I don't own a Leatherman, but I'm looking to get a Charge for myself and a Juice for my wife. As I was looking at the smaller tools, I thought that a smaller one for myself might be a nice addition for times when the Charge might be too obtrusive.

As I was comparing different features of the smaller tools, I got to thinking, what is the point of the cork screw?

I can understand that SAK's originated in a part of the world where wine drinking is ingrained into the culture and that maybe in a time of military conflict a nice bottle of wine would be comforting to someone from those cultures.

But in 21st century America, is the cork screw really that useful?

What else might it be used for instead of opening a bottle of wine?

Maybe it's because I don't care for wine, but some of the tools I was interested in, I won't buy because of the cork screw. Perhaps I'm stubborn, or perhaps I just don't get it, but I don't see how I would ever use it.

Am I missing other applications? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />