Recent content by Small Craft Hawaii

”You got a good eye, man”. Yep I spent 20 years in Seattle. I grew up in Spokane. Hit the road for a few years. Maine, Maui, Colorado, Gulf Coast Alabama and then settled somewhat randomly in Seattle in ‘89. Met a local girl, fell in love and then she dragged me to Hawaii 20 years ago. Things...

I think once you know the FEELING of riding a skateboard, you can tap into it in your MIND. The reality, on the hand, can HURT. Haha. I‘m glad others on here can chime in about the scale rulers. Much better answers than what I can come up with. I never knew about a pattern maker’s scale!

It‘s fun to pass along the what I know about making things to the next generation. I learned most of it from old timers. I’m getting there!

Just. One. More. Rusty. Thiiiing .….Ahhhhhh CRAPALANCHE…..

Glad you are able to make it back to the islands regularly. Where are you now? We were on the run from lava on the Big Island (Puna) and ended up here on Kauai. We really miss that place and the people. Although cramped, I’m not taking this two car garage for granted, especially after living...

Right on. Glad you had a fun trip. That part of the coast in a Zodiak would be an *** kicker at any age! Aloha, Steve.

Yeah, I thought that was a very kind way to look at my shop too! Honestly, the pics are about as clean as the place ever gets and it’s way worse a lot of the time. Still, I love it. It was fun to have Ryan’s eye capture the little things that I dig having around.

Turned out slick.

Gecko doo doo ads special mojo to whatever it lands on.…and scrapes right off!

We make peace with everything being “temporary. Haha!

Another thought. Is this one of the VERY few cases where a 50’s Shop Smith might actually be practical? Well maybe not exactly practical, they seem like a big pain the ***, but you know, cool as hell looking and solid machinery, you just can’t be in any kind of hurry.

Stoked, braddah! Main thing: realize that your Texas mind has yet to comprehend the CORROSION factor in Hawaii. Anything dangling out in the air is doomed...unless you love polishing wrenches every day. Vented cabinets with some sort of forced air would be rad. A solar panel or two on the shed...