The concept of incorporating more than one tool into a single unit has existed for decades, but it was Leatherman with its do-everything pliers that defined our contemporary notion of a multi-tool.

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Leatherman's Wave has long been a standard-setting plier-based multitool, but the Portland-based company says it's ready to blow it out of the water with its new Free series gear, which uses a new ...

Multi-tools aren't just for backcountry adventurers or over-prepared disaster theorists. Practically anyone can benefit from having a knife blade, screwdriver, and pliers within easy reach. Instead of ...