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Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman

ro Offline Raoul Octav

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Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
on: July 16, 2018, 12:54:15 PM


Many of you know the story, use the tools yet LMN finally made o short , very nice piece of film about the beginning of what we know today as a multi tool.
Spoiler: the prototype was called Mr. Crunch
mettle: a person's ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2018, 01:04:24 PM by Raoul Octav »
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-any problem has more than one resolve!

-by the way you look at the problem, the resolve may change!

-where's a will there's a way !


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #1 on: July 16, 2018, 03:01:24 PM
Will watch this video later thanks :salute: :like: :like:


ca Offline b_martin

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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #2 on: July 17, 2018, 01:21:09 AM
 Very cool video :like:


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #3 on: July 17, 2018, 01:57:40 AM
Enjoyed that!  :tu:  Thanks.   :salute:


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #4 on: July 17, 2018, 04:07:08 AM
Outstanding  :like:
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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #5 on: July 17, 2018, 04:54:56 AM
Got around to watching this at home and it was a great video :like:


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #6 on: July 17, 2018, 09:14:01 AM
Yep nice video!




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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #7 on: July 17, 2018, 11:15:43 AM
Thanks for posting.
I thought it was a bit cheesy though...   :pommel:


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #8 on: July 17, 2018, 11:45:31 AM
thanks for posting,  :like:
I was looking forward to it since its trailer on the 35th Anniversary Road Show  :cheers:

I enjoyed that a lot, and having met Tim twice I can attest that he is as humble and friendly to every fan as the video shows  :tu:

Spoiler: the prototype was called Mr. Crunch

PS: I managed to capture the tool progression from the first prototype (Mr.Crunch) to the last, since you mentioned that in your post  :salute:

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Also, I remember the story about a soldier in Irak or Afghanistan whose ST300 saved his life when it stopped a bullet, and I found the pic around, it would have been nice to see him in the video but maybe he is retired, still deployed or who knows what  :think:

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thanks again for sharing!    :)
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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #9 on: July 17, 2018, 02:41:48 PM
I enjoyed the Vid .

Chris


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #10 on: July 17, 2018, 02:59:06 PM
I'm with Chris....... :tu:


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #11 on: July 17, 2018, 03:15:34 PM
Thanks for sharing!

I liked the historical angle about the initial ideas and development of the tool more than the somewhat overdone "grateful users survive ordeal and meet the creator of the responsible tool" bit. Maybe it's my Northwest European upbringing but that was done in a way that raised my hackles. I also got the impression that Mr. Leatherman was a bit hesitant to meet complete strangers in a remote log cabin (only to discover he'd been set up by his partner, of course), but that may just be my reading.
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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #12 on: July 17, 2018, 11:09:00 PM
I liked the historical angle about the initial ideas and development of the tool more than the somewhat overdone "grateful users survive ordeal and meet the creator of the responsible tool" bit.
:imws:
I would also like to have heard more about the technical aspects to his prototypes.


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #13 on: July 18, 2018, 09:54:58 AM
I liked the historical angle about the initial ideas and development of the tool more than the somewhat overdone "grateful users survive ordeal and meet the creator of the responsible tool" bit.
:imws:
I would also like to have heard more about the technical aspects to his prototypes.

Yes definitely....... Hopefully in a future documentary.


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #14 on: July 19, 2018, 10:52:42 PM
Finally had time to watch, thanks for posting   :like: :tu:


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Re: Made of Mettle Documentary Leatherman
Reply #15 on: July 19, 2018, 10:56:21 PM
Just saw the video, I liked it

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