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Points of Interest 2025
We spend the better part of the year putting things out into the world. So often, there are few chances to share what goes into Best Made: the ideas, the...
Points of Interest 2025
We spend the better part of the year putting things out into the world. So often, there are few chances to share what goes into Best Made: the ideas, the...
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Special Announcement
We're proud to announce that Best Made brick & mortar is back, albeit for 2 days, this December. We've partnered closely with the Andes Historical Society to host The Best...
Special Announcement
We're proud to announce that Best Made brick & mortar is back, albeit for 2 days, this December. We've partnered closely with the Andes Historical Society to host The Best...
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Working Wool
If ever there was a fiber that deserved to be touched, it would be wool. The feel of wool speaks volumes about its wearability and performance. Close your eyes and...
Working Wool
If ever there was a fiber that deserved to be touched, it would be wool. The feel of wool speaks volumes about its wearability and performance. Close your eyes and...
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Stewart's Department Store
We recently photographed our new cold weather apparel at Stewart's Department Store in Delhi, New York—just a stone's throw from BMC HQ here in the Catskills. It was a beautiful...
Stewart's Department Store
We recently photographed our new cold weather apparel at Stewart's Department Store in Delhi, New York—just a stone's throw from BMC HQ here in the Catskills. It was a beautiful...
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Field Test: The Field Pant Special Edition
Words by Bill RodenPhotos by Sinuhe Xavier My talented friend, photographer and filmmaker, Sinuhe Xavier, asked if I was scratching at the walls like he was for some overdue time...
Field Test: The Field Pant Special Edition
Words by Bill RodenPhotos by Sinuhe Xavier My talented friend, photographer and filmmaker, Sinuhe Xavier, asked if I was scratching at the walls like he was for some overdue time...
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The Art of How-To
Right before I got Best Made back I wrote my own how-to manual. And over the years, I've built up a collection of them: from the basic how-tos (knitting, drawing,...
The Art of How-To
Right before I got Best Made back I wrote my own how-to manual. And over the years, I've built up a collection of them: from the basic how-tos (knitting, drawing,...
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The Coolth Cometh
Above: the view from my desk, August 14 2025. I'm milking these last days of summer for all they're worth, but there's something about the change of seasons,...
The Coolth Cometh
Above: the view from my desk, August 14 2025. I'm milking these last days of summer for all they're worth, but there's something about the change of seasons,...
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To The Tinkerers
My father has a PhD in animal science, but on the farm that I grew up on in Southern Ontario, he was a master tinkerer. There was always something broken...
To The Tinkerers
My father has a PhD in animal science, but on the farm that I grew up on in Southern Ontario, he was a master tinkerer. There was always something broken...
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Spring Projects, 2025 Edition
Spring is a time for action, and action is a powerful antidote: to lethargy, boredom, anxiety, and even all-out despair. Last spring, I published my first list of ideas for...
Spring Projects, 2025 Edition
Spring is a time for action, and action is a powerful antidote: to lethargy, boredom, anxiety, and even all-out despair. Last spring, I published my first list of ideas for...
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