Leatherman Batch #009 Adapter Multitool
Leatherman's Garage line exists to test ideas the main catalog wouldn't risk, from the locking-plier throwback Captain's Crunch to the fixed-blade Malloy Special, and Batch #009 might be the most useful experiment yet. Called simply the Adapter, it's built to carry alongside a full-size multitool rather than replace one: a 3D-printed titanium ratchet just under four inches long, with a three-way switch for forward, reverse, and locked driving so you never have to reposition the bit mid-turn. The body folds three ways, straight for reach, a right angle for leverage, or flat for pocket carry, and a threaded cap at one end opens into a small storage cavity loaded with a T-shank wood saw, a T-shank file, and a set of double-ended bits, plus a ballpoint pen cartridge that turns the ratchet into a stylus when nothing else needs driving. The cavity is built to hold whatever spare hardware or repair kit you'd rather carry instead. Leatherman priced this as one of the cheapest things it's ever put in the Garage, and the first run sold out within hours of launch, an early sign the company may pull the project out of its side lab and onto the permanent lineup.

