Council tool axes are known to be a great working tool, the problem is with bestmade conning people by making their branded versions if these axes out to be something their not. Just because they painted them and have some group of millennials marketing their axes to hipsters doesn't mean they're worth so much.This is a great idea.
I might even skip all of it and go straight for the wine and just rework, improve upon the shaping I have done on a few of my previous hangs.
I at first thought they were a nautical specific axe, marketed to yachtsman and America's Cup finalists.
This is not for me, but that shouldn't take away from the quality of the axe. I just don't have nor held any Council Tools axe to pass any judgement on the tool.
I do wonder who this Axe is marketed to specifically...I am certainly a miss on that demographic.
Wow those BMC marketing people are so good that will soon try to sell Horse Saddle+Cowboy Certification combo for people who had never visited a Dude's RanchEverything Best Made carries is quality stuff, but it's at prestige prices, and their market is people with deep pockets, and big dreams. They sell a fantasy to folks who probably haven't spent more than a handful of hours using an axe in their lives, but the product itself is solid. I can't fault the company for what they do--it sells, and they sell good stuff. It's just pragmatic spendthrifts like me are SO not their target market. And I've even seen a few folks who do have real axe experience and the budgets to afford Best Made's glam-factor paint jobs drop the bills on 'em and actually get them dirty. They worked just fine. Not the best price/performance ratio, but that goes for pretty much all prestige products.
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Can someone please tell me if this is serious.At least they're not just selling new ones, they're also offering workshops on how to restore an old one
...Restoration Workshop
Tuesday – The Re Made Shop,
7-9pm
For years we’ve heard stories from folks about “my father’s old plunger”, or “my grandfather’s plunger”, and we feel strongly that those tools should be kept in the family! This workshop is the perfect time to take that family heirloom and give it the attention, care, and restoration it deserves.
http://remadeco.org/workshops.shtml
I have the feeling the backorder time for those plungers is longer then Liam Hoffman's backlog
Well I looked them up and discovered that this is definitely a joke and specially created as a jab at bestmade....well my plungers both are wood handled... I will treat them with some BLO tomorrow
Someone is a genius or way to rich with a great sense of humor.
I agree
