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Brant and Cochran Axes: Who They Are and What They Make
There are a handful of companies making American axes right now that we would stake our reputation on carrying. Brant and Cochran out of South Portland, Maine is one of them. Their axes are hand-forged, one at a time, by skilled blacksmiths working a propane forge in a workshop that looks a lot like what Maine axe shops looked like a hundred years ago. The results are exactly what you would expect from that description: tools that are genuinely beautiful, historically grounded, and built to last long enough to embarrass the people who made cheap decisions. Here is who they...