It’s sleek. It’s simple. It’s the Ellis, a mainstay multitool from The James Brand. And it offers more functionality than most offerings from the EDC stalwart, all in a compact form factor.
The brand took consumer feedback into account when designing the Ellis. Or rather, redesigning it: the knife has always been a masterclass in “simple is best” but it didn’t have scissors in its first iteration.
Clean cut
Now it does, of course, which ups the ante in terms of the Ellis’s versatility. The James Brand also switched the Ellis over to a slip-joint design, which in simple terms, uses a metal bar spring that holds the knife open and closed, making it easier to use.
Continuing the progression of functionality, there’s also a deep-carry wire clip, as well as a flat head screwdriver, pry tool and The James Brand’s All Things scraper.
