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I thought this might be about a multi tool from the Leatherman brand
by triyambakam 1y ago
I thought this might be about a multi tool from the Leatherman brand
- fhd2 1y agoMe too, got excited for nothing. But then I wondered - maybe that's where their name comes from?
- szszrk 1y agoThe brand's name came simply from Tim Leatherman, their founder. I don't know what is the real origin of his family name, though :)
- Podrod 1y agoOne would assume it's an occupational surname like Tanner.
- wyclif 1y agoI have to admit, when I discovered this I was a bit disappointed. For a long time I thought it was just a great brand name somebody came up with instead of the founder's last name.
- lazide 1y agoA good last name is the best kind of brand name though? It’s 100% commitment.
- GuB-42 1y agoYes, Li-ion batteries would have been so much better had they been called "Goodenough batteries". And we already have Galvanic cells and Voltaic piles, so it wouldn't have been the first battery named after its creator.
- gorfian_robot 1y agoTim is still kicking and doing promo events. I ran into him under a tent selling tools in downtown Melbourne!
- sparky_z 1y agoNope. It's named after its inventor, Tim Leatherman.
- 10729287 1y agoMe too. And then wondered what kind of tool we would add to a Leatherman labelled The Vagabond.
- maxbond 1y agoA swivel knife for tooling leather. The saddle doubles as a bottle opener.
- elcapitan 1y agoAs I would associate Vagabond primarily with the samurai manga, I would expect a full katana blade.
- IncreasePosts 1y agoFire starter
- thomassmith65 1y agoI thought it might be about Marv Gomez.
- wyclif 1y agoFor a sec I thought the same thing. Anyway, "Leatherman" is a totally great brand name. So good, I wish I'd thought of it first.