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Leatherman 830846 Skeletool Multitool
Leatherman 830846 Skeletool Multitool
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List Price: $72.00
Buy New: $48.99
You Save: $23.01 (32%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(based on 21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 99
Category: Home Improvement

Publisher: Leatherman
Studio: Leatherman
Brand: Leatherman
Label: Leatherman
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1 x 1

MPN: 830846
Model: 830846
UPC: 037447164392
EAN: 0037447164392
ASIN: B000XU9NXW

Release Date: February 13, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Stainless Steel Body 6061-T6 Aluminum Handle Scales
  • Outside-accessible blades mean, just like a pocket knife, it can be opened with one hand, quick-style.
  • Bit driver technology makes it possible to customize the tool for any job
  • At a mere five ounces, this is the lightest full-size multi-tool on the market.
  • 25-YEAR WARRANTY Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.proudly stands behind our products.

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Amazon.com Product Description


Leatherman packs the full-size Skeletool with the tools you're likely to use most often.

Introducing the Brand New Skeletool from Leatherman
Now you're ready to lighten your load and boost your survival skills -- with Leatherman's Skeletool. At a mere 5 ounces the new, full-sized multitool keeps weight and volume to a minimum without sacrificing quality and true functionality, and that's what the Skeletool is all about. Many multitools have multiple options, but they're often heavier -- and they're loaded with more features than most people actually need on a regular basis. Conversely, pocket knives are light and streamlined, but they render themselves useless when the task calls for a more versatile tool. Enter the new Skeletool platform, offering minimal weight, compact size and endless capabilities. And with the Skeletool's integrated, removable pocket clip, you can easily clip this tool onto a belt, a pack, or a vest -- with no sheath or tote required.

Key User Features
The Skeletool CX has a large knife blade that can be accessed while the tool is closed; to open it, just place your thumb in the thumbhole at the base of the blade and rotate it out until it's fully extended -- which will engage the safety lock. This locking mechanism is noted with a padlock symbol on the tool. To unlock the blade, press the locking mechanism towards the handle until the blade slides past the lock.

Equipped with a universal bit driver, the Skeletool offers real utility options like no other multitool. To change the tool bits, simply unfold the tool and remove the bit from the bit driver -- and pop it out. And replacing bits is just as easy. Just press a new one into position and you're good to go. There's even a spare bit located in the handle side opposite the knife blade. This tool includes the following bits: Phillips #1 and #2, screwdriver 3/16-inch and 1/4-inch.

In the plier jaws you'll find a hard-wire cutter and a regular wire cutter. The regular wire cutter is great for softer grades of wire, but the hard-wire cutter is excellent for heavier jobs -- like cutting and bending fishhooks.

Multitool Capabilities:
The Skeletool keeps it simple -- and light, and compact, and easy to transport. Why waste time with pointless, heavy add-ons when all the basics are right at your fingertips? With its open hardware, skeletal design and hardy appearance, the Skeletool boasts a premium stainless steel blade, pliers, a universal bit driver, and a carabiner/bottle opener ... and that's it.

Key Tech Specs:

  • Length: 4 inches/10 cm closed
  • Weight: 5 ounces/142 grams
  • Materials: Stainless steel, 420HC
  • Included Bits: Phillips #1 and #2, Screwdriver 3/16-inch and 1/4-inch


Leatherman makes a full range of complementary accessories and add-ons for this and other Leatherman products.

Optional Accessories (not included)
Spice up your Skeletool with genuine Leatherman accessories. Options include a bit kit that offers 21 double-ended bits for real versatility. From new belt sheaths to t-shirts and caps, genuine Leatherman accessories are durable, fun and show that you're a part of Leatherman World. With such a wide variety available, it's easy to find just the add-on that's right for you.

Warranty
All Leatherman products are covered by a 25-year limited warranty. If within 25 years from the purchase date of your genuine Leatherman tool you find any defect in material or workmanship, you can count on the manufacturer to make it right with fast warranty service. To obtain warranty service, return your tool to Leatherman Tool Group. Depending on the tool defect, they will decide whether to repair your tool or replace it with a product of equal or greater value. No variations, upgrades or refunds are offered.

The Leatherman Tool Group and its History of Quality
In 1975, Leatherman Tool Group founder Tim Leatherman was inspired by leaky pipes and a cranky car on a budget trip to Europe -- and thus the idea for his first pocket survival tool was conceived. Since then, Leatherman has become an internationally recognized company with hundreds of employees and a wide variety of durable, versatile, stylish products. Created with bold designs and truly rugged construction, Leatherman products are a perfect addition for tool kits, emergency sets, and glove compartments everywhere.



Customer Reviews:   Read 16 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Described as a very "manly" knife   April 29, 2008
I gave this as a gift to my cousin for his high school graduation. Because the product was delayed several times, he ended up getting it during his 2nd semester at college. He described it as the "manliest" knife he has ever had.

Lacks a few things that would make this the ultimate tool, but for most purposes it is very handy (wish it had a corkscrew and scissors).



5 out of 5 stars Leatherman Skeletool   April 28, 2008
The Leatherman Skeletool is a great multi-tool to have with you at all times. Lightweight, ergonomic, robust, and well engineered, all tools are quickly and easily accessed, including the locking knife blade. There's no need to open the whole thing everytime you need a tool. The pliers are precise and the grip surprisingly comfortable.


5 out of 5 stars Well Designed and Made   April 23, 2008
I really like the blade...it's a proper, stiff, knife with a good blade lock to keep it from closing on your fingers (unlike my Juice). The blade lock is reasonably easy to close (unlike my Gerber) so that you don't cut yourself wrestling with the lock.

The pliers are strong with good leverage. Can do work well beyond what the tool size would imply.

The screwdriver bits are a good idea IMO....

Overall highly recommended. Surpassed my expectation.



5 out of 5 stars looking for a multitool?   April 21, 2008
I love my skeletool. I recently moved and was so happy to have it for all the little things I was going to need to do like cut open boxes, fix broken things, unscrew doors and whatnot, and cutting and crimping wire to set up the home theatre. It's lighter than it looks, and I like to keep mine in my back pocket, wallet on the left, skeletool on the right clipped to the inside, and I really don't even notice it when I sit down which surprised me.

It's sturdier and stronger than it looks as well, and is ergonomically designed to fit in your hands better than the typical multi-tool. The knife can be pulled out one handed, and I love not having to use my fingernails to get the screwdriver out. Plus, the bottle opener (the carabiner clip holds onto the caps when they come off, a nice touch) came in handy after the moving was done (:

I had been waiting to get ahold of this tool for a long time, and it exceeded my high expectations. It innovates little things that have yet to be seen in Leatherman products so far that I know of, like how when you open it it "clicks" into place, the ergonomic "hull" for a better grip, how some tools are immediately accessible without having to dig around for them, and onboard storage of extra screwdriver bits.

I think it's perfect for people who want a multitool but don't actually need the 50 other things built into it most of the time. I also have a Leatherman Wave, but in the last two months I have yet to use it thanks to the utility and versitility of the skeletool.



2 out of 5 stars A little disappointed   April 20, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I purchased the Skeletool as a replacement for a Leatherman Kick I gave to my stepson, thinking it would be an improvement; however when I received it from Amazon, it was not exactly as I imagined. First, it is a little smaller than I thought it would be, about 4/5ths the size of the Kick, with proportionately smaller pliers and knife blade. It is a little lighter, but not much, and with all the nooks and crannies I kept looking for more tools. One feature I miss from the Kick is the ability to use the screwdriver with the handles closed. In the Skeletool one must extend the handle with the carabiner end out to use the bits. And speaking of those bits, they are rectangular in cross section. This is fine for the flat bits, but the Phillips bits don't look like they would work as well as a regular hexagonal bit. It is the first Leatherman tool I've had that I thought was more about form than function. It certainly looks cool, but just doesn't seem to have the substance to back it up.

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