Handmade, Hand Forged, Unique Custom Knives & Tools. Working Art. Since 1997
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--Process-- Making Handmade Custom Knives and Tools

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We’ve found that the recovered materials to build knives and tools are of a higher quality than what you can buy. It takes work and time to process recovered materials. Unique, premium quality knives and tools for the quality of life.

 
 

The process

 
 
Recovered high carbon lumber mill saw blade steel

Recovered high carbon lumber mill saw blade steel

In 1997 we left Vancouver BC and moved to make art and work.

We live and work with the sun.

Tracking the sun.

 

We have 4 small solar power systems. One is 416 watts of panel on a tracker for the shop and cabin, the second is a portable 200 watt unit powering freezers, a third one is a simple static 75 watt panel for the well pump and music and the fourth is 500 watts of panel on a tracker. We designed and built the trackers. Each system is independent of each other. https://aki-and-scott-fireweed.blogspot.com/2021/12/living-with-solar-power-for-25-years.html

 

Alone in the Bush. Since 1997 we’ve lived isolated in central British Columbia making handmade custom knives and tools. Aki Yamamoto, Scott Richardson and Kai.

A 6' Lumber Mill Head Saw Blade

A 6' Lumber Mill Head Saw Blade

Cutting a high quality carbon steel for knives and tools.

Aki Yamamoto in the garden

Aki Yamamoto in the garden

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Handmade Knife Shop

Handmade Knife Shop

 Knife Shop in Winter

Knife Shop in Winter

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Scott Richardson

Scott Richardson

Working in the knife shop

morning walk into wolves

morning walk into wolves

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A Sun Print

A Sun Print

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Old Saw Blade Knives

Old Saw Blade Knives

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Shop trees

Shop trees

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Saw Blade Stock

Saw Blade Stock

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Scott Richardson and Aki Yamamoto forging.

Scott Richardson and Aki Yamamoto forging.

Scott and Kai Richardson forging knives

Scott and Kai Richardson forging knives

Working the forge.

 Mushrooms

Mushrooms

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Swans of the Tundra

Swans of the Tundra

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Rock Heat Sink

Rock Heat Sink

Firewood

Firewood

Dog and Chicken

Dog and Chicken

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Old Wrecks For Carbon Steel

Old Wrecks For Carbon Steel

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Children

Children

grow up…

bringing in firewood

bringing in firewood

.The boreal forest burns hot and fast. .

Cabin in January

Cabin in January

Front Yards

Front Yards

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chilcotin free

chilcotin free

time fades away

time fades away

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Chicken

Chicken