For the past sixteen years, I have not felt properly dressed unless I had a Leatherman on my belt. Over the last four years or so, I have come to appreciate the virtues of the Wave, despite its significantly heavier weight. One of these is the ability to open either locking blade with one hand. I also like the availability of other tools, especially the needle nose pliers. I employed these a few weeks ago to remove a massive staple from a document for a lady at the office copier (what would we do without these gadgets?) I'll leave the wild horses to Chris - I was never very comfortable around stock.