{"product_id":"brossard-hand-wound-copper-garden-stakes-set-of-5","title":"Henri's Plant-Boosting Copper Garden Stakes (Set of 5)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; color: #1A1A1A; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding: 24px 0 8px 0; border-bottom: 3px solid #B5651D; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #2E4B3C; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 8px 0; letter-spacing: -0.012em;\"\u003eBrossard Hand-Wound Copper Garden Stakes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #5A5A5A; font-style: italic; margin: 0;\"\u003eHand-wound by Henri Brossard, 78, in his West Asheville workshop — on the same walnut-wood mandrel his grandfather hand-turned in the Vendée in 1921.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cblockquote style=\"background: #FBF8F3; padding: 24px 28px; border-left: 4px solid #B5651D; margin: 0 0 30px 0; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; color: #1A1A1A; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\n    “I don’t want my grandfather’s stakes in a collector’s display case. I want them in a tomato bed. I want them where someone will look at them in twenty years and remember the old man who made them.”\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6B6358; font-style: normal; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; display: block; margin-top: 14px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e— Henri Brossard, West Asheville NC\u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #2E4B3C; font-weight: 700; margin: 30px 0 14px 0;\"\u003eWhat’s in the Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 22px; margin: 0 0 28px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 hand-wound copper stakes\u003c\/strong\u003e — 32 cm each, slightly unique\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 hand-written card\u003c\/strong\u003e signed by Henri with planting notes from the 1921 notebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrown paper \u0026amp; twine packaging\u003c\/strong\u003e — no plastic, reusable\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorkshop phone line\u003c\/strong\u003e — Henri answers planting questions 3 days a week\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #2E4B3C; font-weight: 700; margin: 30px 0 14px 0;\"\u003eWhat Makes Each Stake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #B5651D; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe 1921 Mandrel Method\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery Lakhovsky coil is wound on the same walnut-wood mandrel Henri’s grandfather hand-turned in the Vendée in 1921. Over a century of copper has worn eight shallow grooves into the walnut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #B5651D; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e99.9% Pure Copper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo brass, no alloy, no plating. Agricultural-grade copper drawn in small batches from a single Pennsylvania mill. Develops the traditional Vendée verdigris patina in its first season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #B5651D; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe Three-Element Antenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach stake combines three structures drawn from the 1921 notebook: the flat Lakhovsky spiral coil head, the dense ring-binding below it, and the helix wrap that descends to the soil tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #B5651D; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe 32-cm Garden Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVendée market gardeners observed that a stake between 30–34 cm fits any vegetable row, raised bed, or container without disturbing the root zone. Held to the millimeter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #B5651D; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe Hand-Wind Variance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo two stakes are identical. Each coil carries the micro-signature of Henri’s thumb — pressure, angle, the small hesitation before the final winding. The signature of the method, not a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 28px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #B5651D; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe Walnut-Polish Finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndustrial steel mandrels leave microscopic scratches on the inside of a coil. The walnut-wood mandrel burnishes the copper smooth as the wire is drawn against the grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: #2E4B3C; color: #F4EFE1; padding: 26px 28px; margin: 28px 0; border-radius: 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 14px 0; color: #F4EFE1;\"\u003e“What sets the Brossard stakes apart isn’t the copper alone — it’s the unbroken chain of the method. A 1921 Vendée mandrel, the same family, the same hand-form. In a century of mass-produced garden tools, this kind of provenance is genuinely rare.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #B89642; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; display: block;\"\u003eDR. ELEANOR THATCHER\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #C8C0A8; font-style: italic;\"\u003eHeritage Horticulture Research, Asheville Botanical Society\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #2E4B3C; font-weight: 700; margin: 30px 0 14px 0;\"\u003eQuality Promise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 22px; margin: 0 0 28px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2E4B3C;\"\u003eHand-wound by Henri Brossard.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every stake passes through his hands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2E4B3C;\"\u003eDocumented Lakhovsky tradition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Form drawn directly from the 1921 French notebook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2E4B3C;\"\u003ePure copper, no alloy.\u003c\/strong\u003e 99.9% agricultural-grade from a Pennsylvania mill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2E4B3C;\"\u003eMade in America.\u003c\/strong\u003e The whole process happens in West Asheville, North Carolina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2E4B3C;\"\u003eOne of the last 400.\u003c\/strong\u003e No more Brossard stakes will be made after this batch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B5651D 0%, #9A5418 100%); color: #FFFFFF; padding: 28px 24px; text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; color: #FFFFFF; margin: 0 0 10px 0; letter-spacing: -0.005em;\"\u003e30-Day Garden Guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #FBF8F3; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003eIf a stake doesn’t feel right in your garden, return it within 30 days for a full refund. No questions, no restocking fee. Henri’s daughter Claire handles the paperwork — just email the workshop and a return label arrives the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: #F4EFE1; border: 1px solid #D8CFB8; border-left: 4px solid #B89642; padding: 22px 24px; margin: 0 0 30px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6B6358; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eHand-Wound Notice\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #3A3A3A; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003eBecause every stake is wound by hand on a 100-year-old walnut mandrel, no two are identical. You may receive coils with subtle variation in winding tightness, ring-binding alignment, or surface patina — these are the maker’s micro-signatures, not flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #2E4B3C; font-weight: 700; margin: 30px 0 14px 0;\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; width: 40%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e99.9% pure copper (agricultural grade)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWalnut-burnished, untreated — develops natural verdigris patina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSet Contents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e5 hand-wound copper stakes, hand-written card, brown paper \u0026amp; twine packaging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eStake Length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e32 cm (12.5 inches), held to the millimeter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSpiral Coil Diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e~5 cm (2 inches), wound on the 1921 walnut mandrel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eRecommended Use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eRaised beds, vegetable rows, food-forest plantings, container gardens\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eNo cleaning needed. Rinse with water if soil-caked. Patina is natural.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHand-wound in West Asheville, North Carolina, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTradition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBased on Georges Lakhovsky’s 1921 Vendée gardening notebook\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E2D5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHenri Brossard, 78, retired toolmaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px 13px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #2E4B3C; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFinal batch — one of the last 400 ever to be wound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Craft Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48447709970657,"sku":"BRS-COP-5","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5234\/2497\/files\/hf_20260605_195546_927cada7-b00f-4609-98f0-5702684b1352.png?v=1780689851","url":"https:\/\/craft-folk.com\/products\/brossard-hand-wound-copper-garden-stakes-set-of-5","provider":"CRAFTFOLK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}