Leatherman Juice S2 Review
The Leatherman Juice S2 
- Length: 3.25 in./8.25 cm closed
- Weight: 4.4 ounces/125 grams
- Materials: Stainless steel with anodized aluminum scales
Ergonomics
The Leatherman Juice S2 is a joy to handle and being that it is light and small there is no reason not to have it in your pocket 24/7. The handles on the Leatherman Juice S2 are nicely rounded and provide a snag free ride in your pocket.
The anodizing on the Leatherman Juice S2 is just plain stunning! With all of the different colors available it shouldn’t be to hard for you to find the “one” that sings to you.
Tools
- Needlenose pliers
- Straight knife
- Wire cutters
- Hard-wire cutters
- Extra-small screwdriver
- Small screwdriver
- Medium/large screwdriver
- Phillips screwdriver
- Lanyard attachment
- Can/bottle opener
- Scissors
As with any multi-tool the Leatherman Juice S2 lives and dies by it’s tools. Without them it would be just another pretty face instead of a key piece of EDC gear.
The knife on my Leatherman Juice S2 gets the most work out of all the tools. It is a great size for the mundane tasks that I encounter on a daily basis. It is funny that the the “gee-whiz” wonder steel knife that I’ve got on me sees less use than the Leatherman Juice S2 but it just plain works!
The Pliers and Wire Cutters are on and the same and work well. They aren’t heavy duty tools by any stretch of the imagination but do well for EDC Gear. I have put them through some extraordinary stuff at work and I notice that the handles tend to flex a bit when you start nearing their limits.
The other tools all perform as advertised. I do have a bit of an issue with the scissors, they work but their return spring should be a bit stiffer for them to move beyond a last resort.
Carrying The Leatherman Juice S2
The Leatherman Juice S2 slides right into your pocket and you will forget it is there until you need it. My one bit of advice is to pass on the sheath that Leatherman has to offer. I carried mine in the sheath for only a few days before it fell apart. The Leatherman Juice S2 is compact enough that it easily forgoes the low quality sheath.
The Wrap-Up
The Leatherman Juice S2 is an excellent all around compact multi-tool. It doesn’t have the all around utility of the big boys like the Leatherman Charge TTi 
The Leatherman Juice S2 is well made and like I said earlier it is a good looking piece of gear.
I give the Leatherman Juice S2 a 5 out of 5 Stars.
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I have been carrying a Leatherman Juice S2 as EDC for over 4 years now. I have to wear business clothes at work so a sheathed belt knife is not PC, with all the fear about “weapons” in the workplace. (At home i carry my 20 year old original Leatherman Wave in a leather belt sheath.) As you stated you don’t even know the Juice is there until you need it, which is daily for me, whether tightening eyeglass screws or using the pliers and scissors for various tasks that come up.
As an aside, as the knife blade does not lock, and the closed length is less than 2 3/8″, the Juice is legal carry-on ex-US air travel, but not yet for TSA in the US, unfortunately.
Finally, although very pretty when new, the anodizing, even on the silver models will start chipping and scratching almost immediately from keys, coins, etc in your pockets. Unfortunately they don’t make a stainless steel version AFAIK. Since I only carry for utility I couldn’t care less but for some this may be an issue.
I generally carry mine in the small pocket on my right side. It still looks good even after a few years.
I didn’t know that about air travel with the Leatherman Juice S2, thanks for sharing!
Next time you lose your Juice S2 (or maybe you’re not that senile, like me) you are going to be seriously disappointed in the NEW Juice S2. Just go on Amazon and look at the pictures. Only one handle has the anodized aluminum, and the single knife blade is about 1/2″ shorter than the original.
I’ll agree the anodizing does eventually begin to wear off, but I liked the look and feel of the original, and am not happy that Leatherman decided to cheap-out and save 2-3 cents per unit to produce a bastardized version that offers no improvement, for the same price!
Should I buy them out of the “old school” ones now?