NEW RELEASE / Selvedge Blue Studio Jacket. A Case Study in American Craftsmanship (circa 2024)

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NEW RELEASE

Strongboxes

Manufactured in the USA to our exacting standards, our strongboxes are more durable than most every box of its kind. Made from 22-gauge steel, spot-welded and emblazoned with an aluminum data plate, secured with a heavy-duty snap latch, and powder coated for the most durable finish. Best Made strongboxes are as simple as they are functional.

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SHORT SUPPLY

Offering our products in limited editions, or on a pre-release basis, we minimize waste, we virtually eliminate the burden of unwanted inventory, and we uphold quality.

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LONG SUPPLY

A notebook or a pair of socks can be manufactured on a larger scale than a hand-forged axe. These are the tried and true, the permanent collection.

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EST. 2009 / Re-EST. 2024

As we rebuild...

we’re doing so from the ground up. The joy, the reward, and the meaning of our work are more wrapped up in the process of making, and less in the outcomes. Rebuilding Best Made is itself a process of making, and that will take some time. Thanks for being with us.

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THE AXE HANDBOOK

Axe Libris

I left Best Made in 2019 and wrote a book that would eventually become my homage to the tool that started Best Made. Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook is the culmination of a lifetime of knowledge and inspiration. When my book was released in 2021, Best Made had just changed hands so it never really had a home. Until now. 

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