Leatherman Pulse versus Leatherman Wave?


Rounded tools? You mean, like all the edges are rounded, sorta like the tools on their late-vintage knives?

You got it.

Another friend has the PowerTool, and seems to love it.

The power tool really is pretty cool. The only thing I really don't like about it is the choice of tools. A partially serrated blade? Yuck. I would much prefer a plain blade or a full serrated. I am also not crazy about the covers. They do make the pliers easier to use though. And you can take them off.

I wouldn't put off getting one. Try and pick the one that has the combination of tools you are likely to use. Someone told me you can file the Swisstools screwdivers flat. Hadn't thought of that.

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[This message has been edited by shootist16 (edited 03-08-2001).]
 
Hmmm.... the tools I use the most... ya see, that's the trouble. The tools I use the most are all contained in the little Victorinox Executive that I always carry, along with whatever real knife I'm carrying today. The only thing that I have ever found a need for that I didn't have on me is pliers. Oh, and a bottle opener, once. But I was doing pretty good prying the top off with my Native, until a real opener showed up. So really, just pliers.

OK, what if said multi-tool was going to be dropped tucked away in my TJ for just emergencies? So, weight isn't a problem. Durability, maybe ease of use (comfort using the pliers?), and safety (no having tools fold up at MOST inopportune times)?

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iktomi
 
I carry and use the wave as my main blade, because of the laws here. They state that there must be a good reason to have the knife, and it's far easier to explain a multitool than a folder.....

James

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rockspyder:
OK, what if said multi-tool was going to be dropped tucked away in my TJ for just emergencies? So, weight isn't a problem. Durability, maybe ease of use (comfort using the pliers?), and safety (no having tools fold up at MOST inopportune times)?
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If comfort using pliers is important I would either stay away from the Supertool or wait until this summer when it will be available with the Pulse upgrades. This makes the handles much more comfortable. I believe scheduled release is about August.

If you can stomach the rounded tools on the Swisstool and weight isn't a factor then this would be a real winner, probably the one I would pick.



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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by James Healy:
I carry and use the wave as my main blade, because of the laws here. They state that there must be a good reason to have the knife, and it's far easier to explain a multitool than a folder.....

James

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It sure is. Most people dont give them a second thought.



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Thank you for your help, Dennis.

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iktomi
 
I've read most of the multi-tool threads and you guys really don't make it easy to decide. I carry a Supertool every day (it's the only multi-tool I have) and I have no complaints about it except maybe the weight, but I carry it in my jacket pocket and my jacket usually weighs about 10 lbs, so I don't notice it much. I've kinda been wanting to get anothe multi-tool just because I like to get new toys, but there's no clear winner as to which one to get. It would be nice to add scissors to the ST and cut its weight down a bit. The Wave seems to have the most and best stuff, but I'd hate to have screwdrivers close on me. And I don't want to get one w/o the saw like the ST has. Arrrrggh! whatever. I'm happy with the Supertool, I'll just wait till another calls out to me since I can hold off till then. But next time, can't you just all agree on what the best one is so the decision will be easier? Please? Is it that much to ask?

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Jason:
I like my Supertool...buy I also like my Swisstool...or, wait, I think the Wave is...
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I have several multi-tools, but the one I currently carry every day is the Pulse. It doesn't have all the features of the Wave, but all the tools lock and it's a comfortable size and useful enough for urban carry. I also find the Pulse, like the Supertool, is solid as heck. The Wave, though generally comfortable and compact, has play in closed position, and also on the pliers joint (at least mine does). Doesn't affect the function of the tool, but can be annoying at times.

IMO the Pulse's only real shortcoming is the lack of a wood saw. Otherwise, it's a BIG improvement over the PST II, and the pliers are larger, too.
Jim
 
I like my Wave. I like the fact that the knife blades are accessible without opening the handles, and they all do lock. Haven't noticed any problems yet with having the other tools on the Wave not lock. For my uses, the pros of the locking, externally accessible knife blades overweighs the cons of the Wave....
 
I have a wave and a victorinox swiss champ. I LIKE the clumping feature! I can hardly open some of the things on my swiss champ. What's the big deal about clumping?!? The main blades are readily accessible and the others are also easlily accessible, thankfully because of the "clumping" feature. Don't have any experience with the pulse so I can't say anything about it.
 
Oh, I forgot, when I'm backpacking I don't carry either, don't need anything but a small knife, all that other stuff is just added weight.
 
Some of the the Wave improvements have been made to the SuperTool. It's called the SuperTool2 and it's new this year.
 
Well Dennis, I bought a multitool today. I went with the Leatherman. The original PST. No frills, it just works. Besides, I needed one today, and when I got to Target, the original was $36. I couldn't remember what it should cost, but that was good enough for me. The Pulse was $50, the Supertool $49. So, it was the PST. Simple.

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iktomi
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rockspyder:
Well Dennis, I bought a multitool today. I went with the Leatherman. The original PST.

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good choice. I am willing to bet that it won't be your last multi-tool though.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by shootist16:
good choice. I am willing to bet that it won't be your last multi-tool though.
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It probably will not be my last. Do Swiss Army type knives count as multitools? Because I already have several of them.
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And how about the Micra, which I already have?

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iktomi
 
rockspyder -- they all count, unless for budgeting reasons, they need to not count, as in:

"Look, honey, this year, I only spent $100 on multi-tools."

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I recently got to handle a few other multi-tools so I'll add my impressions here. Something I didn't know from what I've read, but noticed immediately upon handling, is that the Wave and PST2 are way smaller than my Supertool. They seem kinda flimsy in comparison. I guess they'd be easier for daily carry because of the reduced size and weight, but after having only a ST for so long, anything else just seems like a downgrade, not an upgrade. The ST is big, heavy, and sturdy - I guess I expect the same from all multi-tools. I wasn't really impressed with the "lightweights." So is the ST the only full-size multi-tool? Or can anything else compete with it?

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"Is not giving a need? Is not receiving mercy?" - Thus Spoke Zarathustra
"Cutting his throat is only a momentary pleasure and is bound to get you talked about." - Lazarus Long
"Knowledge is not made for understanding; it is made for cutting." - Michel Foucault
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by medusaoblongata:
So is the ST the only full-size multi-tool? Or can anything else compete with it?

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the Supertool is my favorite full sized tool, but I would say the Swisstool and Sog Powerlock would compare nicely.



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Dennis Bible

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The thing I picked up on with the PST is that the handles are perfectly flat on one side. The handles of all the other multitools that I looked at angled in to the plier head. I liked one side being flat, because it makes using the tool easier in certain situations, like trying to remove a hex-head screw from a flat surface. Or maybe it was because I had just recently run into a situation where I need that feature.

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iktomi
 
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