KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville is known as the Maker City, and it's businesses like Phillips Forged that fuel the fire of creativity. It's an artisan knife shop gaining national recognition for the ...

A custom knife is designed, forged, and finished within a single day in a fast-paced workshop build. The process begins with selecting suitable steel and quickly shaping it under heat to form the ...

Middleton Made Knives owner Quintin Middleton needed his wife Kendra when he was fired from an industrial mechanical job in 2012. Kendra stood by his side as she does today, a crucial player in the ...

Bladesmith David Singer creates custom culinary knives, specializing in Japanese styles and pattern welded steel at his Acton forge. Gary Higgins / Boston Business ...

Terri Ciccone is Eater’s Deputy Director of Audience Development. She has helped shape social, video, and newsletter content strategy around everything Eater audiences love — food, dining, restaurant ...

Niko Nicolaides has joined the ranks of Michigan artisans, turning his hobby into a business making hand-forged chef knives right in Detroit. At just 23, he is making a name for himself in the world ...

In half of a two-car garage in Leland, Nic Nichols has turned a pastime that began about five years ago into an award-winning side business. “I call it my 160 feet of glory,” he said, waving around ...

Chef and meat master Adam Perry Lang opens a giant steakhouse Thursday on the storied corner of Hollywood and Vine. But thhe real star will be his handmade knives. He forged them himself in a backyard ...