Best “Made in USA” Axe. Brant & Cochran Dirigo Belt Axe. $299 at Brant & Cochran . Hand-crafted in Maine, the 25-degree, 1050 carbon steel head and 17-inch hickory handle are crafted using ...

It’s still an axe. Best Made has sold a lot of axes, but Buchanan-Smith never had any intention of creating an axe company. “It was to be the next great American outfitter-slash-lifestyle brand,” he ...

If you asked 100 experienced survivalists to name their must-have tools, it’s a safe bet that an axe would be on that list. A standard axe performs a surprising number of tasks around a campsite ...

Best Made Co., the New York-based purveyor of haute hardware that made a name for itself as the purveyor of $348 axes, has chosen Los Angeles as the home of its second retail store, a 2,700-square ...

When Manhattan-based designer Peter Buchanan-Smithfounded Best Made Company in 2009, the operation was all about the axes. Carefully handcrafted from steel and Appalachian hickoryby a fourth ...

Best Made axes. (Photo courtesy of Best Made Co.) What led you to launch Best Made? I grew up on a small farm in rural Canada and moved to New York City in my early 20s.

This limited-edition handmade Twibill “National” axe from Manhattan axe-makers Best Made Co. commemorates the Canadian victory… ...

You might know Best Made Co. as the company that makes all of those fancy painted axes, and you’re right — the company’s first product was the axe, which it continues to manufacture in the USA with ...

If you live in Idaho, you likely either own or have had occasion to use an axe. You can buy a plain old splitting axe at Home Depot for $35, or you can go in for the kind of heirloom piece of ...

Meanwhile, Best Made became a sub-brand under a publicly traded company. And that was that. ... a gorgeous hand-forged axe that will be sold in a limited edition of 100 for $450 a piece.

Beloved Men’s Brand Best Made Co. (Home of the $348 Axe) Opens L.A. Store. Fans include David Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, Tim McGraw, Armie Hammer and Milo Ventimiglia.