About a week ago I posted a saw blade mod for my Leatherman Skeletool and said that I didn’t want a complicated solution like where I got the idea from, just something simple. Well, that didn’t last long…

Basically this project was done more out of boredom than actually needing the finished product, but at least inventing Leatherman accessories is more productive than playing Call of Duty all day. This thing is a t-shank adapter that lets me use anything with a t-shank on my Leatherman Skeletool. T-shank is the connector type of most jigsaw blades and you can also get official Leatherman accessories (saw and file) that uses this connector, as some of the models actually come with t-shank holders. My use will be jigsaw blades, creating a saw add-on for the Skeletool that is a bit more solid and reliable than my previous version.

The adapter basically consists of three metal plates: one that fits into the bit holder on the Skeletool and acts as the back plate for the adapter, the middle plate that has the t-shank cut-out that the jigsaw blade rests in and a front plate that holds the blade in place. The two first plates are glued together, and all three plates are held together with two small bolts. A third bolt and nut goes through a hole in the Skeletool’s carabiner to hold it in place when sawing. I had originally intended to have that bolt fit into a hole in the bit driver part (hence the hole you see there in the picture) but this worked so much better.

It’s not as quick to change blades as the mod I saw on multitool.org, but it’s solid and I have the tools on my Leatherman to change blades if needed (though I doubt that’ll be a common thing).