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Skeletool® CX

SHED THE POUNDS, KEEP THE PUNCH

7Tools In One

2bit count

The sleek new Leatherman Skeletool CX gets you back to basics... very cool basics. The Skeletool CX has only the most necessary of multi-tool features, because sometimes that's all you need. With a 154CM stainless steel blade, pliers, bit driver, pocket clip and carabiner/bottle opener, you're set. Lightweight, low volume, perfect size. The Skeletool CX: Who says more is better?

  • Specs
  • Customer Reviews
  • Press

Specs

Tools:

  • 154CM Stainless Steel Clip Point Knife
  • Needlenose Pliers
  • Regular Pliers
  • Wire Cutters
  • Hard-wire Cutters
  • Large Bit Driver
  • Bottle Opener
  • Carabiner Clip
  • INCLUDED BITS: Phillips #1 and #2 Bit, Screwdriver 3/16" and 1/4" Bit

Features:

  • DLC-coated Stainless Steel Handles with Carbon-fiber Handle Insert
  • Stainless Steel body
  • Outside-accessible Blade for One-handed Opening
  • All Locking Blades and Tools
  • Removable Pocket Clip
  • DLC Coating for Scratch and Corrosion Resistance
  • Nylon Sheath Sold Separately
  • 25-year Warranty

Measurements:

  • 4 in | 10 cm (closed)
  • 5.0 oz | 142 g
  • 2.6 in | 6.60 cm (blade length)

In the Field

Skeletool utilization

I carry the Skeletool CX everyday and it goes unnoticed, usually in my back pocket, until Ineed it. Turning a screw ...

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Building a Robot?

Christmas morning, I asked for 2 things, a Leatherman and a new skateboard. I am very pleased to tell you ...

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Never Buy Another Brand

I have owned two different Leatherman products. One was a multi-use knife and the other is a Skeletool CX. I have had ...

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Truly Extraordinary Customer Service

I purchased my Skeletool CX about 1 year ago. I carry the CX with me all the time. Love this tool!! This summer I was fixing ...

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A Great Knife and So Much More!

I love knives and always have a folder clipped in my pocket, especially at work. When my buddy gave me the Skeletool CX ...

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High School, a Combat Tour, and a Road Trip

Years back, in high school, I used most of a weeks pay from a crappy part time job to pick up a Leatherman Wave. It seemed ...

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Skeletool CX Obsessed

I ordered my Skeletool CX back on March 17, 2009 and loved it from day one, plus I have been a Leatherman collector for ...

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Used EVERY Tool on my Skeletool CX

I went to an Eagle project for my son's Boy Scout troop last Saturday to build a block wall for a community center. I used ...

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Skeletool CX and Flood Communications

The power supply for one of our Amateur Radio transceivers failed this morning during Flood Operations. My partner, Richard ...

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Impressed with My Skeletool CX!

I received a Leatherman Skeletool as a 40th birthday gift after many, many hints, and it has really exceeded my expectations! ...

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The Skeleton and the Skeletool

I was visiting family in West Texas for the 2008 Christmas holiday and used nearly all the tools of my new Skeletool CX ...

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SKELETOOL CX 'HITS NAIL IN THE COFFIN'

Well, not quite nail being hit, but more like stray screw sticking out of wooden picnic bench. I was sitting having drinks ...

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Skeletool-CX and Wheelchair

I never leave home without my Skeletool-CX. One day while evening-strolling in the park I saw a kid on a motorized wheelchair ...

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Dog Saver

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 ...

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Skeletool Saved Me from Forgotten House Key

I had some errand to run in the evening, and since it was a short drive I didn't change into my day clothing. I grabbed ...

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Luxury Tool for Luxury Pen

It was a day like one of those you want to forget about. I was sitting at my desk, working with a colleague on an IT project. ...

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ATM Tech

I work for an armored car company and we service ATM machines. When we can’t fix them, we call out IBM techs. One individual ...

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Fire Systems/Alarms Technician

I am a fire alarm technician and my job is to troubleshoot and repair fire alarm system components. I get razzed a lot by ...

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Press

Quotes

Leatherman always seems to keep one step ahead, making tools that work great and look good too. There's no substitute for quality and the Leatherman Skeletool line continues the company's legacy.

— Fly Fishing in Salt Waters

In its 25 years in the game, Leatherman has learned a thing or 50 about how to put all those tricks to use in the Skeletool CX.

— Playboy

...we like the real-world simplicity of the five-ounce Skeletool CX.

— GQ

...all you really need to deal with woodland misadventures is a good, sensible knife. The Skeletool CX provides just that and seven other must-have tools all of which make short work of outdoorsy jams.

— Portland Monthly

A great multi-tool for building PCs.

— Maximum PC

Awards

Best of the Test

— Field & Stream, 2009

Best Gear for 2008

— National Geographic Adventure

Best of the Test (Compact Multi-tools)

— Wired

Fish Alaska 2009 Field Favorite

— Fish Alaska

Recommended By:

Blade, Bowhunter, Camping Life, Cabela's Outfitter's Journal, Climbing, Fish Alaska, Fishing and Hunting News, Hoops, Hunting the West, Knives Illustrated, Maxim, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Outside, Petersen's Hunting, Playboy, Powder, Salmon Trout Steelheader, Professional Tool and Equipment News, Wheelin' Sportsman, Women's Health

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OUTFIT YOUR Skeletool® CX

Bit Kit

Expand your bit driver's capabilities with 42 solid steel bits.

Bit Driver Extender

Extend the reach of your current bit driver.

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