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Black & Tan Firewood Sling

Woodworking

Black & Tan Firewood Sling

Christin Fargo

Duluth, MN

Price

$180.00

About this piece

Firewood isn’t glamorous. It’s rough, splintery, and usually damp. But it warms your house, your hands, and your bones. You don’t need fancy, you need reliable. Enter our Black & Tan Firewood Sling. It’s built to do one thing and do it well: haul logs. From the woodshed to the hearth, from the back porch to the fire ring, this sling handles the load without complaint. Heavy-duty waxed canvas shrugs off snow and sap. Full-grain black leather handles take the brunt of the weight with ease. ...

About the artist

Christin Fargo started Frost River in Duluth in 2002 with a single sewing machine and a belief that gear should outlive the person carrying it. The company now employs 40 craftspeople in a century-old building overlooking Lake Superior. Every bag uses Martexin Original Wax canvas — milled in New Jersey since 1838 — and SB Foot Tannery leather from Red Wing, Minnesota. The lifetime guarantee isn't marketing; it's how they were raised.

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