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Leatherman Juice CS4
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I carry a Juice Xe6 as an EDC around town. It's a very small multitool, but is adequate for the sort of minor things that one might need to do in a normal (non-emergency) urban/suburban environment. Because I use mine only around town, I've had absolutely no reason to use the saw for anything. (In fact, I had trouble even locating the saw on the thing -- it's well hidden.)
When I go into the woods, I carry my leatherman charge, which has a saw that I consider the absolute bare-minimum for woods walking. It's about 1/4 again as large as the saw on the juice, which means that the juice's saw is "better than nothing, but only just." That pretty much describes the juice overall, btw. Again, just my opinion.
Leatherman tends to stamp the steel on their knives with identification information if it's something other than the default stuff that the rest of the tool is made out of. For example, my charge's blade is stamped 154CM (new Charge's can be had with a blades that are S30V). That said, my Xe6 has nothing stamped on the blade, so I'm guessing it's made out of some nondescript stainless steel. Mostly I use the blade on my juice for cutting open shrink wrap and the like. If I'm cutting something more substantial than shrink wrapping, I use my sebbie.
I seriously like my Charge a lot better than my Juice. Mostly the only reason I carry the Juice around is that it's so much smaller than the Charge that I hardly even know it's there. Also, the scissors on my juice are a better (bigger and beefier) than on my Charge, which is a bonus for around town, especially when I'm hanging out with my kids who are always looking to cut some piece of paper up for reasons understandable only to 6-year-old brains.
When I go into the woods, I carry my leatherman charge, which has a saw that I consider the absolute bare-minimum for woods walking. It's about 1/4 again as large as the saw on the juice, which means that the juice's saw is "better than nothing, but only just." That pretty much describes the juice overall, btw. Again, just my opinion.
Leatherman tends to stamp the steel on their knives with identification information if it's something other than the default stuff that the rest of the tool is made out of. For example, my charge's blade is stamped 154CM (new Charge's can be had with a blades that are S30V). That said, my Xe6 has nothing stamped on the blade, so I'm guessing it's made out of some nondescript stainless steel. Mostly I use the blade on my juice for cutting open shrink wrap and the like. If I'm cutting something more substantial than shrink wrapping, I use my sebbie.
I seriously like my Charge a lot better than my Juice. Mostly the only reason I carry the Juice around is that it's so much smaller than the Charge that I hardly even know it's there. Also, the scissors on my juice are a better (bigger and beefier) than on my Charge, which is a bonus for around town, especially when I'm hanging out with my kids who are always looking to cut some piece of paper up for reasons understandable only to 6-year-old brains.
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The juice has been inserted into my PSK. I generally like it except for a few things. The sheath is aweful. Had the tool fall out of the sheath many times when I was sitting down. I tossed the sheath and just keep the tool as is in the PSK. The saw is okay for getting sparks off firesteel. Like the above comment, I sort of forgot it had one because it sits well hidden behind one of the blades. It is a bit thin and short for cutting wood but will work in a pinch. The corkscrew loosened up on mine and now it pokes me half the time. Don't get me wrong I like the juice, but a smaller multi-tool I find has a lot of comprimises.
I used to use the wave in my work on the boats quite a bit. The wave was a great tool and came with a good quality leather sheath. The pliers were 1000x more functional than the little ones on the juice - strength and size. The locking blades were nice as well. If I were to EDC a multi-tool I'd stick with the wave. Not sure if the new ones still have a leather sheath - but it was good and sheeple friendly as well. I didn't know that the new leathermen tools came with quality steels like 154cm and S30V. I was never impressed with edge holding on any of my leathermans - but when you use pliers often these things are amazing. Better pliers than most stand alones in my book. Unfortunately I lent my wave to somebody and they disappeared.
I used to use the wave in my work on the boats quite a bit. The wave was a great tool and came with a good quality leather sheath. The pliers were 1000x more functional than the little ones on the juice - strength and size. The locking blades were nice as well. If I were to EDC a multi-tool I'd stick with the wave. Not sure if the new ones still have a leather sheath - but it was good and sheeple friendly as well. I didn't know that the new leathermen tools came with quality steels like 154cm and S30V. I was never impressed with edge holding on any of my leathermans - but when you use pliers often these things are amazing. Better pliers than most stand alones in my book. Unfortunately I lent my wave to somebody and they disappeared.
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I have several of the Larger Leatherman tools however they are in the Garage right now and i don't recall which ones I have. I still like the old Original one for fishing and general plinking around the house. Mostly because it weights 4 OZ. Hardly know its there. I like the Juice around town as well.
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I don't use my Leatherman Juice Cs4 much. It developed small rust spots within a few weeks of purchase while it sat in the livingroom. It had never been exposed to water.
I have several multitools, but I usually carry a Victorinox Spirit daily -- or sometimes a full sized Victorinox SwissTool X or a SOG S60 PowerLock.
I have several multitools, but I usually carry a Victorinox Spirit daily -- or sometimes a full sized Victorinox SwissTool X or a SOG S60 PowerLock.