Brant & Cochran Allagash Cruiser Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute
Brant & Cochran Allagash Cruiser Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute
Brant & Cochran Allagash Cruiser Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute
Brant & Cochran Allagash Cruiser Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute

Brant & Cochran Allagash Cruiser

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The only Maine wedge pattern camp axe forged today. One at a time, US steel.

Best For

  • Camp axe perfection
  • Maine-made heirlooms
  • Axe pattern historians

The Brant & Cochran Allagash Cruiser is a 2-1/2 lb Maine wedge pattern camp axe on a 28 in hickory handle, forged in South Portland, Maine.

Brant & Cochran calls it the only Maine wedge pattern camp axe being forged today. The head is 1045 carbon tool steel made with U.S. steel, and the bit is tempered to Rockwell 56-58 and honed sharp. The 28 in handle is A+ grade Amish-turned hickory, and the axe comes with a custom Maine-made leather sheath.

Brant & Cochran was founded in 2015, after Steve Ferguson could not find a high-quality, American-made axe for his godson, who was going to forestry school. Steve, his brother Mark and their partner Barry Worthing decided to make one. The name comes from their grandfather Leland Ferguson's business, which restored and sold military surplus machine tools after the war and became Brant & Cochran. In 2018 they sold their first Maine wedge pattern axe, the Allagash Cruiser.

  • Pattern: Maine wedge camp axe
  • Head: 2-1/2 lb, 1045 carbon tool steel (U.S. steel)
  • Hardness: bit tempered to Rc 56-58
  • Handle: 28 in A+ grade Amish-turned hickory
  • Includes: Maine-made leather sheath
  • Made in: South Portland, Maine, USA by Brant & Cochran

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