Custom Handmade Knives
Unique Knives & Tools. Up-cycled, hand forged from quality carbon steel. Made to use for generations.
Living in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Cariboo Blades. Since 1997.
Hand forged Survival Knives,
Handmade Kitchen and Chef Knives,
Custom Handmade, Forged Woodcarving Knives
Every knife and tool is unique. One of a kind and a piece of the boreal forest we live in. Knives with intent and purpose. Hand forged survival knives, kitchen knives crooked knives and Pacific Northwest stye hook knives that will serve you well for generations.
Upcycled spent saw blades. Big blades, some 6 feet in diameter. Lumber mill carbon steel from the Cariboo region of B.C. along with moose, deer and elk antler, fruitwood and B.C. native wood types.
With Art and soul.
Guaranteed for quality of craftsmanship and materials.
Handmade Chef Knives.
Handmade Gyuto Knives. 250mm carbon steel blade for slicing. Visit our chef knives page.
Patinas help protect against rust. A patina effectively seals in the steel. We leave the patinas and temper patterns and colours untouched on the finished blades created from the differential clay hardening and the differential temper. The patinas tell a story of how the knife has been made and where it’s from.
Living off-grid on the edge of the Chilcotin Plateau, BC, Canada, Powered by solar energy since 1997.
Forged Survival Knives from lumber mill saw blades.
Survival knife edge. A head saw steel tooth butt for hammering and smashing is welded to the tang and brazed with copper.
Handmade Custom Knives
A piece of steel is cut from a spent carbon steel blade recovered from a local lumber mill. Forged with a 5 pound sledge. Moving the tough molybdenum, chromium and nickel steel piece towards a shape and into an edge, hammering in a high bevel, tapering the tang, thickening the spine.
The forge is sealed, turned off with the piece of steel transformed into a knife left inside to cool slowly.
The blade is ground and filed. The tang is hollow ground for balance and weight. Holes are drilled, guards and pommels are welded to the tang and then the blade is finished by hand and signed.
Clay is applied, manipulating the clay onto the spine and the top 1/2 of the blade’s body. Cherry red, soaking in heat… then quenched in oil. While protecting the edge the spine is turned blue with a torch, cooled slowly and the knife temper is finished in an oven tempering the edge to a light straw.
The patina and colours are left on the knife, face.
From an Aspen Point Aki Yamamoto
I just wanted to let you know how pleased I was with your work. The knife is AWESOME. I love the feel, the weight, the rustic look with the patina, and all wrapped up in a high quality sheath.
-Carl (Mountain Caribou survival knife) USA
I received the knives yesterday and immediately put them to use. They are stunning and have a wonderful feel when used. You are artists. Hope you are enjoying summer. - Michael (kitchen knife set)
Surviving
Up-cycling and re-purposing quality carbon steels.
Carbon saw blade steel from the lumber mills, an excellent steel to handcraft survival knives and woodcarving tools. The steel comes from the industry harvesting the boreal forest.
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Big head sawblades that bucked up big trees. 4 1/2 and 6 feet, 1100 and 1800 pounds with teeth. We remove the teeth when we get home.
Lumber Mill High Carbon Saw Blade Steel
Original designs. Working knives and tools. Each piece is a part of the boreal forest.