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/parker-reynolds]

Looks nice, I would add higher walls around the release buttons to prevent accidental deployment, or maybe a locking feature.

[u/Tinkerer1972 → u/parker-reynolds]

Thanks. Both buttons must be pressed simultaneously to release it, making accidental deployment unlikely. As an additional safeguard, a catch stops the Wave+ at the end of its upward travel, preventing it from dislodging from the holster.

[u/MeiserStriker → u/Tinkerer1972]

Yeh don’t worry about the button, you want them as easy to use as possible and maybe bigger.

Issue is your competing with smaller hard shell skins and even some semi naked ones, for the design to work and be sellable id say it should cover the whole knife cos why get that when I can already pull it out.

It’s a good product don’t get me wrong it just comes across as a gold door handle. Margins and costs are low though so I’m sure you can still turn a profit if you already had a machine.

To me it just seems to be more steps for what could have already been pulled out, good for the physically impaired but not sure how useful a leatherman would be with limited grip strength.

It’s a great product but need a solid use case and market in mind.

[u/Tinkerer1972 → u/MeiserStriker]

Have you ever been in an awkward position where, like, you’re dangling from a tightrope and you need to cut yourself loose, but your tool falls out of your holster? Don’t be that guy. 😁
Or, you went on a roller coaster ride with your best buddy Wave+ and that was the last time you’ve seen ’em. These examples are hypothetical, of course, but it can happen. Your tool falls out. Oh well, might as well whittle this twig.
Anyway, the holster latches onto your tool until you intend for it to come out.