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"Happy with all purchase process. From ordering (including personalized pictures) up to deliver to my place."
Curl® - Stainless Steel is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Overall rating: 4.7105265 / 5 from 76 reviews.
The Curl is a highly appreciated multi-tool praised for its outstanding quality, sleek design, and perfect blade size. Customers find it great for everyday use, though opinions on the file and cutters vary.
Review topics: [size, weight, quality, pocket, shipping, design, lock, feels, replacement, set, tool, blade, curl, scissors, leatherman, file, clip, pliers, cutters, knife, wave, saw, opening, choice, light, simplicity, edc, carry, multi, leathermans].
"Happy with all purchase process. From ordering (including personalized pictures) up to deliver to my place."
"Una herramienta versatil, practica y comoda de usar. Fue un gran regalo de navidad, que llego rapido y con opcion personalizable"
"There's no other tool like a leather man. They are the best, they are the original."
"Best leather man yet, I use it every day as an electrician and every day life. Gonna buy another. hopefully leather man keeps this design and innovates it further. Use the knife constantly, as well as the cutters on the pliers. The tool could be a little tougher. I wish they somehow took this design and bulked it up like the arc. Take my money!"
"If you listen to the pundits, you'll hear: it's a little smaller but not small enough, a little lighter and too light in key features, A little less money, but not enough for what you get, etc. Waah! Give me a break. Yep, it's just enough smaller and lighter to nearly meet all the needs a Wave does, and because of it, it is more comfortable. Comfortable to pocket-carry and more comfortable in the hand. It ain't cheap, because even though the Curl doesn't have everything a Wave has, it is a robust, capable tool - don't get me wrong, the Wingman and such are good, but not the same caliber as the Curl. It's a great tool. The Curl shines as a pocket carry, or as a less bulky tool that can be tossed into your backpack, etc. My only criticism is that there aren't two versions. As it stands, the Curl is great but is "Tool/mechanically" centric. In my opinion, there should be a second version that is "Outdoor/adventure" centric with the file replaced with a saw. My Curl tends to live in my backpack, so I was lost for a while. Then one day I noticed my Curl had magically shed its file and grown a beautiful wood saw. . . and the world was good - It's still a Leatherman, and it will last longer than me."
"I’m a long time Wave owner—it’s been on my hip everyday at work and during projects on weekends for 15+ years. I’ve owned and/or bought as gifts over a dozen leathermans since my first one in ‘94. I’ve purchased 2 revs, a skeletool, a T4, and a bolster in the last couple years looking for the pocketable tool I wanted to carry after hours. Happy to say I’ve finally found it with the Curl. Same dimensions as the (original) Wave that I love with tools I use most—easy open blade, tool changer, pliers, and scissors. Only improvements I’d ask for is the prytool/package opener or Philips/bottle opener (both on the T4) instead of the awl. As pocketable as the bolster/rev but better in every way."
"I have been always been the type to only carry a knife. I wanted to give a EDC multitool a shot to see how I would like it so I began researching Leatherman tools. The Curl is the perfect goldilocks of capability and weight. It is more capable than the Skeletool with not much more weight. The Wave is a great tool but more than I need on a daily basis. I honestly believe this tool has converted me to a full time Leatherman everyday carry user! I hope Leatherman keeps this in the line up for many years and hopefully make some variations in the future. Thank you Leatherman tools!"
"Got this because it is at the time of writing the smallest Leatherman with the bit driver that you can use with the tool closed up. I don't like having to use it when it's fully or even partially opened. While the tools don't exactly lock, they feel very sturdy and I never feel in danger of collapsing them. Because they don't have the replaceable wire cutters, you get more room in your pliers, so it's almost like having what you would have with a bigger tool. Regarding the bit driver, I'm glad it came with a bit that is one side straight and the other Phillips."
"I am a huge fan of all things Leatherman, but recent experiences have made me hesitant to continue supporting them until quality control and warranty services improve. I purchased the Curl on April 19 of this year directly from Leatherman. I was immediately impressed with the toolset, ergonomics, and overall form factor of the tool. It immediately became my EDC and did very well in that role…for about 2 weeks. After casual use (certainly nothing even close to abusive), the pivot screws for the knife began rotating with the blade; eventually, the opening and closing of the knife actually tightened the pivot so much that the knife got seized in the open position after using it to break down some cardboard boxes. This was obviously a dangerous scenario, and I had to use a non-marring hammer to get the blade unstuck; this then loosened the pivot screw so much that the blade was wobbling side to side on the pivot pin. Furthermore, the knife-side handle was extremely loose and barely locked into place when the pliers were deployed (to the point where the pressure from actuating the pliers would cause the handle to collapse). While this was extremely disappointing, I decided to just start the warranty repair process and let Leatherman get the tool back in working order. To their credit, upon receiving the tool back from me, they were very quick to perform the warranty repair. However, they only fixed the knife issue and did absolutely nothing to fix the handle. I am already out an additional $6 in shipping just to get the knife to work properly, and now it is going to cost me another $6 to correct manufacturing issues in a tool that has been in my possession for less than a month. I am not quick to judge or write off a company for a rare slip in quality control, but I have witnessed the knife tightening/loosening issue in a Skeletool CX that my brother bought just a few weeks ago. Regarding warranty repairs, I also had to send in a Free P4 twice to get the pliers fixed correctly. If you are interested in buying a Curl (or any Leatherman tool), just beware that there is a definite lack in consistency when it comes to quality and reliability."
"I own 4 different leathermans this one by far is the best for every day carry."