Leatherman Wave+ vs Victorinox Spirit X, which one do you like better?

Wave+ vs Spirit X

  • Wave+

    Votes: 5 35.7%

  • Spirit X

    Votes: 9 64.3%
  • Total voters
    14
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Orange777

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Each has pros and cons but if you had to pick one which one would you go for? :)

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Leatherman, I think. I am pretty sure it is more affordable, and it has a non-serrated blade. I am not fond of serrated blades.
I think the Victorinox only has a single serrated sheepsfoot-ish blade? Or is that one of the other models?
 
I have owned and used more than a handful of each, and personally I'd choose Spirit over Wave. I like how all the tools are accessible from the outside and each tool implement action is buttery smooth. The pliers of Spirit never get jammed even when you apply ample force on it. The slight drawback is no one hand opening of the blade on Spirit, but the new MX has improved on that.
 
afishhunter said:
Leatherman, I think. I am pretty sure it is more affordable, and it has a non-serrated blade. I am not fond of serrated blades.
I think the Victorinox only has a single serrated sheepsfoot-ish blade? Or is that one of the other models?
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IIRC, the sheepsfoot with serration was the only option when it came out almost 2 decades ago, there are many version since then(spear point, double blade, rescue blade)
 
afishhunter said:
Leatherman, I think. I am pretty sure it is more affordable, and it has a non-serrated blade. I am not fond of serrated blades.
I think the Victorinox only has a single serrated sheepsfoot-ish blade? Or is that one of the other models?
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It comes in both serrated and plain models.

I never had a Wave, but I had a Rebar and I didn't like how deploying a tool pulls out the neighboring tools with it. I like the F&F, the design and some of the tools more on the Spirit as well. Finally in the EU, the Leathermans are pretty expensive.
 
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When they are both similarly priced the difference is that the Spirit is more refined (precise) and the Wave more rugged, though they both work fine.
 
I have owned multiples of each. Currently have one Spirit and two Wave+'s (and a Surge).

The **ONLY** thing that the Leatherman has going for it is the one handed opening. In my opinion, the Victorinox Spirirt is far better quality, more robust, more comfortable in hand, tools open without clumping together, tools are more functional, and overall more well built. I plan on purchasing a few more Spirits.
 
Mr. Tettnanger said:
I have owned multiples of each. Currently have one Spirit and two Wave+'s (and a Surge).

The **ONLY** thing that the Leatherman has going for it is the one handed opening. In my opinion, the Victorinox Spirirt is far better quality, more robust, more comfortable in hand, tools open without clumping together, tools are more functional, and overall more well built. I plan on purchasing a few more Spirits.
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In that case, may I recommend the new Spirit MX to you? It's basically a Spirit X but with one hand opening blade. I have a MXBS version, but am so looking forward to get a MX myself.
 
Yeah, the Spirit now has one hand opening and a removable pocket clip.

...but it still doesn't have replaceable wire cutters. That's a huge problem for a tool which is as expensive as the Spirit is.

The other issue it has is the pants-on-head stupid design of the scissor spring, which actually restricts the scissors from opening wide enough to do any real work, and also prevents you from being able to resharpen the scissors. It's amazing how Victorinox could make such a dumb mistake when they've been making the best compact scissors in the world for far longer than anyone alive can remember.
 
Mr. Tettnanger said:
I have owned multiples of each. Currently have one Spirit and two Wave+'s (and a Surge).

The **ONLY** thing that the Leatherman has going for it is the one handed opening. In my opinion, the Victorinox Spirirt is far better quality, more robust, more comfortable in hand, tools open without clumping together, tools are more functional, and overall more well built. I plan on purchasing a few more Spirits.
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The Wave has a better file, better saw, serrated blade, replaceable wire cutter, and glass screwdrivers. It also has better scissors that open wider.
 
Guy McVer said:
The other issue it has is the pants-on-head stupid design of the scissor spring, which actually restricts the scissors from opening wide enough to do any real work, and also prevents you from being able to resharpen the scissors. It's amazing how Victorinox could make such a dumb mistake when they've been making the best compact scissors in the world for far longer than anyone alive can remember.
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Completely agree. The scissors on the spirit is way worse than on the big SAK, for example the Huntsman's.
 
Guy McVer said:
Yeah, the Spirit now has one hand opening and a removable pocket clip.

...but it still doesn't have replaceable wire cutters. That's a huge problem for a tool which is as expensive as the Spirit is.

The other issue it has is the pants-on-head stupid design of the scissor spring, which actually restricts the scissors from opening wide enough to do any real work, and also prevents you from being able to resharpen the scissors. It's amazing how Victorinox could make such a dumb mistake when they've been making the best compact scissors in the world for far longer than anyone alive can remember.
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I think the scissors are very popular the way they are.

Two useful videos about how to widen and sharpen them:


 
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kobold said:
I think the scissors are very popular the way they are.

Two useful videos about how to widen and sharpen them:
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I'm already familiar with this modification. I saw a topic about it over at the MT .org forum.

To me this is not acceptable. You have to void your warranty by bending the spring up and grinding away part of the back of the scissors just to get them to open wide enough to actually be useful.

I'm also already very familiar with Felix Immler's channel, and I've seen that other video before. Keep in mind that he's sharpening different style scissors in that video, although it is still good information in general when discussing how scissors work and what mistakes to avoid when sharpening them.
 
Guy McVer said:
I'm already familiar with this modification. I saw a topic about it over at the MT .org forum.

To me this is not acceptable. You have to void your warranty by bending the spring up and grinding away part of the back of the scissors just to get them to open wide enough to actually be useful.

I'm also already very familiar with Felix Immler's channel, and I've seen that other video before. Keep in mind that he's sharpening different style scissors in that video, although it is still good information in general when discussing how scissors work and what mistakes to avoid when sharpening them.
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Nevertheless, the scissors are good as they are, just pushing, they will go through material and get the job done. The stocky Spirit scissors are mostly preferable to the SAK variant for using them this way.

Alsio, the videos are not just for you, but others as well.
 
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