<<I chose the Gerber Multiplier because it can be opened with one hand.>>

<<The Wave has good tools and onehanded opening is not important.>>

I'm not insanely fond of my WAVE, but I always open mine with one hand. It's a <flick> motion kind of like opening a butterfly knife - kind of. They are a PITA to do that with when brand new but smooth in fairly quickly (a little Kroil helps). I would find far less use for the WAVE if I couldn't flick the pliers open one-handed. Not as simple as a Gerber but very simple with a little practice. And I always sheath it so that I can one-handed open the plain blade with my thumb as I withdraw it from the sheath.

The supplied leather sheath is OK but loose with use (leather - go figure). I should replace it with a Kydex sheath. One of the other WAVES in the family, my eldest son's, has the factory nylon sheath and it has stayed snug, but I'm not crazy about hook and pile fasteners on a knife sheath.

Time for me to look again at the Gerbers... my wife needs something to replace her old Gerber with anyway... I kind of like the ones with the carbide lathe tool inserts in the wire cutter - I think I use that size on some of my insert holders for the lathe.

Tom