Website: https://hornandheel.com/
Horn & Heel is a maker of hand-forged custom cutlery and kitchen utensils based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company describes its work as making “hand-forged custom cutlery” and manufacturing “kitchen utensils out of Nashville, TN,” and its products are marked as “Hand Forged in Nashville, TN, USA.” Beyond knives, Horn & Heel produces kitchen and restaurant wear, and works directly with chefs to bring custom culinary tools to life. The company frames its philosophy simply: “We make more than just things. We make an honest living.”
Products
Horn & Heel offers a range of hand-forged knives and kitchen goods, including:
- Chef’s knives in various handle styles and materials, with listed prices including a Chef’s Knife at $650 and another at $675
- Bunka-style knives
- A knife model listed at $550
- A “Tried & True” stainless steel knife collection
- Custom knives produced in limited, one-off batches
- Kitchen and restaurant wear
- Custom gift boxes, which include a certificate, apparel, pins, and stickers
The company also offers an email newsletter for notifications about new knife releases, as individual handmade pieces and batches become available.
About
Horn & Heel is a small, deliberately compact operation. The company describes itself as “a 3 dude operation,” explaining that “Duncan makes, Parker helps and Luke does computer stuff.” It keeps the team small intentionally to maintain “line of sight on quality” across its handmade work. Under the banner “For the love of all things food,” the makers have collaborated with chefs to bring their own culinary, kitchen, and restaurant wear to life, noting collaborations with “Sean Brock, Jill Vada, Steven Greene and Matt Shapiro to name a few.” This combination of small-batch forging and chef partnerships positions Horn & Heel as a maker of professional-grade and custom kitchen tools.
Location & Contact
Location: Nashville, TN, USA. The company’s products are explicitly hand-forged in Nashville, Tennessee.
A specific street address and phone number are not published on the website. Customers can reach the company through its online contact form, and an email signup is available for new product announcements. Horn & Heel maintains an Instagram presence at @hornandheel.
Additional Information
The Horn & Heel online store accepts a wide range of payment methods, including major credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Shop Pay, among other digital and regional payment options. Custom work is produced in one-off batches, and gift boxes are available for buyers seeking a packaged presentation of the company’s apparel and merchandise alongside its blades.
Because the company keeps its team small and its batches limited, individual products and custom runs are made in restricted quantities, and the newsletter signup is the primary way customers learn when new knives become available. The product line spans both higher-end forged chef’s knives, with several models priced between roughly $550 and $675, and the more accessible “Tried & True” stainless steel collection, giving buyers options at different price points. The pairing of a Nashville workshop, named chef collaborators, and made-to-order custom batches distinguishes Horn & Heel as a small-scale specialty cutlery maker rather than a mass-market kitchenware brand. As a Shopify-hosted store, the company fulfills orders online and ships its hand-forged goods to customers directly.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (hornandheel.com).