{"title":"Axes \u0026 Hatchets","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-2026-spark_straight-hold_edition","title":"Spark (Straight-Hold Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.com\/products\/spark-hatchet\"\u003elast edition\u003c\/a\u003e, this Spark is forged by our trusted axe maker in Anderson, Indiana, from American 5160 high-carbon steel. And for this new edition, we're proud to introduce two big changes. The first is the straight-hold handle, made from a scorched Appalachian hickory that's dipped in red enamel. The second is the blade guard, made exclusively for us by our good friends at Gfeller in Marsing, Idaho, makers of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.com\/products\/gfeller-case-small?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=69a0f3136\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003esome of our finest leather products\u003c\/a\u003e. The Spark is small, but it fires on all cylinders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.com\/products\/old-gold-1-felling-axe\"\u003eOld Gold No. 1\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.com\/products\/the-phantom\"\u003eThe Phantom\u003c\/a\u003e, this mighty fella descends from the renowned McKinnon  \"Rockaway\" pattern. With its distinctive lug, sweeping heel, and refined bit, The Spark weighs in at just over 2 pounds and measures 17 inches. It's nimble, accurate, razor sharp, and well-balanced, making it ideal for campfires, kindling, wood carving, and precision hand-work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spark bears the Best Made trademark X and our blacksmith's initials, deep-forged into the steel. The straight-grain Appalachian hickory handle, heat-treated and secured with a walnut wedge, offers a comfortable grip and long-lasting strength.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Made Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845094920422,"sku":"UAXE.1136.101.01","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2985\/9558\/files\/E60A5921copy.jpg?v=1766276850"},{"product_id":"hudson-bay-axe-1","title":"Hudson Bay Axe","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe HUDSON BAY AXE TBD is hand-forged in Anderson, Indiana, and pays homage to an iconic late 19th-century felling axe pattern. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eLike Old Gold No. 1, our first release of the new Best Made, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ePhantom's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e head is 4lb 1060 high-carbon steel and bears the Best Made trademark X and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eblacksmith's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e initials, deep-forged into the steel. Straight-grain Appalachian hickory forms the handle, while a walnut wedge securely fastens the head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe Phantom draws from the mid-nineteenth-century design by William McKinnon of Rockaway, New Jersey. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eKnown as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eRockaway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003epattern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e features a pronounced lug, sweeping heel, and a long elegant bit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e McKinnon was tragically killed at his forge in 1905, but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e his pattern lived on on the pages of most axe history books. But despite its iconic status, the Rockaway pattern has almost vanished from production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eWe are proud to bring it back. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eProduced in a limited edition, The Phantom embodies our process-driven mission, raising the bar higher, slower, more deliberately, and on a much smaller scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Made Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627390648550,"sku":"UAXE.1197.998.13","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2985\/9558\/files\/E60A2972_c2a136e8-73ba-4327-83c8-966641a4165a.jpg?v=1735401604"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.com\/collections\/axes-hatchets.oembed","provider":"Best Made Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}