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--Process-- Making Handmade Custom Knives and Tools
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
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 3 small solar power systems. One is 416 watts of panel on a tracker for the shop and cabin, the second 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 for the cabin and shop as well. 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](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1539537564439-3NZADKFZIM8I7LYAWL7L/create7.jpg)
A 6' Lumber Mill Head Saw Blade
Cutting a high quality carbon steel for knives and tools.
Aki Yamamoto in the garden
wildgarden
![Handmade Knife Shop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1541830720209-SEWBLT0OWQOBZU7IHN8E/k%26bikenov07+007.jpg)
Handmade Knife Shop
![Knife Shop in Winter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1587831577507-W0GL0AG7CKEBLNMBREEV/shop+Feb.+300.jpg)
Knife Shop in Winter
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![Scott Richardson](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1578079929930-Q38GNUABR50O87SNAPH0/inside+knife+shop.jpg)
Scott Richardson
Working in the knife shop
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morning walk into wolves
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![A Sun Print](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1538503096328-Y773DXW5RMJTRJ32DH7C/sun+print.jpg)
A Sun Print
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Old Saw Blade Knives
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Shop trees
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![Saw Blade Stock](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1539537534003-C8DGOQDDETY6VHSYAH0K/create2.jpg)
Saw Blade Stock
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![Scott Richardson and Aki Yamamoto forging.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1577146597738-3DNWZJJ4G2F9EJCUBSYL/BearWimforge650.jpg)
Scott Richardson and Aki Yamamoto forging.
![Scott and Kai Richardson forging knives](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1577145535104-I50TYZVKX9TN874FS7GF/forging+Scott+and+Kai.jpg)
Scott and Kai Richardson forging knives
Working the forge.
Mushrooms
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Swans of the Tundra
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Rock Heat Sink
Firewood
Dog and Chicken
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Old Wrecks For Carbon Steel
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![Children](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1538336858444-LLLX3UZAKFW830J5KR9I/thaw%2C+send.jpg)
Children
grow up…
bringing in firewood
.The boreal forest burns hot and fast. .
![Cabin in January](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b95878cb27e399cc6fb7a13/1574711802398-HQF00SHI4GCOZFVCJ8C9/January.jpg)
Cabin in January
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Front Yards
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chilcotin free
time fades away
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feeding chickens