OverTheHawaiianMoon

Hawaiian Koa Urns, Canes, Ikebana Vases....

Honolulu, Hawaii On Etsy since 2013

6,327 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

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OverTheHawaiianMoon

Hawaiian Koa Urns, Canes, Ikebana Vases....

Honolulu, Hawaii | 6,327 Sales

5 out of 5 stars

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Sales 6,327
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  • April 24, 2017 Black Aluminum Three Prong hair Fork added with a Green Blackstone that blends with the Black Fork
  • Close Up of the three piece glue-up of the laminated Koa Cane Handles.
  • Glued up blocks being marked with cane handle shapes to be cut out.
  • Cut out Handles with Koa blocks still to be cut out.
  • Finished Koa Handles mounted on finished Canes.

Septuagenarian Woodworker living in the best place on Earth and enjoying the twilight years!

Woodworking was always a hobby since I was a young boy and took woodworking class in Intermediate School many years ago... 1950's . I used to help my Dad with woodworking projects that he liked to make and learned a basic knowledge of handling tools and identifying different wood species in Hawaii.

After College I entered the business world where I was able to travel throughout the Islands of Hawaii as well as the mainland USA and many Islands in the Pacific as well as Japan and Australia. Through all these travels the items that I was most interested in seeing were the wooden art crafts of the different places and I was impressed with many of the techniques used in making these crafts.

When I would return to Honolulu I would "play" in my little shop making small crafts and boxes. As any crafts person knows what starts out as a " fun adventure" becomes more serious and to make more things in less time and with better results you start to buy more equipment and supplies. In woodworking this means electric tools...first electric hand tools and then stationary tools. It was not long before I bought a table saw and then a jointer, bandsaw, drill press,and then on and on. There is no end to the tools you can acquire. After you think you have everything then you start to get an extra bandsaw just for resawing and several routers and router tables so you can have designated machines. Well, there is no end to this and I will probably be buying and selling tools until I pass it all on to my son.

When my Mother passed away about 25 years ago I used a jewelry box for her ashes and the Funeral Director asked me if I would consider making Hawaiian Koa Urns for them. After I looked into it a little I started making the urns and I have been making them ever since for several of the Mortuaries in Honolulu and the outside Islands.

I have made everything from turned bowls, cane shafts, furniture, hair accessories to refinishing homes. As I move on I now make what I want to make and I enjoy working with local Hawaiian Wood as much as possible. I only plan to work until I am 95 so I have many more fish to fry.

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  • Jim Lovell

    Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator

    Septuagenarian Woodworker lucky to be living in the best place on Earth.

  • James Keoki Lovell

    Creator, Photographer, Mediator

    House builder turned finished carpenter now preparing to take over the "Old Man's Shop" when he turns 95

Shop policies

Last updated on April 9, 2017
Wood in its natural state is beautiful.....let me show you some of the ways I try to use the natural beauty of wood in my woodworking business...

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Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
I have a very liberal Return Policy in that you can return anything you want for any reason by notifying me within five days that you want to make a return.

I will refund your money for the product upon receipt of the product back. Shipping fees to return product will be at customers expense. Items may be returned up to 30 days after receipt by customer and notification to me of intent to return product.

A 10% Restocking Fee may apply for certain items.
Payment
Direct checkout by Etsy. Etsy accepts all credit cards as well as Paypal payments. Other payment options may be considered..
Shipping
At the present time I only ship to the USA due to negative Customs experiences I have had in the past.

I ship either US Priority Mail or US First Class mail depending upon the items weight. I try to ship the same day but because of my location in Hawaii your package will usually ship the following day as long as it is not a Sunday or Holiday.

More information

Last updated on Apr 9, 2016
Frequently asked questions
Why don't you ship outside of the USA ?

I will consider and have shipped to other Countries but only after we agree on prices and shipping. This must be done through the Convo system here on Etsy and is not available for all items due to the weight and shipping restrictions on some of my items.

I will however ship to friends or relatives of customers who are located in the USA and then they can make shipping arrangements to the customers location overseas.