Tim Leatherman first came up with the idea for a gadget he'd eventually call the multitool back in 1975. Dubbed Mr. Crunch, it was supposed to give you a useful set of tools in a package small enough ...

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Multi-tools are all the rage now, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, inventor Tim Leatherman shopped his idea around years before finally finding a company that was willing to sell his product.

He started out in a garage and created a gadget now used by millions worldwide: Tim Leatherman is the Steve Jobs of the tool world. Tool inventor Tim Leatherman says his biggest competitor is the ...