{"title":"Under $100","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"axe-handbook","title":"Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"uuid\" content=\"uuidO8RXt350abGC\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen I left Best Made in 2019 I started writing a book that would eventually become my homage to the tool that started it all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003eBuchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003eis the culmination of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e a lifetime of knowledge and inspiration. 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I have a spot reserved for mine on my desk, always there and always within arm's reach. 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We sought a fifth-generation Japanese knife maker to forge our hallmark blade - their lineage traces back to the original bladesmiths who engineered a short folding knife with a flattened thumb lever and blade akin to the Japanese sword. The Edo-period design is handmade for us in the Yasugi district with modern steel and polished brass, primed to take on a unique patina. Emblazoned with the stamp of superior quality, the Best Made Brass Higo is built to uphold the tradition for a century more. Comes packaged in a handsome gift box. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: as of January 2026 this knife will be discontinued and only available while supplies last. Ships mid-February.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Made Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45350957547750,"sku":"UTLS.1019.960.04","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2985\/9558\/files\/BLADES-JAN-2026-4083_copy.jpg?v=1769552670"},{"product_id":"mid-brass-higo-knife","title":"Mid Brass Higo Knife","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Best Made blade legacy arguably began with our first Higo; distinct in form and universally recognizable, our Brass Higo now carries on the tradition. We sought a fifth-generation Japanese knife maker to forge our hallmark blade - their lineage traces back to the original bladesmiths who engineered a short folding knife with a flattened thumb lever and blade akin to the Japanese sword. The Edo-period design is handmade for us in the Yasugi district with modern steel and polished brass, primed to take on a unique patina. Emblazoned with the stamp of superior quality, the Best Made Brass Higo is built to uphold the tradition for a century more. Comes packaged in a handsome gift box. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: as of January 2026 this knife will be discontinued and only available while supplies last. Ships mid-February.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Made Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45350957809894,"sku":"UTLS.1019.960.05","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2985\/9558\/files\/BLADES-JAN-2026-4082_copy.jpg?v=1769552683"},{"product_id":"be-optimistic-pin","title":"Be Optimistic Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early days of Best Made, wilderness survival was almost its own sport, a formidable segment of the outdoor retail industry. There was a tool and a gimmick for every imaginable survival scenario. 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And so we developed this humble little Best Made “survival tool”, now available for the first time as an enamel pin, an uplifting reminder of what it takes to overcome what life inevitably throws your way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll our enamel pins are backed with a nifty and secure rubber clutch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Made Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45350957908198,"sku":"USVN.1014.620.01","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2985\/9558\/files\/be-op-pin-1-v2.jpg?v=1742398661"},{"product_id":"relaunch-poster","title":"“Good as Gold” Silk-Screened Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-6489e121-7fff-f406-2ae6-54dc1db62181\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBack in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e 2011, we released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.pro\/products\/hudson-bay-axe?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3e5ba1af8\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ea new axe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, and to commemorate that launch, we commissioned designer Jason Munn to make us \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bestmadeco.pro\/products\/our-perch-silk-screened-poster?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=e6403bc6c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ea limited edition silk-screened poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e. 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When glass is bonded to steel at high temperatures, it forms an inseparable and incredibly durable bond. 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