A kid with a flea-market survival knife grew into the owner of one of the most respected knife shops online. Clayton and CoCo Ensminger built EKnives by treating every buyer like their only customer.
The story starts with a small hand holding a heavy gift. At eight, after watching Rambo: First Blood, Clayton Ensminger unwrapped a flea-market survival knife and kept it close. Years later, he and his wife, CoCo, run EKnives in Chattanooga.
The family storefront and online catalog offer a range of products, from pocket knives to OTF knives. For knife enthusiasts who care more about grind lines than buzzwords, their mix of service, speed, and curation could be why your cart keeps filling.
From First Blade to First Sale
Curiosity became a livelihood much later. After several stalled ventures, Clayton launched EKnives at forty with no formal background in knives or e-commerce. He taught himself the trade and started stacking small wins…