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Title: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 15, 2018, 11:59:45 PM
I just couldn't resist ...  :surrender:

(https://i.imgur.com/pwR35PN.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/sI9ZgJu.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Np5l4pK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mgt5ycx.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/D8syGAg.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/vHUJGIn.jpg)

Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: SteveC on February 16, 2018, 12:03:25 AM
Nice ! How do you like the new Sheath ?
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 12:03:56 AM
Pics are taken indoors with my smartphone ...  ::)  I hope I can take some better pics tomorrow  ;).

(https://i.imgur.com/MXYxIFb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/rag6orU.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/p7jNueN.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6oH3OTe.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ye1KNU4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cnnR3nh.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/w4GXkBK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/rKqIjJV.jpg)

Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: SteveC on February 16, 2018, 12:08:06 AM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 12:17:14 AM
Nice ! How do you like the new Sheath ?

It feels "small" compaired to the old Nylon sheath ...

I just put them next to each other and the new one is a bit smaller than the old, but not very much ...  When I held it in my hand the first time I thought it felt a lot smaller than it does, weird enough.  Then new sheath is the one without the side pockets, so maybe that's why it feels so thin  :think:.

It does feel well made, and I love the snap button.  I also love the fact that you can't feel the snap button on the inside of the sheath, the sides from the sheath are made of one piece of nylon on which the thicker front nylon flap (with the snap button) is stitched (I hope I'm making sense  :-[).  So the snap button does not make contact with the tool.

The belt loop is attached quite low on the back of the sheath, so I'm affraid it's going to sit a bit high on the belt ...  But I haven't put it on my belt yet so I can't really confirm this.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: McStitchy on February 16, 2018, 12:33:28 AM
Thanks for showing us. The pics are good.

I love the snap button and that it's not scratching the tool on the inside.

Is horizontal carry possible?

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Smashie on February 16, 2018, 12:39:55 AM
One question, are the OHO holes on the two blades as sharp as I've seen reported elsewhere?

Otherwise I do like the sheath  :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 01:01:32 AM
And the Wave + itself, well ...  ::)






I must say that his one looks like a Leatherman from 15 years ago.  Not one thing wrong with it (okay, there was one thing, one of the screws from the replaceable wire cutters wasn't screwed in deep enough, and it touched the handles when closing the tool, but this was fixed in two seconds and with two twists of the wrist  ;)).

But the rest of the tool feels just perfect, nothing rubbing, nothing too loose or too tight, handles perfectly aligned (the tool lies perfectly flat on the table, not like most Spirits  :pok:). And every part of the tool, inside and outside feels just perfect.  This Wave + is possibly the Leatherman with the best fit and finish since, dare I say ... My original Supertool  :D. 

Okay, my Charges (date codes 0808), my previous Wave (date code 0111) and the two 25th Anniversary Waves (date codes 0408) I recently bought also had great fit and finish, maybe the Wave/Charge platform is just Leatherman's A-game.  I must say, all of my previous Wave/Charge tools had the pliers rubbing against the handles while closing the tool, scratching up the plier head along the way, the new Wave + (at least the one I own  :P) does not seem to have this "problem".  This is not a big thing, since it's a tool and pliers are bound to get scratched up during use, but still, I hope this means that Leatherman have stepped up their game, and that their QC issues have been dealt with ...  If not, I guess I should just be happy that I was one of the lucky ones this time ...   ;)

P.S.: I also bought it because this one doens't have the "+" on the handles (yet ?).  If the next batch comes out and those have Wave + on the handles, I will be very happy that I got one of the first batch (collectors ...  ::)).
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 01:03:37 AM
Thanks for showing us. The pics are good.

I love the snap button and that it's not scratching the tool on the inside.

Is horizontal carry possible?

 :cheers:
You're welcome mate  :salute:.

Nope, no horizontal carry with this sheath  :-\.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 01:12:35 AM
One question, are the OHO holes on the two blades as sharp as I've seen reported elsewhere?

Otherwise I do like the sheath  :tu:

Just checked the OHO holes on my 0111 Wave and on one of my 0808 Charge AL's and compaired them with the Wave +, and the OHO on the PE blade feels exactly the same as on the old ones, the OHO hole on the serrated blade is sharper than on the old ones, but not nearly sharp enough to cut yourself with it (like one of the youtube reviewers I saw claimed), and it offers quite a good bite to open the serrated blade, while the less sharp OHO on my 0808 Charge sometimes let my finger slip out of the hole while deploying the knife.

So maybe they're a bit sharper, but not so sharp that it becomes a problem (not on my Wave + anyway  ;)).
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Smashie on February 16, 2018, 01:14:55 AM
One question, are the OHO holes on the two blades as sharp as I've seen reported elsewhere?

Otherwise I do like the sheath  :tu:

Just checked the OHO holes on my 0111 Wave and on one of my 0808 Charge AL's and compaired them with the Wave +, and the OHO on the PE blade feels exactly the same as on the old ones, the OHO hole on the serrated blade is sharper than on the old ones, but not nearly sharp enough to cut yourself with it (like one of the youtube reviewers I saw claimed), and it offers quite a good bite to open the serrated blade, while the less sharp OHO on my 0808 Charge sometimes let my finger slip out of the hole while deploying the knife.

So maybe they're a bit sharper, but not so sharp that it becomes a problem (not on my Wave + anyway  ;)).

OK good to know  :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 01:24:23 AM
One more thing, the new sheath has no internal pocket to store the bit holder in, and I've tried to put the bit holder next to the Wave but then I can't seem to close the snap button anymore.  Maybe the new sheath with side pockets is a bit wider so it can also hold the bit holder  :think:.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Poncho65 on February 16, 2018, 03:04:20 AM
Very nice pics as always TG :dd: :like: Glad you got one and the QC was great for you :salute: :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: kaput on February 16, 2018, 03:06:27 AM
Congrats and enjoy your tool!
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: zoidberg on February 16, 2018, 09:57:35 AM
 :ahhh   :ahhh   :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: ddogu on February 16, 2018, 10:12:49 AM
Where did you upload the photos? My browser does not show any :(
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: McStitchy on February 16, 2018, 08:13:17 PM
Where did you upload the photos? My browser does not show any :(

Looks like imgur, that's not a problem.
But they're quite big. I see them at home with good broadband, but not via mobile 3G.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: ReamerPunch on February 16, 2018, 08:18:10 PM
P.S.: I also bought it because this one doens't have the "+" on the handles (yet ?).  If the next batch comes out and those have Wave + on the handles, I will be very happy that I got one of the first batch (collectors ...  ::)).

All one would need to do is to mod a + head to a standard Wave. :think:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Mechanickal on February 16, 2018, 08:25:57 PM
Did someone say Spirit??
:whistle:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Syncop8r on February 16, 2018, 08:48:00 PM
No.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 16, 2018, 08:50:36 PM
P.S.: I also bought it because this one doens't have the "+" on the handles (yet ?).  If the next batch comes out and those have Wave + on the handles, I will be very happy that I got one of the first batch (collectors ...  ::)).

All one would need to do is to mod a + head to a standard Wave. :think:

Yes, but that would be cheating ...  :twak:

 ;)

Are there "regular Wave" handles with the new date codes, I mean did the new style of date codes come with the Wave +, or did they already switch to this style on the previous Wave ?  Makes me wonder, are there "regular Waves" with the same date code as the new Wave + ? 

My Wave + has date codes 110217 and 110317 in the handles, are there "regular Waves" (I keep calling the previous Wave the "regular Wave", since I can't call it "old Wave" ...  ::)).
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: SteveC on February 16, 2018, 09:21:30 PM
They were already using the new date codes. My new Wave is dated 60517  60917
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: prime77 on February 16, 2018, 10:46:48 PM
Do the new style plier heads have the crimper on the base of them?
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: hiraethus on February 16, 2018, 11:00:49 PM
Yes.  You can (just about) see it over on the left of Top-Gear-24's photo:
(https://i.imgur.com/w4GXkBK.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: prime77 on February 16, 2018, 11:09:09 PM
Yes.  You can (just about) see it over on the left of Top-Gear-24's photo:
(https://i.imgur.com/w4GXkBK.jpg)
Ah I missed that's. Thanks.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: kaput on February 17, 2018, 05:51:07 AM
I am really happy that they did keep the rounded plier head vs. the squared off Rebar. This seems to be the best of both worlds with the addition of replaceable cutters. I thought for sure they were just gonna use the rebar head.

This is good news. Thanks for the pics
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: EZrider on February 17, 2018, 12:03:08 PM
And the Wave + itself, well ...  ::)






I must say that his one looks like a Leatherman from 15 years ago.  Not one thing wrong with it (okay, there was one thing, one of the screws from the replaceable wire cutters wasn't screwed in deep enough, and it touched the handles when closing the tool, but this was fixed in two seconds and with two twists of the wrist  ;)).

But the rest of the tool feels just perfect, nothing rubbing, nothing too loose or too tight, handles perfectly aligned (the tool lies perfectly flat on the table, not like most Spirits  :pok:). And every part of the tool, inside and outside feels just perfect.  This Wave + is possibly the Leatherman with the best fit and finish since, dare I say ... My original Supertool  :D. 

Okay, my Charges (date codes 0808), my previous Wave (date code 0111) and the two 25th Anniversary Waves (date codes 0408) I recently bought also had great fit and finish, maybe the Wave/Charge platform is just Leatherman's A-game.  I must say, all of my previous Wave/Charge tools had the pliers rubbing against the handles while closing the tool, scratching up the plier head along the way, the new Wave + (at least the one I own  :P) does not seem to have this "problem".  This is not a big thing, since it's a tool and pliers are bound to get scratched up during use, but still, I hope this means that Leatherman have stepped up their game, and that their QC issues have been dealt with ...  If not, I guess I should just be happy that I was one of the lucky ones this time ...   ;)

P.S.: I also bought it because this one doens't have the "+" on the handles (yet ?).  If the next batch comes out and those have Wave + on the handles, I will be very happy that I got one of the first batch (collectors ...  ::)).

Congratulations and nice write up TG.
Glad to hear the quality is good on these  :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 17, 2018, 03:32:01 PM
And the Wave + itself, well ...  ::)






I must say that his one looks like a Leatherman from 15 years ago.  Not one thing wrong with it (okay, there was one thing, one of the screws from the replaceable wire cutters wasn't screwed in deep enough, and it touched the handles when closing the tool, but this was fixed in two seconds and with two twists of the wrist  ;)).

But the rest of the tool feels just perfect, nothing rubbing, nothing too loose or too tight, handles perfectly aligned (the tool lies perfectly flat on the table, not like most Spirits  :pok:). And every part of the tool, inside and outside feels just perfect.  This Wave + is possibly the Leatherman with the best fit and finish since, dare I say ... My original Supertool  :D. 

Okay, my Charges (date codes 0808), my previous Wave (date code 0111) and the two 25th Anniversary Waves (date codes 0408) I recently bought also had great fit and finish, maybe the Wave/Charge platform is just Leatherman's A-game.  I must say, all of my previous Wave/Charge tools had the pliers rubbing against the handles while closing the tool, scratching up the plier head along the way, the new Wave + (at least the one I own  :P) does not seem to have this "problem".  This is not a big thing, since it's a tool and pliers are bound to get scratched up during use, but still, I hope this means that Leatherman have stepped up their game, and that their QC issues have been dealt with ...  If not, I guess I should just be happy that I was one of the lucky ones this time ...   ;)

P.S.: I also bought it because this one doens't have the "+" on the handles (yet ?).  If the next batch comes out and those have Wave + on the handles, I will be very happy that I got one of the first batch (collectors ...  ::)).

Congratulations and nice write up TG.
Glad to hear the quality is good on these  :tu:

I hope it's the same for all the Wave + 's, since I can only say that mine was perfect  :tu:.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 17, 2018, 03:34:49 PM
I am really happy that they did keep the rounded plier head vs. the squared off Rebar. This seems to be the best of both worlds with the addition of replaceable cutters. I thought for sure they were just gonna use the rebar head.

This is good news. Thanks for the pics

Happy you liked the pics (I've got more of them coming up  ;)).

And yes, I'm also glad the didn't just put the Rebar plierhead in the Wave, this one looks real nice ... (I just hope they hold up well, since they're quite thin on one point, but I guess the people at Leatherman know what they're doing  ;)).
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: VICMAN on February 17, 2018, 04:51:27 PM
I just couldn't resist ...  :surrender:


I like that a lot better than the velcro sheathes.

Thanks for posting the pictures. :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: genevabuck on February 17, 2018, 11:42:18 PM
I like the new sheaths. I was just a little disappointed when I opened it and it didn't have a pocket for a bit kit.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Syncop8r on February 17, 2018, 11:51:39 PM
I like the new sheaths. I was just a little disappointed when I opened it and it didn't have a pocket for a bit kit.
Is yours the one with or without the side loops?
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: genevabuck on February 18, 2018, 12:02:47 AM
I like the new sheaths. I was just a little disappointed when I opened it and it didn't have a pocket for a bit kit.
Is yours the one with or without the side loops?

Without the loops. The tool fits in very tightly so there is no room for a bit sleeve, nor is there a pocket. The tool is sorta tough to pull out. I imagine that it will break in though.
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Syncop8r on February 18, 2018, 02:16:03 AM
I wonder if the ones with the loops have that pocket and horizontal carry....  :think:
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on February 18, 2018, 02:30:41 AM
I wonder if the ones with the loops have that pocket and horizontal carry....  :think:

I heard somewhere (probably in a Youtube review ...) that the sheaths with the side pockets would also have an internal pocket for the bitkit, they didn't say anything about horizontal carry in that video ...

It's all hearsay at the moment I guess  ;).
Title: Re: Leatherman Wave + and new Nylon sheath (pic heavy !!)
Post by: Syncop8r on February 18, 2018, 02:43:07 AM
I'm just crossing my fingers.  :whistle:
If they do have those features I may get one.