Three popular options are shown here: the 4" hunter knife with a maple handle (top), the 6.5" chef's knife with a leapard wood handle (center), and a 3" steel pack knife (bottom). If you’re a fan of the rugged reality television show Mountain Men, you might recognize local forger, twenty-three-year-old Raleigh Avery, who appeared on the show in 2020. Avery is the owner and
BANNER ELK — Set just off of Tynecastle Highway in Banner Elk is Avery Knifeworks, a showroom of handcrafted knives, each being its own unique reflection of the maker’s passion
BANNER ELK — As the holiday season approaches and the year starts to come to a close, the Avery County Chamber of Commerce held its annual celebration to reflect on