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Tool Talk => Leatherman Tools => Topic started by: SteveC on January 22, 2019, 06:48:51 PM
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If you had to choose which one on a new Leatherman tool which is more important for you to have and why ?
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I voted for the awl as in all my years of owning a Leatherman I've never once used the can opener, the awl on the other hand has been used a lot.
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I went with the awl.
I have used can openers, but it was awlways by choice. I bought cans that needed can openers just so I could use can openers. And even if I find myself in a situation where I have to open one of those cans, I can improvise with a number of implements.
The reamer is too good not to have. Especially a good one, like the Pioneer one, or the Surge one.
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Awl every time. I never use the can opener on my LM or any plier based MT. Isn't that why we carry a SAK :think:
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go figure im the only vote for can opener so far, to this day ive never used a mt awl but use the can opener quite often for tasks it was not made for
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Another vote for awl :salute: I turned my can opener on my Rebar to a package opener and have used it that way but never to open a can ::) I use the awl for various tasks to save my blade though :salute: and wish the Wave platform had an awl :salute:
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I will say that the wire stripper notch on the can opener is a feature worth retaining though :cheers:
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I will say that the wire stripper notch on the can opener is a feature worth retaining though :cheers:
Awl with a wire stripper notch then :D
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I will say that the wire stripper notch on the can opener is a feature worth retaining though :cheers:
Awl with a wire stripper notch then :D
Now we are talking :cheers: :like:
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I prefer more awl but if you modify can opener it comes way more useful
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The only good thing about the can opener is it comes with a wire insulation stripper, on the Leathermans it's not even a good bottle opener either. I think the can opener is a relic on most multitools. I prefer the modern package opener which makes opening packages a breeze. I tried using the can opener once to open clamshell and it wasn't great for that.
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Awl is a tool I use regularly. Can openers; Scouts, SAKs, and similar I use them a lot, but not on LMs.
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I use the awl...awl the time.
Can opener....occasionally. Nice to have, but I wouldn't miss it.
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I voted awl, but I'd prefer if they got rid of one of the crappy flat blades and gave both.
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I voted awl, but I'd prefer if they got rid of one of the crappy flat blades and gave both.
:iagree: a can opener may have other uses, a hook/curved tool is a good to have.
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Awl.
In all my MTs and SAKs I have used the Awl way more times that the can opener
I am not someone who drinks out of capped bottles or needs to open cans on a regular basis anyway
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I've also voted for the awl. Heck, most awls (provided they are inline) can in a pinch be used as a makeshift can opener anyway - maybe one could tweak the design a little to make it even better at doing that (and add a wire stripper, while we're at it).
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Awl.
In all my MTs and SAKs I have used the Awl way more times that the can opener
I am not someone who drinks out of capped bottles or needs to open cans on a regular basis anyway
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i must have a opener for my beer :cheers: :drink:
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pretty sure i saw a can opener on the new free p3 :woohoo:
but i may be mistaken
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Is it my imagination, or do MTo'ers seem to prefer the awl? :dunno:
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I'd say you are awlfully accurate in your assessment Jack ;)
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Is it my imagination, or do MTo'ers seem to prefer the awl? :dunno:
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im the only one that doesnt :ahhh
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I say both. That's why I have a Rebar.
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In this exercise you can't have both :pok:
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Is it my imagination, or do MTo'ers seem to prefer the awl? :dunno:
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im the only one that doesnt :ahhh
:iagree: :whistle:
:rofl:
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I'd say you are awlfully accurate in your assessment Jack ;)
:iagree:
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Is it my imagination, or do MTo'ers seem to prefer the awl? :dunno:
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im the only one that doesnt :ahhh
:iagree: :whistle:
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:tu: :rofl: :hatsoff:
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I use can and bottle openers on SAKs, but I can't ever remember using one on an MT.
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Used the awl for all sorts of prodding and probing, never used the can opener for opening cans as yet :tu:
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Is it my imagination, or do MTo'ers seem to prefer the awl? :dunno:
Apparently, not awl of us.
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Hands down awl :tu:
Much more useful to me, and if it came down to it, I could open the can with a different tool on said Leatherman :D
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My real question would be whether it’s awl or a large flathead screwdriver?...
P.S.: which awl fits Wave best? Rebar? Surge?
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Can opener, because it may be able to be used as an awl (depending on the situation) as well as a can and bottle opener.
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My real question would be whether it’s awl or a large flathead screwdriver?...
P.S.: which awl fits Wave best? Rebar? Surge?
The Rebar Awl
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My real question would be whether it’s awl or a large flathead screwdriver?...
P.S.: which awl fits Wave best? Rebar? Surge?
The Rebar Awl
Thought so, thanks, bud, now gotta find one and buy
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Can opener, because it may be able to be used as an awl (depending on the situation) as well as a can and bottle opener.
Sync...to raise a counter-point...(see what I did there?)...I think the mighty Awl can awlso be used as a can opener and a cap lifter. :pok:
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Can opener, because it may be able to be used as an awl (depending on the situation) as well as a can and bottle opener.
Sync...to raise a counter-point...(see what I did there?)...I think the mighty Awl can awlso be used as a can opener and a cap lifter. :pok:
I'll take it a step further and say just about anything can be used as a caplifter ;)
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Desperate times....and awl that..... :D
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Can opener, because it may be able to be used as an awl (depending on the situation) as well as a can and bottle opener.
Says the person who took the can/bottle opener off their Surge... :whistle:
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:rofl:
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I would mod the LM to have both.
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The poll looks pretty decisive. :drink:
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I like to run an opener over an awl in a pinch the blade will work for an awl......somewhat