True Tales of Tools

I was duck hunting with a 1957 7.5 hp Evinrude outboard motor. I was on an inland lake in Michigan. The lake was about a mile across and several miles long. I hunted all day ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I’d just started a new job on the sort of I.T Support Desk that does everything. After you got back to the office from the Field Service Call, you answered the phones in between rebuilding ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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Some time ago we had our annual department teambuilding. This year we went to a national park and did various activities there, including biking and climbing. We are just white-collar office workers, so most ... Read the Rest of This Story »

It’s Christmas morning 2008. I‘m watching my 5-year-old son, Samuel, go crazy over his new 12V powered 4-wheeler that Santa left for him on the lawn. While watching him, I open a gift Santa ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I purchased my Super Tool in November of 1996 and to this day it still holds up to the toughest jobs. My Super Tool goes with me everyday to work, camping, and every normal day ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I am a 50 year old mother of 5 and Grandmother of 5 beautiful granddaughters. I was brought up on a cattle property in far south west Queensland Australia and my husband and I still ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I had several of the foreign versions years ago and they were junk. My wife and I used to work at a ski resort, she in housekeeping and I in maintenance. She found a Leatherman ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Well, not quite nail being hit, but more like stray screw sticking out of wooden picnic bench. I was sitting having drinks with my friends at a local watering hole/outside bar, when one girl ... Read the Rest of This Story »

You wouldn't think that someone working in a grocery store would need a good solid multi tool, but you'd be wrong. I worked in a grocery store for several years and bought a Leatherman Blast ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Well... this isn't really a tale of daring do involving a Leatherman tool. I just want to let you know that today, I somehow lost my Leatherman Super Tool while doing some plumbing repair work ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

It’s in 2001 when I had my first Micra, small in size but BIG in attitude. It rescued me A LOT of the time and helped me save money too because of its size and ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I never leave home without my Skeletool-CX. One day while evening-strolling in the park I saw a kid on a motorized wheelchair struggling to get the wheels moving. He was in the car park and ... Read the Rest of This Story »

In March 2003, as a union, apprentice Ironworker, I took a dispatch from my union hall to go to work on the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. I was so excited. To me, working on the bridge ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

This is a story of my Leatherman. It has not averted disaster at 30,000ft or saved countless lives (at least not directly) but rather, it has been a reliable part of my daily life and ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Having owned many Leatherman tools since the release of your first one...they have saved the day so many times I would need to gather at least a dozen different friends to tell all the stories. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

At my brother's birthday party, his brother in law's dog got a hold of a chicken wing bone. The bone lodged itself in Oscar's throat... Blood was coming out of his mouth and Oscar was ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I purchased my Core 12-03-08 from home depot. Three days later, I was on a 30 foot ladder trimming tree branches with an electric saw. The saw broke before the branch was completely cut through. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was working at a warehouse store and we were throwing a party for the mayor and other local VIP's. The bottle of wine for the head table had a very well stuck cork. Two ... Read the Rest of This Story »

The first Leatherman tool I purchased was your PST in the mid 1990's. I liked nothing about it. Whenever I got it out to do a repair job I cursed it. I thought it was ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I have had my Leatherman for about 10 years and hardly a day goes by that someone doesn’t need to borrow my tool because they know that I will have it on me. They know ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Hi all, I received my Leatherman Juice this past summer. A Birthday gift from my husband. He had it engraved with several special words.

This is my story ..........
Once received, a ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I work as Security in a production plant. Lots of heavy machinery and lots of stress; all day, every day. One of our older workers was running the sorter and had to dispose of some ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was given titanium "Charge" as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It has pretty much remained on my belt since then.

This tool with its many features has helped me to: remodel ... Read the Rest of This Story »

As my daughter and I were leaving the doctor's office at the local children’s hospital we noticed a lot of activity around the elevators. As we approached we noticed a little girl, about 2 years ... Read the Rest of This Story »

My mates at work have been ribbing me about always carrying my Squirt P4 on my key chain; this however does not stop each one of them stopping to play with it every time my ... Read the Rest of This Story »

10 years ago my father died, and in the small cardboard box that constituted his estate after many years of living in Central America, was a Leatherman Super Tool. I could tell it was something ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I am in the US Army. While I don't have one specific story, I do have very good things to say about your product.

I am currently deployed in Afghanistan, and was in ... Read the Rest of This Story »