December 2008 Tool Tales
Below are some funny, touching, practical and unique stories
from Leatherman users all over the world. Take a look and find a new use for
your tool.
I never leave home without my Skeletool-CX. One day while evening-strolling in the park I saw a kid on a motorized wheelchair struggling to get the wheels moving. He was in the car park and ...
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In March 2003, as a union, apprentice Ironworker, I took a dispatch from my union hall to go to work on the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. I was so excited. To me, working on the bridge ...
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Working as a custodian I saw a contractor using a Wave tool and was extremely impressed with its strong construction and all the tools in it. I wrote down the name of it and months ...
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We moved to a new house. My tool boxes had not been unpacked; my Leatherman Super Tool was on my belt. I had expected to use the pliers, blades and screw drivers when setting up ...
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There almost isn't a day that goes by that I don't carry my Wave. It’s kind of a package along with my cell phone and wallet. Today it got me out of a close call. ...
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Having owned many Leatherman tools since the release of your first one...they have saved the day so many times I would need to gather at least a dozen different friends to tell all the stories. ...
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At my brother's birthday party, his brother in law's dog got a hold of a chicken wing bone. The bone lodged itself in Oscar's throat... Blood was coming out of his mouth and Oscar was ...
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The full tale is on my wife's blog: http://mamallama8.blogspot.com/2008/12/pulling-tooth-with-leatherman.html
Libby came running into the kitchen last night and pulled on Dad and showed him her tooth. He took one look and said, "Oh yeah, ...
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I purchased my Core 12-03-08 from home depot. Three days later, I was on a 30 foot ladder trimming tree branches with an electric saw. The saw broke before the branch was completely cut through. ...
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I received my Leatherman Wave for Christmas of 2007. At first I thought it was no big deal and I was not very excited. Well, as time went on I started using it more and ...
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I was working at a warehouse store and we were throwing a party for the mayor and other local VIP's. The bottle of wine for the head table had a very well stuck cork. Two ...
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The first Leatherman tool I purchased was your PST in the mid 1990's. I liked nothing about it. Whenever I got it out to do a repair job I cursed it. I thought it was ...
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I have had my Leatherman for about 10 years and hardly a day goes by that someone doesn’t need to borrow my tool because they know that I will have it on me. They know ...
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Until I started carrying my Wave, I had to transport toolbox on wheels. I work as a Computer repair regional supervisor, and the less I have to carry with me the better. I have used ...
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I bought my first Leatherman tool in May of this year and it has performed great. I purchased the Wave and every time it's been needed it has never failed me.
Working in ...
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Hi all, I received my Leatherman Juice this past summer. A Birthday gift from my husband. He had it engraved with several special words.
This is my story ..........
Once received, a ...
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I work as Security in a production plant. Lots of heavy machinery and lots of stress; all day, every day. One of our older workers was running the sorter and had to dispose of some ...
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I was given titanium "Charge" as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It has pretty much remained on my belt since then.
This tool with its many features has helped me to: remodel ...
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As my daughter and I were leaving the doctor's office at the local children’s hospital we noticed a lot of activity around the elevators. As we approached we noticed a little girl, about 2 years ...
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My mates at work have been ribbing me about always carrying my Squirt P4 on my key chain; this however does not stop each one of them stopping to play with it every time my ...
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10 years ago my father died, and in the small cardboard box that constituted his estate after many years of living in Central America, was a Leatherman Super Tool. I could tell it was something ...
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I am in the US Army. While I don't have one specific story, I do have very good things to say about your product.
I am currently deployed in Afghanistan, and was in ...
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OK, you voyeur, you. Enough of reading other people's stories. It's time you told your own tale of gripping heroism or even just neat DIY'ism. We know there's a Shakespeare in you somewhere. Don't make us use the Steens to find it.