Great review.
Nice review Leathermended It!Like me, it seems you are a sucker for tradition and history and the old simple ways!!- eg I recently acquired a 94 PST - And love the leather sheath that came with it - It seems to be exactly the same design as your one for the Core I also feel the same as you about the replaceable cutters etc - I do not use my tools heavily - So although this is a great feature - It's not needed at all by me.Funnily enough I was thinking about the Core just recently after reading the Leatherman History thread on this forum. I noticed the 'gap' in the Supertool name/progression - So am I correct in thinking that the model evolution for this tool family is:Supertool - was replaced by .... Supertool 200 - was replaced by .... Core - was replaced by .... Supertool 300 Ie The Supertool name only took a 5 or 6 year break to be replaced by the Core - Now they are back using the Suoertool name for that family of tools.PS. Grinding down the large flathead would be a great fix to the chip I'd say - and the stitching could have just degraded over time (as fabric can do) - It could be restitched with a strong needle (although not a LM or SAK holed awl!!)PPS. Also agree about all the flat heads - What is it with LM and flatheads? (eg 3 in the Juices too) when most screws I see these days seem to be Phillips.
Thanks Z,I guess I was thinking more about size and toolset rather than handle construction.ie The STs and Core are all 4.5" tools and have almost identical tool sets.Also they are all seem like bigger brothers to the PST in terms of their handle design (eg compared to Wave, Skele, Wingman etc) - Although not so much the Core in this case.H
Great review mate. Can a Core owner confirm something for me? Do the component tools all come out indvidually (as with the Blast family), or do they clump in the same way as the ST300?
Just checked mine, no clumping. They all come out individually.
Quote from: Gareth on May 06, 2015, 01:11:12 PMGreat review mate. Can a Core owner confirm something for me? Do the component tools all come out indvidually (as with the Blast family), or do they clump in the same way as the ST300?Individual on mine....
I'd be more than happy to confirm that Gareth. Unfortunately mine is in the car, and that's like downstairs and outside and stuff ... and it's raining I'll have a look later if nobody answers before