"AnriMia"- Our former home and workshop

We Need Your Help!

On Monday Morning, April 17th 2017, our sailboat and home of 2+ years, "AnriMia", broke loose from her anchor and ran aground at "Baby Beach" in Lahaina, Hawaii.

We were not aboard at the time as we had laundry that we were getting done on shore the night before. Though we were safe, we were then and still are, devastated.

A passerby took drone footage of the incident

Our boat had not only kept us safe and sound for nearly two and a half years she had also become my workshop where I discovered my passion; designing and fabricating custom knives and tools.

The following day was a roller-coaster of emotion as we discovered water within the boat had already flooded and destroyed many of our possessions as well as the critical components of the boat that make her livable, such as the electrical system, lights, pumps, bathroom and our bed.

Within hours of the discovery, we were absolutely blown away by our closest friends who spent the next three days on the beach assisting us in recovering our personal items and my knife-making supplies.

Friends helping us bring items to shore

We knew our lives had changed forever that morning. It was a couple days before we were certain, but we knew she was beyond our ability to repair, we also knew the only way to recover was to move forward.

The purpose of this Kickstarter is to rebuild our business bigger and better than ever by bringing our most popular custom knife design, The "Hoapili", to the global internet market.

"Hoapili" is the Hawaiian word for "the closest of friends", something we began calling everyone who showed up to help that day. Hoapili was also the nickname of King Kamehameha III, who was considered a close friend with all of his subjects.

"Hoapili" Utility Knife- in it's favorite environment

"Hoapili" is a Titanium "necklace" Knife, held in an attractive sheath that hangs around your neck.

Multiple "Hoapili" in their friction "Necklaces"

This style of carry is becoming more and more popular every day and because of it's lightweight 6AL-4V Titanium construction it is a pleasure to carry and barely noticeable even if worn all day.

Why Titanium?

Lightweight:

Titanium weighs over 40% less than Steel

Toughness:

Though lighter, Titanium's overall strength competes with steel and other knife materials exceptionally well.

We have used my personal Hoapili as a box-cutter, fish scaler, line-cutter, and even a mini prybar in one bad situation. Through a year of testing, the Hoapili's solid titanium construction proved to work excellently in all conditions.

Ease of Sharpening:

Titanium is softer than hardened steel, meaning it will need a touch up more often in heavy use.

Hardened steel, can requires considerable time and skill to resharpen if dulled.

Titanium is easy to resharpen, and razor edges can be achieved in the field with even the simplest tools.

Corrosion PROOF:

Even the best Stainless steels rust, that is because they are "Stain-LESS," Not "rust-proof."

Titanium, on the other hand, will NEVER rust in any natural environment meaning you can take it with you to any corner of the world!

Beauty:

Each "Hoapili" is unique in it's final flame annodized finish

Titanium can take on a full spectrum of colors when flame anodized, from gold to purple, blue to magenta.

This Hoapili developed an almost "Nebula" look to it

Rarely, hints of green and teal can bleed through the edges of the colors. This method of color finishing also makes every blade "one-of-a-kind" and easily distinguishable for the owner.

Small, Pretty, Effective

Ease of Manufacture:

All of my knives are handmade, and up to this point were all made using simple, low power consumption tools on the back of our sailboat.

Titanium does not require a complicated heat treatment to reach a useful state like stainless steel. This means costs are reduced and therefore the price-tag to you.

Multiple-lifetime-lifetime:

Time destroys everything, eventually.

However, our Seaforged blades are designed to serve not only you in your lifetime but also perhaps your children's lifetime.

Titanium knives, being corrosion-proof, will sit wherever left, lost or stored for hundreds, maybe thousands, of years. Whenever called upon our blades will be in the exact same condition as it was left in.

Salty wear and tear? Hoapili don't care.

If we meet or surpass our funding goals, via Donations or Item Pre-sale, all profits go toward buying new tools and the development of future designs and products.

Please help us to come back from this horrible loss and rise back up from the sea. In return you will all be "Hoapili" to us.