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Thanks Gatch. I'll try to persuade the missus that Soho is a good shopping area when we're there next week! IIRC, there's a lot of great shops in the area, so shouldn't be too hard! 
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Leatherman vs. Swiss Army
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I've been through quite a few multi-tools, old gerber, various incarnations of the leatherman..ect, but after getting the swisstool 4 1/2 years ago I probably will never get another one again...It may be a little heavier than other tools, but I figure the extra lbs. I am packing around the middle regions are affecting me way more than the few extra ounces the swisstool adds 
and on top of that the serious heft of it lets you know that its there for business! I carried this tool on the job for 4 years and it still looks brand new! I put it through the ringer while installing communications equipment on the BART trains and various vehicles and numerous police and fire departments in the bay area...it was thrown around, dropped, run over...I even dropped it off a roof and could never find a dent on it...I've used it fishing, biking, and even used it to repair a leaky radiator hose on my car while on the road. It's never let me down, the only blemish is has is on the wire cutter "blades", I stupidly used it to cut a roll pin with because I was too lazy to pull out the dremel...It cut it but made an ever so slight indentation in the cutter, I was able to file it out for the most part though...the only thing that would make this better is a one hand opening blade...but that just gives me another excuse to carry a folder... 
and on top of that the serious heft of it lets you know that its there for business! I carried this tool on the job for 4 years and it still looks brand new! I put it through the ringer while installing communications equipment on the BART trains and various vehicles and numerous police and fire departments in the bay area...it was thrown around, dropped, run over...I even dropped it off a roof and could never find a dent on it...I've used it fishing, biking, and even used it to repair a leaky radiator hose on my car while on the road. It's never let me down, the only blemish is has is on the wire cutter "blades", I stupidly used it to cut a roll pin with because I was too lazy to pull out the dremel...It cut it but made an ever so slight indentation in the cutter, I was able to file it out for the most part though...the only thing that would make this better is a one hand opening blade...but that just gives me another excuse to carry a folder... The Victorinox SwissTool is much better quality than any of the Leatherman's.
I'd rather have a SAK any day instead of a Leatherman.
I held a Leatherman Wave recently and played with the tools and the fit and finish is just "so-so" to me. Nothing like a Victorinox.
The Swiss know how to do it
I'd rather have a SAK any day instead of a Leatherman.
I held a Leatherman Wave recently and played with the tools and the fit and finish is just "so-so" to me. Nothing like a Victorinox.
The Swiss know how to do it