Bladeless multi-tool?

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I've found that the least used "tool" on my Leatherman Wave is the knife blade. Since I carry a knife as well, and assume most others do too, do you think there would be a market for a multi without a blade? If so what would you like to see in its place? I think I'd like another size phillips screwdriver.
 
I was actually thinking along these lines also.
My son WAS carrying a Leatherman Micra to school but has been told he can no longer bring it in due to knife blade. I had read somewhere either here at Bladeforum or at SOG site that the SOG Crosscut and Crossgrip were set up so you could easily remove the different blades/screwdrivers etc. and replace them with washers.
I am thinking of doing that with a SOG Crosscut so he could at least have scissors. Although I wonder if they will object to that too.
 
I have always thought about grinding the blade of a micra completly off (snap the blade off in a vise and then grind the stub down on a benchgrinder and finish it off on a beltsander) so that I could carry it to school, but the teachers around here dont seem to mind the little Swiss Army Classic on my keychain.
 
I wouldn't mind having a full-size multitool along the lines of a Leatherman PST or Gerber without any blades for school.
But then again the most used tool on my multitools are the knife, so instead I just carry a Schrade Middleman in my pocket, I'm not going knifeless just because the pinkos want me to.
 
It is indeed simple to remove the knife blade from a SOG CrossCut or CrossGrip.

The only tools I know of that come bladeless are the Swiss-Tech Micro-Tool and Micro-Pro and the SeberTech M2 and M3.

--Bob Q
 
The swiss-techs are very cool and gadgety. As far as the CrossGrip, I will try to remove the blade tonight and see how it works. I really can't see why you couldn't. The CrossGrip is a very strong little pair of pliers and I recommend it highly.
Matt
 
At one time Leatherman was working on a bladeless tool
for places that didn't allow blades, schools, courthouses ,etc.
But as I understand it since, 9/11 that project has been dropped.
 
All I want is a real, honest to god multi-tool that just lacks blades. I can't even find a bladeless model with a phillips-head screw-driver! what's the point?
 
Originally posted by YoungCutter
All I want is a real, honest to god multi-tool that just lacks blades. I can't even find a bladeless model with a phillips-head screw-driver! what's the point?
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You could remove the knife blade from one of the larger SOG tools just as easily as with the CrossCut. The same thing can be done with other brands, but the SOGs are among the easiest, since no special drivers are needed.

--Bob Q
 
I'm pretty uncomfortable with the notion of knife companies pitching bladeless multis to the masses ... "Just think, now you can carry a multi-tool without that ghastly <i>knife</i> being involved!" :rolleyes:

I understand your point - that we knife knuts usually have a better blade on hand anyway. But keep in mind that we're the minority. For most average Joes, if they're toting a Leatherman on their belt at work, that's it, that's their knife, period.

To make a go of this type of thing, a manufacturer would have to sell it to the masses, naturally, and I see two potential pitches: A) it's a multi that you can take on planes, into courthouses, etc. (well, we all know that's bunk, just try taking a pair of needlenose pliers through an airport security check). And B) as I mentioned before, the "why carry an <i>icky</i> knife if you don't have to!?" angle. That's not a message I want Leatherman, Gerber, SOG, Buck, Schrade, etc. putting out. We have a hard enough time keeping the sheeple in check without knife companies enabling their bogus anti-knife attitudes, intended or not.
 
I sent this thread to Monica Holster @ Leatherman. I think they would be interested in all of our comments........
 
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