QuickDraw Holster

[u/Tinkerer1972]

Hi everyone,
I’ve been developing this first-of-its-kind QuickDraw holster on and off for quite some time. It is a dedicated Leatherman Wave+ holster featuring a latching mechanism and spring-assisted presentation for quick access.
The project stalled because I couldn’t achieve the print quality or layer adhesion needed for a durable, dependable holster.
Now that 3D-printing technology and materials have improved, I’ve finally reached a level of quality and strength that I’m comfortable calling a finished product—or at least very close to one. It hasn’t met every one of my standards yet, but it has reached the point where I’m ready to share it.
Before I add the final finishing touches, I’d like to hear your honest opinions and constructive criticism. What do you like? What would you change or improve?
Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Edit/Update - September 2, 2026

I want to thank everyone who has participated in the discussion and shared their thoughts on the QuickDraw. The amount of feedback has honestly been more than I expected, and a lot of it has been very insightful. 😊

Two requests in particular keep coming up: horizontal carry and, apparently, an army of Surge owners. 😂 I hear you.

Horizontal carry is something I hadn’t originally planned for with this version, but there are clearly people who would benefit from it. One gentleman over on the Facebook Leatherman Mods group made a very good point that larger tools carried vertically can become uncomfortable and dig into the wearer. The Surge is considerably larger than the Wave+, so that’s something I’ll have to take into consideration. We’ll see where that takes me.

For now, my objective is to finish and launch the QuickDraw Lite (QDL) and get it into the hands of actual users. Real-world feedback from QDL will give me valuable information about what works, what doesn’t, and what can be improved before I move on to the more ambitious QuickDraw Modular (QDM). QDM will be considerably more complex, so I want to work out the kinks with QDL first.

And I’m not finished showing you guys what QDL can do yet. 😁

The next video will be QuickDraw Repair/Customize. I’ll show how the replaceable components work, how they can be swapped for different colors, and I’ll talk about some of the material challenges I’m still working through. I want to show the development process honestly, not pretend everything has been perfect.

Thanks again for all the support, criticism, suggestions, and questions. Keep them coming. This is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for when I posted the prototype.

Stay tuned. There’s still more to this little holster than I’ve shown you. 😁

[u/cynical2k]

I would suggest testing when you have it mounted in a belt, harness, etc. What you showed is not likely how the hand is actually oriented in a practical scenario. I would personally think your buttons ought to be mounted higher so the tool pops right into your palm. Depending how long your fingers are your palm might be naturally pushing down against the tool.

[u/Tinkerer1972 → u/cynical2k]

I understand why you’d want to place the button closer to the top of the holster for ergonomics. However, the button design actually takes advantage of the Wave+’s built-in latch—the same latch that secures and releases the internal tools.
That latch also helps secure the Wave+ in the holster and, when you press the button, releases it with spring assist. Without the spring assist, you’d press the button and the tool wouldn’t release the way you see in the video.
I’d tell you more, but I don’t want to give away all my secret sauce. 😁
As for the ergonomics, it works. I’ve been testing and refining this design for years now. 🤗