Wave+ Multi-tool Overview

When the Wave was released in 1998 it instantly became one of the best-selling multi-tools on the market and that still holds true today. With 18 implements and a timeless design, the Wave+ set the standard for what a multi-tool should be.
0:00 Introduction
0:08 Wave History
0:20 Colors and Specs
0:32 Interior Implements
1:04 Locking and Unlocking Implements
1:11 Exterior Implements
1:37 Locking and Unlocking Exterior Implements
1:42 Hidden Feature
1:54 Wave Accessories
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[@JohnHolliday1911]

Love my Leatherman’s, but please, please, change the policy that tools have to be mailed back for repair, and refusing to even sell the parts to repair our tools.

[@Harleywindtherapy]

Send it in, man... Leatherman is AWESOME about replacements or repairs! I've done it with a PS4 and a Wave both. It's all FREE! No other warranty co.es close! (Even though I love Benchmades lifesharp service.)

[@JohnHolliday1911]

@@Harleywindtherapy I know that they’ll fix it, but, I have a custom Leatherman that I use daily. Being without it, isn’t really an option for me. Leatherman was…..let’s say less than helpful when I called and told them, and sent my KZbin video of how my Surge was broken. When I repaired a broken Kershaw, they sent parts instantly, and even responded on the video. Leatherman…..not so much.

[@Harleywindtherapy]

@@JohnHolliday1911 ah. Yeah, I can see that. Mine were/are just plain jane factory models. Good to know, thx for sharing.

[@rickydo888]

It's hard for overseas buyers if must send the LM back

[@siriosstar4789]

this is one of the most well engineered tools i've ever seen . the tolerances/fit is perfect the Leatherman wave makes the Swiss army knife look and feel like a child's toy .

[@7775Kevin]

The Wave Plus is my favorite tool. I use it every day for something. Love it.

[@denvan3143]

The PST was the tool we all realized we needed. The Wave is the tool we all wanted. I’ve had mine since the early 2000s; it’s a great tool.

[@EkoPavlas]

Awesome, it was only through this video that I discovered that my 18 year old Leatherman Wave has a hidden eyelet for attachment. :)

[@phillipr538]

I did not know about that lanyard. Never noticed it.

[@ergezinger]

I've been a skeletool fan for 10 plus years, and just recently purchased a Curl. Also, i'm a big fan of the T4. Super excited for any new tools in 2023,... especially if they have upgraded knife steel.

[@domsquaaa4323]

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[@toolsfordarkness]

Great review Alex!

[@Hungrybird474]

I got one of these today ! It’s nice guys 👍. It’s like a spyderco knife quality but a multi tool and prettier 😊. Thanks for making g a cool edc tool that’s not a piece of crap . I also have a real small ps something Winston cigarettes sent me . Very cool little guy , very useful for keeping under my nails clean and removing splinters . I like how the tips of the pliers stay aligned and the overall build. I’m into commercial maintence solutions so I get into everything and the this new wave will be useful .

[@giuliogemino6407]

What about a next gen multitool slender and heavy especially dedicated and designed for plumbers and craftsmen. A tool mainly based on a more refined Swedish pipe wrench such as the tiny Bahco 140 also Snap-on PWZ0... a stuff with that general shape 90° beak, open 33mm able to tighten a 3/4" pipe in a compact tool long 210mm thick 15,7mm 375gr. and packed with some other useful and handy features: a retractable disposable blades receiver like for common OLFA 18mm ML, a folding pencil deburring bit, a real mild file, able to actually resharpen a chainsaw (mid round shape very good quality) an attachment for spare reciprocating saw blades, for big hacksaw e.g. DeWalt demolition 5" to occasionally cut drywalls, insulation, metal, wood... a V slot for nail pulling milled directly in the superior rounded jaw; and moreover a very useful locking mechanism like Leatherman Crunch or Kerashaw A100 to be also used as a locking retaining vice grip while tightening something with other tools. a position with an integrated wire cutter and a regular ¼ magnetic bit driver at the threaded brace end. About jaws: Since plumbers have serious bad habit of red-hot fittings managed with the pliers provide a self-hardening steel to protect jaw teeth hardness or removable spare jaws like on common American pipe wrenches. What about innovating tools design instead innovating tools style? About Leatherman Wave/Charge/Surge I don't use em. I seriously evaluated them before purchase. I have a Victorinox SwisstoolXplus with a 4" adjustable wrench in the sheath and ¼ hex nut drivers set in my arsenal for the car fixing emergencies. About Leatehrman Wave it started as beater tool. I definitely prefer its clone Swisstech 17 in1 ; 18 in 1 or Ozark trail Multiforce premium as a better option for tech specs and price since it started as a beater everyday work horse. In general I don't think a bits driver mounted on a bulky multitool going nowhere is a good option, especially if it requires proprietary bits. I prefer separated T handle ratchets such as VIM Tools RFB400K and a coffer for other fixing consubables bic lighter, zip ties, glue, shrinking tubes, duct tape... Here's why I will eventually choose a Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.,LTD Multitool instead an american one. 1 regular standard ¼ bit attachment this means more versatility. and easiness in replacing part. 2 inverted positioning of tools so if pliers slip the pince will not bite the palm! 3 Carbide inserts in pliers head are kind of silly not even regular pliers have that. 4 too much edges at manipulating surfaces / handles. A more flushyness general shape to manipulate is always better than stingy corners here and there. The only Leatherman I will buy this days is the Free P4 but ruler, can opener, carbides, convex sharphening short file are all jokes. The general one hand idea is very good but tools functionality damn is something embarrassing.

[@wildbill23c]

I have the Wave+ in black. Its a replacement for my 2008 original Cabela's edition Wave

[@MinkTheStink]

You forgot to mention the wire stripper on the bottom of the bottle opener!

[@michaelafton9916]

I just found an leatherman hidden in my room and carried it and did research and found out it was an original from the 1980’s so early in fact it doesn’t have the numbers to indicate when it was made so I want to put it away and get this as a replacement

[@dc76384]

Just received a new Wave plus. Final fitment needs to be a bit better. Otherwise love all the Leatherman tools I've had.

[@e.charlesblanco8318]

I just Got a new one in a yard Sale for 6 dollars

[@bravo_the_broken4003]

The price increase tho 😭😭

[@wildbill23c]

Price of everything has gone up in case you haven't noticed. Its called inflation.

[@gamecockdevil4]

@@wildbill23c still 2 increases in a year seems excessive

[@wildbill23c]

@@gamecockdevil4 Its called inflation, better get used to it.

[@denvan3143]

Divide the price by the number of tools on the Leatherman. 20 tools at $120 = $6 per tool. That’s not a lot, considering the quality of the material and the fact you can put all those tools in your pocket.

[@forknowledge6959]

Great tool but difficult for one handed operation for left handed people.

[@LeathermanToolGroup]

We would suggest you check out the FREE P2 or P4. They are the next generation of multi-tool designed for one-handed usage.

[@werenotfriends6243]

It's missing needle nose pliers

[@LEDZEP769]

I broke the tip of the pliers off and saw that it was very thinly plated with steel and filled with cheap Chinese white metal. For the price I was not impressed.

[@bicak_knife_messer_tool]

Leatherman Wave Plus'ın Pivot Vidalarının Kocaman Ve Tam Düz Başlı Olması Çok Çirkin Ve Sevimsiz Duruyor,Surge Plus Modelinde Tıpkı Surge'deki Gibi Acilen Oval Başlı Pivot Vidalarının Kullanımına Geçmek Zorundasınız.Leatherman Firmasının Bu Durumu Farkedemeyecek Kadar Kör Gözlü Olması Hayret Vericidir.

[@braveheartlimpavido6839]

Come aprire una bottiglia di vino?😅

[@teachingwithipad]

YOU LOUSY COMPANY GIVE ME BACK THE SQUIRT