Leatherman Wave

[nppulse]

hi, what are peoples thoughts on the leatherman wave

is it any good?
i am in two minds if to buy one or not. :roll:

 

[Buckshot]

Very good piece of kit. You can put alot of pressure through the handles onto the pliers with confidence.

Perhaps even better than a SAK for alot of things :yikes:

Pricey though. I got mine from America when my brother in law went over there. Cost me about £55 - £60 if I remember correctly with the hex drive accessory as well.

Bargain, :super: well cheaper than here anyway.

Cheers

Mark

 

[tenbears10]

I've got one and would say the best leatherman I've seen. I have a flair (with bottle opener) as well. They are much cheaper from the US or on ebay.co.uk. The belt loop on the leather case is way too thin for all but the thinnest belt IMO.

The serrated blade works great with a fire steel as well. I've now got a nylon pouch which fits the wave and an army model fire steel.

Bill

 

[Hoodoo]

I hate to be a naysayer here but the Wave has never been my favorite and I'm a great leatherman fan and have been ever since the first one was made. I have to admit though, that it is widely popular. I just felt that it was never as robust as the other models. My favorite is till the Pulse, although it lacks a saw.

 

[AntarcticFire]

Leatherman have just released a new model called the "Charge Ti" which is
similar to the Wave, but with titanium handles and a few other changes.

You can find it at http://www.shop4leatherman.co.uk or
http://www.heinnie.com

 

[Gary]

And they certainly CHARGE you for it - too! :yikes:
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

For that price I'd want gold handles and a teas maid inside it too!

 

[tenbears10]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30928&item=7912995282&rd=1

£50 with an hour to go. Much better than £115 and I bet you can get them direct from the states for $115 as well. This also means that waves on ebay will be going for peanuts. Just make sure it's being sent from the UK so you guarantee no customs.

Bill

 

[leon-1]

The wave is good, I have had one for the last 8years and it has done all that has been required of it. The wave actually replaced my original leatherman, which is still very handy, but I prefer the wave.

 

[Great Pebble]

I was told when I bought my Wave it was the first one in N.I.
Still and EDC, replacing my PST2.
It will remain in my pocket till I gather the spare dosh for a Charge.....

 

[ANDYLASER]

I have had 2 leathermans over the past 16 years. The first was the standard version, which was used and abused for many years. It finally broke trying to remove the cap from a 50 gallon oil drum. It was replaced under warranty. I won the wave in a compotition 4 years ago and have used it constantly,

 

[eraaij]

I like it also. I have been carrying the Wave for 4 years now. I lost one in a snowboarding-accident and immediately replaced it. There may be better multitools around, but I like this one a lot. The one-handed opening facility, good locking and solid feel make it a great tool. The only wish would be a better quality steel for the straight knife.

-Emile

 

[TheViking]

Hi...

Never tried one, but for that price I would never but one.
Guess I like being a little conservative and therefore prefer the SAK... :biggthump When you say: Swiss army knife today, everyone knows what you mean. If you say: Leatherman or Wave, some might not get it. :shock:

 

[sargey]

it is good, and well balanced as they say. not so good that i didn't sell mine. i know of several guys that have had failures with their's. the leatherman warrenty service has always been exemplary.

i still prefer a swiss tool. i'm hanging on til the new sexy swiss tools come out in the autumn.

the question to be asked with a multitool or not, is "how often do you need a fullsize pair of pliers?" i use my PSTII all day every day at work. out side of being a maintenance engineer, the tweasers, pen, pin, corkscrew, and a load of other bits and pieces on my swiss champ are used much more often.

cheers, and.

 

[Schwert]

I carried my wave and accessory tool kit for quite a while, but about a year ago I downsized to the Juice version. I found the smaller pliers handier at work and the lighter tool much easier on the belt. I still miss the accessory tools every so often, but for the most part prefer the Juice CS4 or currently the XE6.

 

[Lithril]

I've had a wave for about 3 years now and it pretty much never leaves my belt. About the only problem I have with it is that I've busted the locking mechanism on the straight edged blade, keep meaning to send it back but then I'd be without it for a while. Its used pretty much every day and gets a lot of abuse at work, home and in the field.

They're definatley expensive and scissors could do with being improved but apart from that I really couldn't consider being without one.

Now the question is do you lot prefer Leathermans or Gerbers??? Never tried a Gerber myself.

 

[AntarcticFire]

I'm absolutely gutted as I moved house recently and now I appear to have
lost my Wave I know I had it somewhere before I moved, but I've no idea
where! :?:

I've been watching eBay the last few days and the new Charge Ti seems to be
going for around £50-£65 + P&P, which is cheaper than a new Wave so I might
be tempted to get one of those instead.

I originally had a Juice XE6, but it seems to flex a bit too much when using
the knife or pliers, and in the end I simply didn't trust it to stand up to much
without breaking.

 

[nppulse]

on the wave, the two blades lock aswell right? aswell as the saw and file.

 

[tenbears10]

on the wave, the two blades lock aswell right? aswell as the saw and file.

The normal balde and the serrated blade lock but not the file or saw. At least on mine.

The serrated blade has a few groves on the top next to the opening bit so you can distinguish it from the normal blade without looking and then open it one handed. Great feature I think.

Bill

 

[Leon]

The normal balde and the serrated blade lock but not the file or saw. At least on mine.

Bill

:shock:
How old is your Wave, Bill?
I've had a few variants of the Wave over the years and the four main blades locked on all of them.
My most recent model (18 months) has the grooves cut into the serrated blade, which I agree is a great modification.
Both saw and file lock on this one too.

 

[tenbears10]

Maybe a case of answering the post without thinking. I'm at work so I will check when I get home. The wave is about a year old so it sounds like it does have 4 lock blades but as I say it's at home.

Bill