Best Made Axes are for show

Best Made Co.’s axes are simple and beautiful—and at $250 and up, too expensive to be used. But they’ll look lovely crossed over the mantle of your mid-century modern cabin. [via Uncrate]

1. [strider_mt2k]

   Reminds me of my grandfather’s axe.

   -all except the handle and the blade, that is.

2. [Anonymous]

   Oh, c’mon, Joel. Every single model has a doe’s foot! Those tarted-up, ground-to-shape axes are strictly for greenhorns and city folk.

   THESE are top-quality axes:
   http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/index.html

   Here’s a page for Americans about them:
   http://www.gransfors.us/axes.html

   I’ll admit Gransfors-Bruks axes aren’t as good as my 19th century big-eye Rival, but they’re still damn good. Uh-huh, still good.

3. [NeonCat]

   I’m sure it’s a fine ax but I think you could spend less for a decoration, or for something just as useful, such as

   http://www.drillspot.com/products/67212/True_Temper_1126400_Michigan_Axe

   I find the pic of Carrie Nation on their page distasteful. Damn busybody vandal – why not have a pic of Jack Nicholson in The Shining while they’re at it?

4. [inkfumes]

   Shoot… I can make an axe just as purty with some sanding, polishing and a nice varnish.

   I might be a motion graphics artist, but I live in the redwoods and buck, split and season my own firewood for free heat during the winter, where i live there’s never a shortage of people with firewood to give away…. and I can tell you the first time you use one of them fancy axes it’s going to get scratched up to heck.

   These remind me of those $700 dollar folding pocket knives. Made well, beautiful and totally useless.

   All I need is a stout collins axe, a splitting maul, sledgehammer and my chainsaw.

   One of these would be nice too…

   http://www.woodmanspal.com/

5. [HeatherB]

   I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay.

6. [strider_mt2k]

   She sleeps all night and she works all day.

7. [Anonymous]

   She cuts down trees, she skips and jumps, she likes to press wildflowers.

8. [Anonymous]

   These are brilliant and only rookies use terms like “Greenhorns and cityfolk”… Axes are a symbol of hard work and everyone really should have one! Major collectors item that I will def be purchasing.
   Love this!