Logical Carry was born in the back of a motorcycle modification shop. Back then, we didn’t have a brand name—just calloused hands and a reputation among local EDC and bike mod enthusiasts.
In 2015, James—then a grease-stained mechanical engineer—grew frustrated with clunky, overdesigned tools. Even the premium ones felt like compromises. So, between engine rebuilds and late-night sketch sessions, he started designing his own: EDC gear that worked harder, looked better, and felt right. What started as a passion project quickly lit a spark.
By 2019, James had teamed up with Nicholas Chao (a supply chain wizard who could find a needle in a haystack and negotiate its price) and Alan Zheng (a CNC virtuoso with a cult following in maker forums). Today, we’re a five-person crew—small enough to fit in a diner booth, but backed by a network of 70+ expert suppliers across Guangdong and Zhejiang. We move like a 30-person team without the dead weight of a corporate org chart.
Let’s be honest: most “premium” EDC brands are marketing firms in disguise. Their designers wear $3,000 watches but don’t know the steel grade in their own tools. Not us.
James still carries the prototype titanium wrench he machined between bike repairs in 2016—dented, scarred, and still flawless.
Nicholas’s keychain holds every version of our bottle opener—each scratch a battle story from factory floors.
Alan once disassembled a $450 “tactical pen,” rebuilt it better, and sent it back with a list of improvements.
We use our gear. We break it. We obsess over it until it’s better than anything we can buy.
Big companies have committees. We have convictions.
When we designed our signature multi-tool:
We spent 8 months perfecting a magnetic clasp that clicks like a motorcycle gear shift.
We had the CEO of a Shenzhen factory EDC our prototype for 3 weeks. “If he doesn’t love it,” James said, “why would anyone?”
No compromise. No fluff. Every curve, click, and component is there for a reason.
Send us your scuffed-up tool photos. Slide into our DMs with “what if...” ideas. Every one of them gets talked about in our Monday morning huddles. Because our tools aren’t just products—they’re extensions of the hands that use them.
We’re not here to sell you stuff.
We’re here to build tools so intuitive, so satisfying, so indispensable that leaving home without them feels like forgetting your keys… or your dignity.
Welcome to Logical Carry. Let’s carry with logic in mind.