Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Designing custom chef’s knives is not how things began for Middleton. The real story started while Quintin was attending college ...

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Middleton was interested in blade-making from a young age thanks to 1980s fantasy movies. He apprenticed with bladesmith Jason Knight for six years — then realized chef’s knives were his calling. He ...

Top quality knives created with the highest grade steel get their hand-made start in a metal building beside clear flowing Flint Creek in Springtown. That's where Chris and Mandi Taylor build fixed ...

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Despite skyrocketing prices on everything from eggs to hunting leases, you can still buy high-quality and even USA-made hunting knives for under $100. Spending more will get you better steel and nicer ...