True Tales of Tools

Just days after I got my new Leatherman, I was out hunting pheasants with my trusty old hunting dog, Tony. Suddenly, when crossing a fence, I heard him yelping and struggling. He had stumbled ... Read the Rest of This Story »

During a day of mule deer hunting here in southern Alberta my hunting partner and I stopped for a long rest on the side of a coulee. It was a warm day for November and ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I got my Leatherman from my Dad in 1995. It was the second of such work bonuses, so he figured I could use it. Boy have I!! I have worked on cars, golf carts, houses, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I had to do some wiring on the church sound system, installing mic jacks in the stage floor. The space under the stage is only one foot, six inches. After completing the job, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

This story will be very short as well; not much of a story by itself. The great advantage of having a Leatherman with you is to be ready for most any situation. I and my ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Hey, this is my short story about the day I FOUND my Leatherman Charge. I was just biking home from the dentist when I saw a Leatherman Charge just lying in the middle of the ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I am a fire alarm technician and my job is to troubleshoot and repair fire alarm system components. I get razzed a lot by co-workers because the only other tool I carry besides my Leatherman ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

As an Air Force medic, I often had a need for convenient small tools for minor repairs or for unusual tasks that I came across in the field. I bought my first Leatherman at Fairchild ... Read the Rest of This Story »

It started off with my brother Nick and me sitting around at his place thinking of something to do. All that changed with a phone call from a friend who lived in a small town ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

It was 1987. Our clothing sales had just stocked this neat little tool that I had to see. The sales woman took out the display model and let me hold it while she ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Hunting in Delaware County, New York; there is the doe and I miss the shot. I tried to extract the spent round, but the extractor chipped off and the cartridge was stuck in the chamber. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I am the "Big Kid" on my block. So when my 7 year old neighbor came over to my house to see if I wanted to play baseball, I said yes. While we were ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Leatherman makes the best multi-tools on the planet. I have used Leatherman tools for the past 20 years or so and every use has been a pleasure. I own every tool you guys have ever ... Read the Rest of This Story »

In 1986 I was a Chinook helicopter mechanic/crew chief in the US Army and was deployed to Honduras with the 101st. Before deployment, with the Rambo movies in mind, I purchased a large survival knife ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Our trailers have a high security locking system. This particular one had been malfunctioning, so had been de-activated. Well, it activated itself, and I was locked in the back of the trailer in the middle ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

One day while the better half was having her hair done, I decided to be super dad and take my children to the local park. Being that it was a spur of the moment idea, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Owning a multi tool, it gets used every day with many tales to tell. Recently, I used my Leatherman to do a simply job with a tale that is worth telling. At a recent children’s ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I have long been a proud owner of a Leatherman dating back to the original one. I have always kept it with me, even to this day. Though I use it at least once a ... Read the Rest of This Story »

My father-in-law is a rugged construction worker that always has a Leatherman on his hip. I cannot think of one stand alone instance where he has used it; I can think of several. From opening ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

All right, this story could be a little hard to believe and could be a little hard to explain in writing, but here it goes. This happened about 4 years ago. I have an old ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I have had a Leatherman Micra for about 10 years now, and apart from when I am on a plane, it is always in my pocket. In that time, I have used every single tool ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Back in 1991 I was stationed at Clear AFS, Alaska with the USAF. We had a weekly courier run from our little radar site to Fairbanks. On one trip in May, we were about half ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I am a Boy Scout, and as such, I understand the purpose of a good tool. I purchased a Leatherman Fuse in the Boundary Waters Canoeing Base in Canada, simply because I needed a reliable ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Working in East Africa and its harsh conditions with the US Marines always has its ups and downs. You just never know what you will need and when you will need it. That’s why my ... Read the Rest of This Story »