One thing The James Brand is known for, besides its clean and minimalistic design, is its devotion to the process. Rather than churning out a new knife every other month, TJB has kept its selection curated and considered, thanks in part to the careful development it devotes to every new knife.
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Its latest release, the Wells, is a continuation of that devotion. After spending years ideating on a back flipper design, the team at The James Brand has released what it calls “a knife aficionado’s kind of knife” — with the price point to match.
The Wells mixes classic design cues with some new features for The James Brand — notably, the use of a button-lock flipper. For the unfamiliar, button-lock flippers have been gaining traction in the knife space for the past couple years — they’re typically seen on automatic knives, but lately more brands are including them on manual action knives. (Which is a fun development in the world of EDC — who doesn’t like to push a button?)
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The button-lock keeps the blade in place; it won’t deploy until you push the button, releasing the blade. Some button-locks even open and close the knife by pushing the button. Button-locks are as strong as the knife’s frame, and are quicker and easier to use than a liner or frame lock.
