True Tales of Tools

I was recently on vacation in Florence, Italy. Our party had just left a ristorante and my sister-in-law decided to withdraw some funds from an ATM Machine. The machine was mal-functioning and her card was ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

We started The Lone Sugar Refinery in Saudi way back in 1997, and I purchased my very first SUPER TOOL and was glad that I had. I used it in a number of ways ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I worked in a warehouse in Redwood City, California and commuted daily across the beautiful San Mateo Bridge from Hayward. I always felt terrible for people that had car trouble on the eastern span of ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I have used my Crunch for just about every purpose it was originally designed for and then some. Recently, when the manufacturer’s cheap battery clamp on my vehicle broke, the Crunch helped me get home. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was having a tooth fixed and they used a kind of thin steel band around the tooth to mold a fix for a hole. After the repair was done the dentist had problems getting ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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. ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I've had my 'Leatherman Original' for at least twenty years now and it has come in handy in more ways than duct tape, the second item I never leave home without.

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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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Dear Leatherman, I'm a father of two, suburban dad, kayaker, Leatherman devotee, and a part-time MBA student working on a specialization in Marketing. I just finished a class in "Consumer Behavior," or, basically, why we ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I first encountered Leatherman in the early 90's while stationed in Germany with my father in the Army. He purchased his at the local PX. After about a week of bugging and begging he bought ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Christmas time, back in 2002, my mom and dad gave a Christmas present that I thought was so ridiculous that I said thanks with grief and disarray. The reason I say this is that my ... Read the Rest of This Story »

Haiti is a country that tests everything to the limit, whether man, animal, or machine. Living in Haiti either makes or breaks tools. That is why I was excited to take my Leatherman Skeletool to ... Read the Rest of This Story »

My wife, my 12 year old son and I were on a trip to Florida for a BMX race weekend when I cracked my back left tooth on some Chex mix. Half of the tooth ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was doing some mowing for my boss at a residential area he owned about an hours drive from our hometown. I had just begun the first of the 90 lots I was to mow ... Read the Rest of This Story »

After a less than exemplary school career and not really knowing what to do with life I chose to join the military. After a brief time in the desert (Persian Gulf, Part 1) and a ... Read the Rest of This Story »

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story »