will ask me if they can borrow my Leatherman Wave. ...
Osprey Rescue
I tend to misplace things from time to time. Misplacing my Leatherman Wave tool is never fun; I rely on it almost everyday.
I was working on the Arthur Kill River near Elizabeth, ...
Always Be Prepared
I received a PST II for my birthday when I was 12 and have used it every day for the past 8 years. With carrying it on my belt that entire time at such a ...
High School, a Combat Tour, and a Road Trip
Years back, in high school, I used most of a weeks pay from a crappy part time job to pick up a Leatherman Wave. It seemed like a good idea at the time. (Who says ...
Avoiding Waves
I was having lunch in the break room when I noticed a co-worker running past. A moment later I saw him run back the other way asking where the water main might be. Curious as ...
The Tale of the Tiger Muskie and my Leatherman Wave
Well, I was ice fishing in February of 2009 on a little dam called Newton Dam. It’s just a few minutes northwest of Logan, Utah. We were catching crappie that you could barely see ...
Be Prepared
I was on a road trip to Seattle with my family. We got up on the last day before we arrived and got an early start. We were making good time until the car ahead ...
A Real Survival Sidekick
I received an original PST as a gift in 1986. I'm kind of a handy-man mechanical type, and used it practically every day.
In 2006, my son-in-law Bob and I were out on ...
The Improviser
Hi, I'm a mechanically inclined tinkerer who likes to make things work better or more efficiently. Here is my story:
I used to own Gerber multi-tool the kind where the pliers slid out. After ...
Rescue at Sea!
This event happened about 10 years ago, not too long after I received my Wave as part of my compliment of tools which I used at work.
It was a beautiful summer day off ...
2500 Feet of Hose Later
I work for my local fire department as an on call fire fighter, and with a volunteer rescue squad at my college. I always carry my Leatherman Wave tool with me because you never know ...
How Leatherman Saved Me in College
A few years back, my girlfriend got me a Leatherman Wave as a birthday gift. I had never seen one before, and was amazed. It now officially resides in my car, helping with both automotive ...
Creature from Snoop Lagoon
You don't know how much a tool means to you until you've lost it. I was out on a canoe trip; a three week romp through an area in Northern Ontario called the Dead Lakes. ...
Saved by a Wave!
Hello,
I can't say enough about my Wave multi-tool. It has come to my aid many times; nothing severe or life threatening, but a great thing to have around.
One time I was ...
Lost In Mexico
Hi! My story is not very good, but it is the truth, and that is what we all need!
My name is Ray and about 10 years ago I purchased a Leatherman Wave. ...
Saved the Day
Today, Saturday 11/4/2009, I was herding some of my sheep for drenching. I was riding my two wheel motorcycle along a track when I ran over a piece of discarded fencing wire. A loop in ...
Immediate Need
I work as a contract Designer here in Doha, Qatar and brought with me my Victorinox Swiss Champ. But I find it a bit bulky and heavy to carry around for everyday use. Since then ...
My Wave: Partner and Companion
I have had my Wave for nine years now, and have loved it! We have been through a lot of outdoor and domestic experiences. I have disassembled and reassembled an eighteen speed mountain bike, dissected ...
Do the Wave
I have been a skeptic of multi-tools in the past figuring they are too big and anything I need to do can be done with my trusty Swiss Army Knife. I had purchased a "knock-off" ...
Hotel Tool
A couple of years ago a friend and I bought an old run down hotel. The first purchase I made was a Leatherman wave 2. I worked in the bar with it, opening bottles and ...
True American Tool Company
I want to thank everyone at the Leatherman Tool Company for making and standing behind a great tool. I own 3 Leatherman tools, a Super Tool 200, and two Waves. I carry one of these ...
Canoe Trip
I go with a group of guys every year on a canoe trip, nothing special just a good time on the river fishing enjoying the river, sun and having a few good laughs. We got ...
Tools of the Trade
A few years back, I was a Restoration and Repair Technician for a contracting company that had contracts with several large Telecommunication and Cable companies. Basically, our crews would occasionally damage property in the process ...
Crossing the Andes Mountains, Thanks to a Leatherman
January 19 of 2009, I’m part of an expedition in the middle of the Andes Mountains, following the steps of General Jose de San Martin when he began the campaign to liberate South America 192 ...
The MAN-TOOL
Back in 2000, I bought my husband his first Leatherman. We affectionately named it his MAN-TOOL. It's the first thing he puts on his belt as he dresses for the day. And he instinctively reaches ...
Fixing Fencing
I’ve had my Wave for about 6 years now and it’s come in handy many times, but it really did about a month ago. We were moving cows and saw we had a about a ...
Leatherman Exchange
A colleague of mine use to owe me money, about 10 thousand shillings (I live in Kenya), which is roughly 150 dollars. Every time I asked him to pay, he would tell me to check ...
Life Saving
I am a paramedic for the past 20 years in SA and purchased my first Leatherman (Wave) in December 2002. A gift to Dad from Dad........ I never thought that the purchase of this item ...
Over Use?
Dear Leatherman,
Four years ago, I was given a Leatherman Wave for my birthday. I am in the Satellite T.V. installation business and recently realized I couldn't do my job without my Leatherman tool. Many ...
Leatherman Tools
I have owned a Leatherman tool for at least 15 years, will continue to own one. I don’t know why everybody doesn’t have one. I use mine everyday. I have used my 50 ft. up ...
In Luck Every Day
I am a satellite system installer and I have used a Leatherman Wave for about 8 years opening boxes, plastic containers filled with small parts, cutting holes in walls for outlet boxes, cutting cables, and ...
My Wave Shaves the Day
I was running late for work when I noticed in the rear-view mirror that I missed a spot shaving. I had my Leatherman Wave on my belt, and figured I'd give it a try. What ...
No Time to Wait
As a paramedic my primary duties at a scene are medical - we treat the patient using advanced skills and medication followed by transportation to hospital. We often work with the fire department in cases ...
Naked Without It
I started carrying a Leatherman PST in 1986 when my normally studio-based video production career expanded to include more and more remote field production. Initially, I only carried it on jobs, but that soon changed ...
Just an Ordinary Day
It was an ordinary day at work; it was a load in for a rock concert. We were rigging lights on one of the trusses onstage. I had my Leatherman on my belt and my ...
MY WAVE SAVED THE DAY AND MY REPUTATION!
I was shooting a video of a popular blues singer at a prestigious theatre. It was a one-camera shoot and I was transmitting audio from their sound board to my wireless receiver with my battery ...
I Fixed My Friend's $50 Airsoft Gun!
My friend has a nice gas airsoft gun which broke awhile ago. He was considering getting a new one, so I decided to try and take it apart with my trusty Leatherman Wave. I used ...
Tried and True
For Christmas this year I bought myself a new Leatherman Wave to get the new features that were in the last upgrade. I have my old Leatherman Wave sitting on the desk next to me ...
Found Again Just in Time
In 2000 I went hunting with a few mates; we were after some large pig tusks and on a friend’s 12,500 acre property in Outback Australia. We camped the first night under the stars and ...
Triumph
I live in Upstate NY and was driving home through Middleburgh after cleaning out and washing my pickup truck. I took all of my tools out so I could wash the bed of the truck. ...
A Wave for the Surge
Working as a custodian I saw a contractor using a Wave tool and was extremely impressed with its strong construction and all the tools in it. I wrote down the name of it and months ...
When Your Only Tool is a Hammer...
We moved to a new house. My tool boxes had not been unpacked; my Leatherman Super Tool was on my belt. I had expected to use the pliers, blades and screw drivers when setting up ...
Close Call
There almost isn't a day that goes by that I don't carry my Wave. It’s kind of a package along with my cell phone and wallet. Today it got me out of a close call. ...
Pulling a Tooth with a Leatherman
The full tale is on my wife's blog: http://mamallama8.blogspot.com/2008/12/pulling-tooth-with-leatherman.html
Libby came running into the kitchen last night and pulled on Dad and showed him her tooth. He took one look and said, "Oh yeah, ...
10,000 Times Again and Again!
I received my Leatherman Wave for Christmas of 2007. At first I thought it was no big deal and I was not very excited. Well, as time went on I started using it more and ...
Replaced the Toolbox
Until I started carrying my Wave, I had to transport toolbox on wheels. I work as a Computer repair regional supervisor, and the less I have to carry with me the better. I have used ...
Leatherman Wave More Than a Great Tool
I bought my first Leatherman tool in May of this year and it has performed great. I purchased the Wave and every time it's been needed it has never failed me.
Working in ...
Stuck in a Heat Wave
Last summer I was working as the property manager for a small real estate company doing everything from general maintenance to full scale renovations. My dad had always carried a Leatherman with him everywhere he ...
Always at My Side
Well I don't have any tales of heroism or life saving stories but I have had 6 Leatherman tools over the years and currently own a Kick, Wave, Surge, Super Tool, and c301, never has ...
Wonderful
I read all these stories of people doing amazing things with their Leatherman and I feel out of place telling mine.
I purchased a Leatherman Wave a couple of months ago because the ...
Another Day of Scouting
I was attending a leadership training camp with the Boy Scouts of America when we were hit with one of the worst storms I've ever seen. I ran down the hill to meet with the ...
Leatherman Earned Me a 100 Bucks
Dear Leatherman Tool Group,
I am writing to tell you guys the story about a bet. This bet was simple. My friend Harlen bet me $100.00 that his Gerber Diesel Multi Tool ...
From Ruin to Romance
There was a full moon out as I, the Bionic Lobster, scuttled out of my humble undersea abode, and made my way to the surface. Tonight was ...
Beat the Thunderstorm Home
I was out on my quad in the bush and a big thunderstorm was coming. As I headed back to the house, I went through some thick grass and over a log, but as ...
I CALL MY LEATHERMAN 'THE HULK'!
Just 6 years ago I had never seen, much less heard of, a 'multi-tool'. The first one I saw was a real 'cheap-o' in my dad's grocery store. I didn't think too much about it ...
My Dad's Best Friend and Daughter's Saviour
My Leatherman Wave as been by far the best performing tool I have in my possession and, believe me, I own a lot being in the house maintenance business. My daughter calls me Inspector Gadget, ...
The Wave Saved the Day for a Young Deer
Yesterday morning I went to a friends house to get our hunting trails cleared behind his house and to get our shooting lanes cleared (using the saw on my Wave and the saw on his ...
Dad’s Best Friend and Daughter's Saviour
My Leatherman Wave as been by far the best performing tool I have in my possession and, believe me, I own a lot being in the house maintenance business. My daughter calls me Inspector Gadget, ...
Little Problem, Big Set Back
On the 16th of this month I was driving a little memorial go kart for my grandfather. Well, it started okay, then going in line to Main street for a parade – yeah, a parade ...
Leatherman Serves the Air Force
I am a Brit working on one of the American Air Force bases in the UK. My job is to ensure everything the military and civilian members of our Squadron need happens, on time, on ...
The Australian Camping Lantern
Dear Mr. Leatherman, show a man how to fish and he eats for a lifetime. Teach a man how to build a lantern and he can see forever. I had desperately wanted a Leatherman Wave ...
My Wave Keeps a Friend Cool on a Hot Day and Saves the Neighbors Dog
I upgraded to the Wave from the Fuse about 2 weeks ago, on reference from my supervisor, who has carried one for 6 years now and loves it. It had done small odds and ends ...
Dogs Finally Roam Free......
Several years ago I was in Arizona helping my late aunt move into a nursing home. I was cleaning out her home and discovered two urns containing her beloved pets. We discussed releasing the pet ...
Sharing the "Leatherman Gift"
It has been a real joy to know I can count on the tool that allows me to complete tasks that require a special quality tool. The Wave, Crunch, Micra and others are tools that ...
Ring Finger Saver
I work for a company that installs guardrails. While unloading the posts for a job, one post slipped and landed on my wedding band. I could not take the ring off on my own. I ...
A Great Tool
I like my Leatherman Wave and I have had mine for about 3 years now. It is very handy to have on the spot and it has paid for itself. I am a ...
Waving by the Side of the Road
Its 5 o'clock rush hour and I smell something from the A/C vents that tells me something is wrong. I then see the temperature gauge begin to soar. I immediately pull over to the side ...
Not a Day Without It!
My story is nothing special or unique; I am a licensed C7 installer. I drive from job site to job site with a van full of tools of all kinds - normal tools, specialty tools, ...
5 Years and I Still Love It
I have had my Wave since I was 16. I'm now 21 and serving a tour in Afghanistan. I am a mechanic in the Army and like my Wave better than what we get issued. ...
I'm a Believer
Hate is a strong word. I hate "multi-tools". They never work quite right. They are always heavy and awkward to use if you can even open them. I refused to carry around a half functional ...
Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Other Side
If you have a problem, and no one else can help, then you need a Leatherman. My story is not poetic, or heroic. It doesn't talk about rescuing people from the clutches of death. It ...
The Way to the Dead Sea
It was one of those hot Spring afternoons, on the way leading from East Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. My loyal companion - a Super Shadow motorcycle – and I were cruising down the winding ...
Thanksgiving Saved
Every other Thanksgiving we head to my aunts for Turkey Day. Well on this Turkey Day every thing was going as planned except the TV wouldn’t come on. Supposedly my little cousin had pushed the ...
Avionics Repair
I have had my Leatherman Wave since they were first introduced. It has been used to build stage sets, household repair, car repair etc. I mostly use it for my current job, an avionics (aviation ...
Inspired by the Tour
I always dreamed of visiting the Leatherman Plant ever since I purchased a PST in 1985. Later, I bought a Wave because the PST was so good.
During a recent visit to the ...
Great Christmas Gifts
In the fall of 1996 I purchased "the Leatherman Super Tool" with the help of several fellow employees at Sasktel in Prince Albert. At that time the only dealer was in Calgary Alberta, so all ...
Leatherman Wave Saves the Day at the Beach
My girlfriend and I had set out on a beautiful Florida evening to catch a sunset on the beach. We unloaded our beach chairs and a bottle of wine and I soon noticed I had ...
Long Live the Leatherman
I have been carrying my Super Tool faithfully ever since it came, rather unexpectedly, into my life: on the side of the highway. My dad was driving me to a Scout meeting when we noticed ...
Yet Another Unpublished Use for a Wave Tool
I oversee new construction and maintain existing merchandise fixtures for a major national retailer here on the west coast. I put both my Super Tool and my Wave through a ton of punishment every day! ...
The Kid on the Bike
I first fell in love with the Leatherman Wave when I bought it to use on a 50 day mountaineering/sea kayaking trip in Chilean Patagonia. I used it every day in Chile and just as ...
I Did it My Wave
I migrated in 2002 from the Philippines to Europe, (before I came here, I took my brother’s Leatherman Wave . . . ha, ha, ha). When I got here, I had a difficult time ...
Only As Good As the Warranty
I have no life threatening tales to tell. Only that in a panic, I tried to whittle some tarp poles out of green limbs (that I used your saw blade to cut) during a vacation ...
Leatherman Down Under in NZ
The world known, grand multi tool has made its way into my pocket in New Zealand to keep warm during the days (New Zealand is located slightly south from Australia for those not certain about ...
What Can Brown and the Leatherman Do For You!
I am a package driver for United Parcel Service. My route is along the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon. In the fall of ‘07 I was headed up the river on my way ...
Just Messing About in (Very Old) Boats - or How to Buy Three!
I've owned and sailed wooden sailing boats for forty years now. Tradition requires the crew of an old boat to carry a marlin spike and a blunt ended sheath knife known as a riggers' knife. ...
Leatherman Steers Us Straight
In 2002, during an army cadet field training exercise, one of the officers commented that the steering wheel on her car was shaking severely when she arrived at the exercise site. Upon investigation, it was ...
Globetrotter
For many years I was involved in Practical Shooting as a Range Officer. This meant going to shooting ranges in the boondocks of Brazil, Ecuador, South Africa, Argentina, Venezuela and the US. I started out ...
Enlightened By My Super Tool
Well I have had my Super Tool now for 9 years and it has survived rock shows, medical emergencies and most of all save my life in my opinion. Well this is a simple story ...
My First Time
I have wanted one of these things for years but just never got around to buying one. I work on computers for a living and thought it might come in handy, so my brother finally ...
10 Years of Service
In 1997 I bought my Wave. I used it many times just like everyone else. I work in the automotive industry as a salesman, and wore my Wave everyday. Many times my mechanics knew I ...
A Lucky Chance, Coincidence Doesn't Exist
As a real beachcomber I was collecting all sorts of things to decorate the sand built Dome of Rome, formed with my grandson Tom, on the Israeli Caesarea beach. Among the woods, synthetics in various ...
My Wife Saved My Life through Emergency Surgery with a Wave
We were on a holiday in the African bush when the following happened. It is interesting to note that we were an hours drive of rough 4X4 into the mountains (no cell phone reception) and ...
Why You Never Leave Home Without Your Leatherman
To Whom It May Concern. Hello. The reason I am writing is to tell you why you should never leave home without your Leatherman. I am a fairly new Leatherman owner, but since the very ...
Lost and Found
I have been using Leatherman since 1985. I would buy Leatherman in bulk to give to my accounts for Christmas presents. I had one left so I used it for many years.
True LEATHERman
Two years ago I got a Leatherman Wave for Christmas. I loved it and used it often. One day that following March I was snowboarding and I badly dislocated and broke my arm. The ski ...
My Leatherman Saved my Life during the Floods in Tabasco, Mexico
On November 2, 2007 the State of Tabasco, in Mexico, suffered the worst floods in 50 years. It was a major tragedy that was known around the world. Villa Hermosa, the capital of the state, ...
From Father to Son and Beyond
Just a note to say thank you for making such a great tool. I bought a Wave about four or five years ago with some Christmas money from my mother. From maintenance at our church ...
Throttle Cable Blues
It was 9:30 at night as we were leaning into a left hand curve in Arkansas. As I twisted the throttle on the Goldwing we started losing speed quickly. The throttle cable had broken only ...
Leatherman isn't a "Wonder Tool"
My son has a Leatherman Wave tool. I love him, but he is not the most "tool wise" guy. He kept telling me how great this tool was. Well, I have had several tools that ...
Leatherman Framed
The house prices in London are astronomical these days and I certainly can’t afford to buy just yet. So I am forced to rent ever decreasing shoeboxes to live in. From time to time I ...
Nail and Screw Remover
While working as a commercial tire tech I found that using a pair of side cutters wasn't working, so I went to my locker and got out my LEATHERMAN WAVE with the needle nose pliers. ...
KD109
I am a Marine and currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan. We, as Marines, have an annual event called the Rifle Range to test our proficiency with a weapon. It was mid April here and it ...
Multi-Tool for Multi Calls
Hello. I want to start this out by saying I have carried some kind of multi-tool on my belt for about five years or so. I have owned every brand and make, but never a ...
My Toolbox Thanks You, and My Pants!
In my profession, I carry around many different tools. I used to carry around a pouch with a knife, 2 screwdrivers, 3 types of pliers, and different sized hex heads. It weighed my pants down ...
Lucky Tool to Have on Hand
I think I told Leatherman about this a few years back, but I did not send it to this site. I was spending some time with my friends from work near Philadelphia, and everyone decided ...
Strong Saw
My friend and I had this project where we had to make a tool in the outdoors. Since there was a bamboo forest nearby, we figured we would use bamboo for this. Not so hard, ...
Maintenance Tech
I work in the maintenance department at a hospital. I have used my Leatherman on several occasions in the Emergency room when the tools the nurses have just won't work.
On one occasion ...
Ecuadorian Horse Rescue
A few months back my girlfriend and I where traveling through Ecuador in South America. We traveled quite light with only a 35 kilo backpack each on our seven month trip through South and North ...
Farewell to a Friend
I lost my Leatherman last Sunday. I suppose it was only a matter of time. Any tool used so often, loaned to so many strangers and companions, and handled around so much water was bound ...
"A Leatherman is Never, Just One Man's Leatherman"
Dear Leatherman,
Firstly, I want to thank you for making the best multi-tool there is.
Now to the point, I am a missionary kid raised in West Africa, from the sands and ...
Everyday Life
This is not a tail of heroism or even thrilling adventure, but rather one about the finest tool I own (and I own many tools).
For about twelve years now, the most used ...
The Surge from a Wave!
About 3-4 years ago I was given a Wave multi-tool for X-mas! It was the coolest thing I ever got. It did not take more than five minutes before it was at my side and ...
Goodbye to Romance
I’ve been using a Leatherman Wave since 2002 and every time my motorcycle broke I fixed it with my Wave. Over the years my Leatherman broke in some parts, like the screw drivers, but it ...
Leatherman Saves Christmas in Africa
Dear Mr. Tim,
I would just like to thank you for your commitment to life and quality for chasing a dream and seeing it through. THANK YOU!!!
About four years ago ...
Battle Tested
I have had Leatherman products in the past, but never realized its full potential until I was activated to service in Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It was there that I purchased in the ...
It's an Easy Choice
I am a Medical Imaging service engineer. I've reduced my 50 lb. tool bag down to my New Wave, a multi-meter, my laptop, and some custom made attachments. A light weight pack for a 63 ...
Extreme Weather and Extreme Luck
Last winter was pretty tough. Here in Alaska it gets pretty cold in Jan & Feb, but I still had to work with my horses. I dropped my Leatherman Wave tool (my Xmas present ...
Half a truck key + wave = running truck!
My youth group had just set up camp at Creation rock festival when I realized I needed my sleeping bag out of the truck. So I asked my youth leader for the keys since the ...
This aint no babyfood knife
This story took place in November of 1994. I was deployed to Saudi Arabia with the 27th fighter squadron during operation Vigilant Warrior. Our squadron aircraft (F-15's) were doing approximately 300 combat sorties a month. ...
Power lineman
In the beginning I was a sceptic on multiuse hand tools. My first tool was a cheapo and broke when i atempted to cut a number 8 softdrawn copper, the easiest cutting wire we work ...
Eating His Words
My mate and I were mustering cattle on motorbikes one day and we stopped for a while to take a break. He looked at the New Wave tool I had on my belt and began ...
Goodbye Wave, You're Sorely Missed...
I've been a charter coach mechanic for over five years now and have invested well in excess of $20,000 in Snap-On, Mac and Craftsman tools to enable me to do my job efficiently and effectively. ...
A Babe from the Wreckage
I have carried a Leatherman tool for around 15 years now and it has proved to be a "lifesaver" at times. You see, I’m a firefighter/paramedic. I have worked for a rural EMS service full ...
Daily Leatherman
I carry a Wave every day and have since they hit the shelves. I have carried Leatherman for over 20 years now. First it was a PST, then a Super Tool, and then the Pulse. ...
Battlefield Repairs
I bought my first Leatherman when I was in high school, back in 1996. I've used it almost daily since (though I've lost one, upgraded to the Wave, then had it stolen, then upgraded to ...
"Now I'm a Man!"
My son and daughter grew up in East Africa where we were missionaries for 13 years. Many of the men on the compound wore Leatherman tools. I used my Wave in my job as the ...
Wave Saved $3600
It was a dark African night when on the way to the airport in Nairobi, Kenya, the gear shift knob suddenly flopped uselessly. Carjacking’s are very common in this part of the continent and the ...
Thanks Leatherman
I have carried a Leatherman Wave for at least 10 years. I don't think that there has been a day goes by that I haven't used it for something. Through years of use it had ...
The War
While in operation in Iraq I had three multi tools and my being the armor (the one who fixes the weapons) I used all three like it was a religion. Well one day I had ...
A Wise Investment
I've had my Leatherman (Wave) for about 7 to 9 years now. It was a birthday gift from my dad after constantly borrowing his Super Tool for projects and repairs. I've been in the IT ...
SHOVELHEAD
About fifteen years ago I bought a basket case Harley Davidson. It was a 74 FX model with a shovelhead engine. Every time I got more than 10 miles from home, it would break down. ...
Maritime Leatherman
I’ve used my Wave for over 10 years now, in truth I should have sent it back to you some time ago now as 2 of the screw drivers snapped (but I was using excessive ...
One Leatherman
If you asked me mates they would surely tell you that I have often been heard to say why carry a tool pouch when you can take a Leatherman. I bought my Wave as a ...
Miners Best Mate
Gudday mate, I wanted to tell you all just how tough and long lasting the Wave is. I work in the coal mines in New South Wales, Australia. For the last eight years I was ...
An Injured Friend
I was given my Leatherman 4 years ago having given my friend one a few years earlier; I'd kept borrowing theirs... I was delighted - it's sexy, it's strong & people wanted to borrow mine! ...
900 lb. Leatherman
Once I was at a horse camp with some friends and a skilled horse trainer. There was also a Problem colt their and the professional was working with him. The trainer had a Leatherman wave ...
Locked Out
At 5:00 p.m. I was locked out. It was 30 degrees out and dark. All I had was my trustee Leatherman wave. I sat and thought. I took out my Wave check all windows ...
Out of TP, Use a Leatherman
So currently I am deployed to IRAQ. I had to use the bathroom really bad so I find the nearest portable potty. I run to it not making sure there is any TP. So after ...
The Leatherman Wave Wheel Chock?
I have been a Leatherman Wave owner for the past 6 years and it hasn't left my side. I used it on a daily basis as an on road mechanic fixing anything from small power ...
3 Cents Worth
I am a Treasure Hunter. Ok, so I am just a guy with a metal detector. I love getting out into the great outdoors in search of older relics and coins that were lost long ...
"Rest Area"
One fine morning my wife and several friends were on our way to Orlando to visit Mickey and friends and we needed to make a short roadside stop. We got out of our vehicle to ...
A Ride Saved
Last year 3 of us rode our Harley's on New Year’s Day to ride around the rose Parade. My friend said his bike was shifting real hard and stalling when he pulled in the clutch ...
ATM Tech
I work for an armored car company and we service ATM machines. When we can’t fix them, we call out IBM techs. One individual never carries a tool box. The first time I met him ...
It's a LeatherMAN
I had carried another brand of multi-tool closely associated to baby food, and was rather disappointed by the short life expectancy of its various tools. (In all fairness I have been accused of being able ...
Can’t be Without My Leatherman
In 2004 I was mobilized with the Small Arms Readiness Group as a small arms instructor for the Army. Over that year of mobilization I helped train roughly around 10,000 troops who would be deploying ...
Lost Without You
I have been a loyal Leatherman owner for about 15 years. After the first week of owning my first Leatherman (Supertool), I felt stupid for not owning one before that. This tool is the single ...
Sewer Starvation
I am a sewer maintenance worker and one day in mid October I was doing a job in a sewer in central London, when the man hole fell on me and locked. My mobile had ...
Best Tool Ever
Dear Leatherman, Congrats!!! I live on a game farm in Swartruggens. There isn’t a day that I do not use my Leatherman Wave. Like fixing the fence, skinning of animals, when fishing, ...
Still Fishin'
Recently my wife and I went on a fishing trip to northern New Hampshire. Shortly after putting our bass boat in the water the electric trolling motor stopped working. I pulled out the ...
Leaking Transam
In the spring of 2000 an acquaintance of mine had bought a used 1983 Pontiac Trans Am, and he asked me to look at it. I did and told him it needed a radiator because ...
Plaster Leg
Hello Leatherman-Team, We have a little history for you. My wife and I work at a mission hospital in Peru. This morning we had a patient with a plaster leg. Unfortunately, we don’t have the ...
USMC Leatherman
I have owned three Leatherman tools in the past eight years, but my favorite will always be the Leatherman Supertool that I bought at a Navy PX in San Diego right before I went on ...
CUTTING BRANCHES
I recently received a Leatherman Wave for ''being such a good kid''. (I chipped in a little too). I go to this outdoor program every Friday. It’s called Earthwalk. It’s really fun. We ...
MY LEATHERMAN MADE ME AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC
I flew in my 1954 Aeronca "Champ" to an airplane building workshop. It was a "club" plane, meaning it was owned by a bunch of folks who flew it irregularly each, but the plane had ...
A DOLLAR RICHER
One morning I strolled into the employee cafeteria aiming to score some caffeine, but walked out with much
more . . . Let's be honest, sporting a multi-tool holstered in a big sheath on ...
THE LOST WAVE
We were having a new house built near Fort Worth, TX this past May. The lot had a lot of trees on it, so I was clearing some of the trees off before they started ...
FROM BUILDING TO KILLING DINNER
First of all, let me just introduce myself. My name is Nabil. I am currently living my dream that I have had since I was in elementary school and that is researching free roaming wild ...
WINTER BLUES
In the early weeks of 2007, a co-worker and I were tasked with starting several tractors at a Caterpillar facility to perform repairs as part of the quality control process. At the time, I was ...
Life Made Easier
My first encounter with a Leatherman tool was when I started working on project sites such as refineries, paper plants cement factories etc. One particular site I saw my project manager pull Leatherman tool to ...
Pit Stop
A couple of friends and I were on our way back from Loudon, New Hampshire from the Nextel Cup race. We were in my friend’s father’s 1 ton Ford camper. We were cruising down the ...
Roof Repair Help
I built a bedroom out on our deck for my daughter and her fiancée, but had problems with leaks in the wavy plastic roof right away. The Leatherman tool helped me in putting up and ...
A Wave can cut a moose
If you have ever hunted moose in Alaska, you have learned that there is a lot to the field dressing process. It takes time, strength, and a good skinning knife. My husband's birthday is 5 ...
A Family Rite of Passage
My first Leatherman tool was purchased at a knife store at an amusement park called Knott's Berry Farm in California. I was not looking to purchase a knife, just killing time while the wife was ...
Snowboard Saviour
I went snowboarding with a new snowboard and binding and while I was on my first run I realized that I had put the bindings on incorrectly and they needed to be changed. Luckily I ...
Leatherman in Africa
I am a mechanical engineer by profession having worked 15 years as an expert in many countries throughout the African continent on major oilfields, construction and mining projects. I bought my first Leatherman (a Core ...
Locked In
Two summers ago, my family and I were staying in a rented condo on the beach. The condo had two entrances, the front door, which had a key-only deadbolt (an old corroded one at that), ...
Visit the Ancestors
Shortly after purchasing my Leatherman Wave, my wife, my children and I took a trip with my mother to visit Deseret, the land of her parents' birth. At one point in the trip we followed ...
Rescued a stuck crocodile
Rescued a stuck crocodile
Today at work we got a call that one of the crocs was caught in the netting. This is a common call, and to be honest with you, I wish we ...
Diehard Leatherman user
I have many stories about when a Leatherman tool has saved my life and my belongings. I have almost every Leatherman you guys have available and I use every one of them. I use Leatherman ...
Time to get a new tool
Last year we were on vacation in California and I was using my Leatherman PST on a project I was doing in our hotel room. It was the last night of the vacation so when ...
The tool that gets you moving
Ever since my first Leatherman (the Wave), there has always been a tool on my hip. Always at my side helping get done what ever task it is that needs to get done. My family ...
Leatherman meets computer geek!
I have been an avid Leatherman tool fan for quite some time. I began using a Leatherman Wave about 5 years ago. I was working as the assistant manager of an IT department in a ...
30 Days and Counting
I can't go anywhere without my Wave. Everyday I find it useful in many different tasks. I am logging what jobs I've performed and have managed to use it now, for 30 consecutive days.
LEATHERMAN TO THE (ANIMAL) RESCUE
As a Dog Warden (Animal Control Officer) I find that my Leatherman is an invaluable item of equipment that enables me to carry out my duties and help animals. When a person finds a stray ...
To your P. R. man or whom it may concern
Dear Maam or Sir,
I took my wife and three daughters Black Bear hunting yesterday. We have to take a boat about 8 miles across the Kachemak Bay in Homer, Alaska, to get ...
Leatherman Story
Just thought you might be interested in what your Leatherman products get up to.
I am a pilot in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. I never go flying without my Leatherman Wave. ...
The Wave in Uganda
Dear Leatherman,
For over a month, my friends have been telling me that I need to contact you and tell you about some of the amazing experiences I've had with my Leatherman Wave multi-tool ...
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Press Reviews
Quotes
"With its wire cutters, bottle opener, and 16 other equally useful functions, the no-classic Wave remains the best travel multitool."
— Outside
"It’s the perfect gift for gadget buffs, one that would keep MacGyver busy for years."
— Outpost
"Voted one of "The 20 Best Knives Ever Made"
— Field and Stream
"It’s not that it’s better than any of the seventeen implements it contains. It’s that its seventeen implements are good enough that you don’t have to carry any of them individually."
— Esquire
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Outfit Your Wave
Quick-Release Lanyard Ring & Removable Pocket Clip
Attach either the quick-release lanyard ring or pocket clip to your tool and carry it without a sheath.
