Leatherman Wave+ Multi-Tool

The Wave+ occupies the top of the mid-tier multi-tool bracket — above budget imports and Leatherman's own Skeletool, below the Charge+ TTi's titanium handles and S30V blade. It's the best-selling multi-tool in the world for a reason that has nothing to do with marketing: the outside-accessible blades. Both the main 420HC blade and the serrated blade deploy without opening the pliers, a feature that separates this class of tool from the original Wave and from competitors like the Victorinox SwissTool Spirit X. At $129.95, it sits slightly above the Gerber Center-Drive and roughly on par with the SOG PowerAccess Deluxe. …More info