Lowcountry’s rising star bladesmith Berkeley knifemaker hopes chefs turn to him for an edge

  • Teresa Taylor
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  • Saturday, September 29th, 2012
    Quintin Middleton made a homemade anvil out of a piece of old railroad and a stump that he uses to forge steel. Middleton makes handmade knives in his Berkeley County shop for local and renowned national chefs.

    Quintin Middleton made a homemade anvil out of a piece of old railroad and a stump that he uses to forge steel. Middleton makes handmade knives in his Berkeley County shop for local and renowned national chefs. Buy this photo

    Sparks fly as Quintin Middleton sharpens a paring knife inside his St. Stephen workshop.

    Sparks fly as Quintin Middleton sharpens a paring knife inside his St. Stephen workshop.

    Middleton’s damascus steel knives are handmade, each made with a different exoctic wood handle.

    Middleton’s damascus steel knives are handmade, each made with a different exoctic wood handle.

    Middleton sharpens a paring knife in his Berkeley County shop.

    Middleton sharpens a paring knife in his Berkeley County shop.

    Red wood dust coats most ot the work shed where Quintin Middleton makes his knives and wooden handles.

    Red wood dust coats most ot the work shed where Quintin Middleton makes his knives and wooden handles.

    Quintin Middleton makes handmade knifes in his Berkeley County shop for local and nationaly renowned chefs. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)

    Quintin Middleton makes handmade knifes in his Berkeley County shop for local and nationaly renowned chefs. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com) Buy this photo