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I have a Leatherman Wave right now. Pretty decent. Not as good as the Leatherman Blast it replaced. But that model is gone. Had the SOG a while back, but the stupid flippy scales that cover the handles are too annoying. I liked how it looked. But the reason I carry a multitool is so that I can have a mini toolbox on my hip at all times. For work! Looks are less important than ergonomics and quality of steel. That said, Leatherman has been making a steady effort to up their game in terms of ergonomics. Meanwhile the steel is just getting crappier. I never had my leatherman tools get deformed from just trying to twist a stuck flathead or whatnot. And I'm really not that strong. (Okay I am 6 foot and 200lbs) But my current daily carry multitool has a warp to the flathead and a broken mini phillips. Might be about time to avail myself of the warranty again.
BTW the best multitool I ever had was a Crafstman. It was essentially a knockoff of whatever was the hippest Leatherman at the time. But it had better quality steel, better machining on the parts that needed it. And the knife on that thing had such an edge! If you had good eyesight (or a macro lens) you could see that it was done the right way, with a steep edge, and a shallower edge. So it held it's edge quite long. Too bad I lost it camping in Mendocino National Park!