Leatherman Skeletool mini-review

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By Collin Cunningham
Posted 2008/03/07 @ 10:21 am
Category Craft, Tools

For those leathermen(and women) out there – The leatherman tool company has released a new slimmed down multitool product, clocking in at a little over 5 ounces. Rain Day magazine shares their hands-on impressions:

The Leatherman Skeletool is a minimalist’s multi-tool. It has a pair of plier, a blade, wire cutters, bit driver, and a bottle opener. It is made of aluminium and stainless steel. Weight have been strategically removed from the structural components such that strength has not been compromised.

The bare necessities as they see it. Personally, I wouldn’t consider it complete without a wire stripper in there. – Link

Related:

The Amazing Leatherman Spoon Attachment – Link

BY Collin Cunningham

Born, drew a lot, made video, made music on 4-track, then computer, more songwriting, met future wife, went to art school for video major, made websites, toured in a band, worked as web media tech, discovered electronics, taught myself electronics, blogged about DIY electronics, made web videos about electronics and made music for them … and I still do!

In the Maker Shed

10 Responses to Leatherman Skeletool mini-review

BigD145 on March 7th, 2008 at 1:07 pm said:

They do have wire cutters, which is perfectly usable as a quick and dirty stripper.

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PattiS on March 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm said:

I like the way it looks, much better aesthetically than the regular Leatherman. And the handle looks like it’s more comfortable.

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Tablespork on March 7th, 2008 at 1:41 pm said:

But do I wait for the CX to get the combination blade?

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helifino on March 8th, 2008 at 3:16 am said:

It does have a wire stripper.. If you look at the big picture (the one with the ad or owner’s guide in the background) on that page and look at the ad picture, you can see a notch at the base of the wire cutter inside the pliers. That notch is for stripping wire.

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Timbo on March 8th, 2008 at 6:22 am said:

Nice thing, but 130 Dollars here in Germany are a rediciulos price for a pair of pliers, a knife and a srewdriver.

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op-ed on March 8th, 2008 at 7:44 am said:

You are absolutely right. $150,000 U$D is a ridiculous amount to pay for a Porsche when >fill in the blank< will do just fine.

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RainyDayInterns on March 8th, 2008 at 3:10 pm said:

Both the Skeletool and the Porsche are worth it!

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MoishePippik on March 9th, 2008 at 8:33 am said:

Why no locking pliers? “Visegrip” type pliers are the general tool I find most useful after screwdrivers.

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Tom on July 31st, 2008 at 3:35 pm said:

You can buy the leatherman skeletool at http://www.leathermanstore.com. Enter “shipmefree” in the coupon/promo code blank for free shipping on any item!

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Leatherman Fan on May 31st, 2013 at 7:37 am said:

@op-ed — yessssss! too funny

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