Skeletool Release Date?

gadgetman7 · **on:** October 14, 2007, 06:35:25 AM

Has anyone heard the release date for the Skeletool? All the site says is November.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2007, 02:00:49 PM

That's the best info we have as well so far.

Def

cryptrick · **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2007, 02:34:53 PM

I wonder how many people will buy this tool. I will have to read Def's review when he gets one and decide, but I'm not going straight out to buy it. OK it looks very futuristic and quite nice, but a quick look at the main tools and all you see is pliers, a knife and a screwdriver. I haven't looked into it but will it be the Leatherman with the least amount of features ever??

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2007, 02:55:58 PM

Introducing the New, Not- So Multi Tool!

I don't know, I wasn't too thrilled with the idea of a minimalist tool initially, but I am curious. Fortunately, thanks to this site, I have a built in excuse to get any tools I am even only slightly interested in!

Def

gadgetman7 · **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2007, 04:26:25 PM

I think the minimalist tool appeals to me because it's less bulky. In the environment I work in it would look out of place to carry a full size tool on my belt but I hope I can easily slide this one in a pocket. (Normally I wear dress clothes but I don't always have my coat on....oh yeah..there's also the fact that it looks kind of cool and I love new multitools.

Anthony · **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2007, 05:42:22 PM

I'd like to handle one...but I don't think I'd carry a tool that sacrifices so much just to be labeled "minimalist". I think the Juice is minimalist, but it has lots of tools.

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2007, 07:00:05 PM

I'm looking forward to this tool. I might not buy it right away, but that's mostly cause I'd like to see a plain edge CX

It really is pretty rare that I "need" anything more than pliars, knife, and screwdrivers so it should work well for me

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2007, 07:50:51 PM

That's an interesting point- is a tool "minimalist" because of it's tool complement, or is it minimalist because of it's size?

I like to think of minimalism as versatile, effective tools condensed into the smallest available package. You could have a SAK like the XAVT with everything but the kitchen sink, but that's not minimalist. The Lumberjack is because it has a huge number of functions, but condensed.

Def

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2007, 08:01:23 PM

I've always thought of minimalist as meaning having only the functions that I want/need. I guess size also comes into it for me, but to me it's the idea of not carrying "extra" stuff that you don't want to. I think of it definetly as a different thing for each person depending on what they use often.
Example: Lets say I find that I never use a saw, file, corkscrew, can opener, bottle opener, awl, tweezers, scissors, or toothpick, then in my mind nothing that contains all these is "minimalist". If I would want to have all these things on me "just in case", then I wouldn't call that minimalist even if it was a rather small tool.

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2007, 09:18:16 PM

One way to look at it,would be to think of it in terms the US military calls a "force multiplier". Many people carry a folder in addition to a multi-tool.This is one folder that gives you an extra set of pliers and drivers,and most of us here know how handy an extra pliers or driver can be.

Benner · **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2007, 12:06:48 AM

I have to say that the Skeletool hasn't really interested me at all. Maybe I will be after I have seen some more pics.

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #11 on:** October 25, 2007, 11:35:17 PM

So.......... November's amost here................................

Any news

J-sews · **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2007, 02:49:42 AM

Quote from: NeitherExtreme on October 25, 2007, 11:35:17 PM

So.......... November's amost done................................

Any news

Uh, you mean November's almost here, right?

I haven't heard anything new yet.

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2007, 02:50:54 AM

Hehe, yes. That's what I meant. Maybe I'll go edit a post now

Tom Munch · **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2007, 04:25:38 PM

Has anyone seen anywhere that you can preorder yet?

ABrady1985 · **Reply #15 on:** October 29, 2007, 06:21:23 AM

I orderd both Skeletools the other day through Dealers Electric, don't know the price or when they will get here but I will let ya'll know.

J-sews · **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2007, 04:19:12 AM

Quote from: ABrady1985 on October 29, 2007, 06:21:23 AM

I orderd both Skeletools the other day through Dealers Electric, don't know the price or when they will get here but I will let ya'll know.

Good gracious you have to admire that guy! Hangs around the fringes a bit, then jumps in with all guns blazing on his first post! Wow, both Skeletools on one order!!

Hehe, welcome to Multitool.org ABrady!!

Tsquare · **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2007, 04:55:23 AM

Crocmultitools is doing a preorder for both models both with and without sheaths.

Tom Munch · **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2007, 04:01:02 PM

Time to preorder.

Benner · **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2007, 06:58:27 PM

Quote from: J-sews on October 30, 2007, 04:19:12 AM

Quote from: ABrady1985 on October 29, 2007, 06:21:23 AM
I orderd both Skeletools the other day through Dealers Electric, don't know the price or when they will get here but I will let ya'll know.

Good gracious you have to admire that guy! Hangs around the fringes a bit, then jumps in with all guns blazing on his first post! Wow, both Skeletools on one order!!

Hehe, welcome to Multitool.org ABrady!!

Especially as the price is still unknown!

Again, Welcome to the forum.

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #20 on:** October 31, 2007, 01:23:27 AM

Quote from: ABrady1985 on October 29, 2007, 06:21:23 AM

I orderd both Skeletools the other day through Dealers Electric, don't know the price or when they will get here but I will let ya'll know.

A warm welcome to the forums! (and a good introduction as well!)

Can't wait to hear you're impressions of them... Tell us more if you will... What interests you about the Skeletools? Have you been into Multi-Tools for a while, or are you jumping in with both feet?

gadgetman7 · **Reply #21 on:** October 31, 2007, 11:54:48 PM

I just preordered one from Amazon and they said the ship date was 10 - 20 December. The CX was $79.95. I'm going to keep checking with Cabela's though - they usually get them first.

J-sews · **Reply #22 on:** November 02, 2007, 01:27:29 AM

After my fiasco with the Guppie and Zilla-Tool earlier this year, I'm a bit reluctant to pre-order. Some companies get their tools in and are shipping them out weeks and weeks before other companies receive their tools. There's apparently no way to tell who is going to get theirs in first?

Leatherman123 · **Reply #23 on:** November 02, 2007, 02:58:17 AM

Eh, sometime in november.... I would say like mid-way into november like on the 15

CQC-7 · **Reply #24 on:** November 02, 2007, 02:43:01 PM

I seen a picture of the skeletool. I just dont know what to say. Pretty it is not. I just might have to order one so that I can call it an ugly shelf ornament. It might be a very functional tool but I would have to get past its "only a mother could love this" look.

Benner · **Reply #25 on:** November 02, 2007, 02:44:19 PM

Quote from: CQC-7 on November 02, 2007, 02:43:01 PM

I seen a picture of the skeletool. I just dont know what to say. Pretty it is not. I just might have to order one so that I can call it an ugly shelf ornament. It might be a very functional tool but I would have to get past its "only a mother could love this" look.

I agree with you on that one!

Tom Munch · **Reply #26 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:06:27 PM

I chew up my hand on the locks on my Charge every time I reach into my pocket past it even though I've smoothed off the sharp ridges with a Dremel, so I'm really looking forward to a smaller one-hander LM with a pocket clip. I can live with the looks. It's cool in the same way a Hummer 3 is to me.

CQC-7 · **Reply #27 on:** November 03, 2007, 02:56:53 PM

It has its good points. The H3 I am not sure about. It is a chevy trailblazer with a body kit. Not slamming on the trailblazer but it is not the best offroad vehicle.

Splat · **Reply #28 on:** November 03, 2007, 04:07:48 PM

I have to admit.... the only reason I wanted a Skeletool initially was because of the carabiner. Now, I couldn't care less about the Skeletool since I got a Vic Spirit. To each, their own.
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Splat

Tom Munch · **Reply #29 on:** November 03, 2007, 04:54:13 PM

I'm not sayin' the Hummer is a quality piece, I'm just commenting on the quirky rugged look that I think the Skeletool has as well.

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