My trusty leatherman sideclip is showing it's age. I've had it four or five years now and the wire cutters that could once cut paper now only leave dents. They'll still work, just with considerably more effort. My question is, does anyone know how to sharpen the wire cutters? Or should I just throw this one in my backpack and upgrade to a Wave for EDC? Thanks in advance for all help.

Chris.

If someone can tell you how to sharpen it great but I don't know how either. I have a leatherman wave and I think it's great. All the blade are on the outside so you don't have to open it to get to the blades, saw, or file. I think you should pack the old one and buy a wave.

Frank

I have an original Leatherman, probably 20 or more years old. Bought it when they first came out. I have sharpened the cutters many times with a small hard arkansas stone. Just work the bevel. If you have abused it so bad that there are bumps that prevent it closing correctly, then you may need to work the flat "vertical" surfaces to remove the bumps. Keep work on the vertical surfaces to an absolute minimum.

I bough a wave and found it too heavy for EDC and have gone back to my "original" Leatherman. Wave now lives in my "batman" belt. Squirt P4 in PSK.

Hutch66,

FWIW, after having my Superleatherman Tool for several years, I managed to break the small screwdriver.

It was absolutely my fault.

That said, I emailed Leatherman asking about how much it would cost to have them replace the blade. They said to send in in and they would look at it and talke to me. I did, and a week later, I got an email that said the knife had been repaired and was being sent back.

Talk about SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! I broke the tool, and wanted to pay for the repair, as I felt it did not really fall under their warranty, they elected to repair it at no cost to me. Their staff was very friendly, communicative (had several email back and forth) and really made my day.

As far as I'm concerned, they are great, and I've made a point of buying more of their products when the need arose.

To make a long storyshort, give them an email or call, and see about sending yours in for some TLC.