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CRKT Made a Super-Affordable EDC Knife for the Way We Actually Live

When you’re ready to stop being pretentious and start getting real, this is the capable little blade you need.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Spotlight shines on the Taylors custom made knives

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 ...
Post and Courier

Acclaimed knife-maker to open first brick-and-mortar store in North Charleston

NORTH CHARLESTON — Quintin Middleton has always dreamed of opening a store to sell his handcrafted knives. More than a decade after launching Middleton Made Knives, that goal has become a reality. “I ...
Entrepreneur

For Years, This Black Founder Learned an Uncommon But Essential Craft on the Side. Now His Creations Are Beloved By Celebrity Chefs — and Can Sell for More Than $1,000.

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 ...