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Rod":2kw9zhba said:
I’ve got quite a few of these type of knives not for everyday use but useful when away from home for emergency repairs.

Rod
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Same here; I've got a 'Leatherman' clone which I use solely for when we go camping. Almost an essential along with a role of duct tape, some string and a few cable ties. My pocket knife is a brass handled, Japanese Higonokami from Niwaki in Shaftesbury (also from WH) with a blue steel blade which will go as sharp :shock: as any of my chisels - Rob
 
Tiresias":rdf20u7w said:
Trevanion":rdf20u7w said:
Tiresias":rdf20u7w said:
Kind people bought me these
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I bought myself a Leatherman Wave a year or two ago on a whim that it might come in handy and I must say it has become an invaluable thing to keep in the pocket, even in a workshop filled with tools it's quite good to be able to quickly pull out a pair of pliers to grip something or a screwdriver to pop the lid off a paint tin without walking across the room to find a screwdriver.
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Now, do you know, that was the one i was dubious about. I didn't ask for it. It's a bit clunky, heavy and, well, inconvenient. Mine (now) is a Surge.

We shall see.
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When I was driving around in Africa in a 4x4, I had a box stuffed with tools and spare parts in the back of the vehicle. With the roads being as they are out there, everything in the back is strapped down, and this meant that getting to them (and anything else in the back) was a 2 or 3 minute exercise. So, for those trivial minor jobs that crop up all the time I had an old pencil case under the driver's seat with a few basics, such as a pocket knife, a couple of screwdrivers, a pair of pliers, and an adjustable spanner. It came out most days. When I got to South Africa and met up with other off-road types, they all, without exception, kept a Leatherman either on their belt or in a door pocket, for precisely the same sort of jobs. I saw a guy in Zambia remove his leaking fuel tank on the side of the road using just a Leatherman.
 
I also took a folding diamond knife sharpener, especially when staying at MIL’s.
Her knives were especially blunt before I sorted them.

Rod
 
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