April 13, 2025  
 

October 16, 2024 Yosemite  
 

June 11, 2024 - Final ten .999 silver "Two-Dollar Catamaran" shell pendants complete. 
 

June 03, 2024 - This silver (in process shells) was hidden on a broken-down catamaran that was sold for $2.00 by family after the owner died. While working on the boat's restoration, the new owners discovered a hidden treasure trove of silver and gold. These shell pendants are silver mementos for the original owner’s family (who also shared in the discovered silver and gold). 
 

There's a little book by Nevil Shute (A Town Like Alice, On the Beach, etc.) called “Trustee from the Toolroom”. The story is about a technical journalist/machinist, Keith Stewart, who writes articles for an English magazine about miniature machines and models. Keith's sister is killed in a shipwreck in French Polynesia, and the book is basically the adventure he goes on (leaving comfortable retirement) to recover family treasure hidden in a small metal box on the boat. He is the "Trustee" for his niece. Great book if one likes Nevil Shute and even better if you’ve ever graced a Toolroom. #pendant #jewelry #silver #gold #forgedjewelry #machinist #toolroom #shipwreck #nevilshute

In Keʻanae is an old, stone church a short distance from the lava beach. Built in 1856, it's just about the only thing left standing from the tsunami in 1946. On the Road to Hana (Maui).