Craig Mason: Macadamia Nut Natural Edge Bowl with 3 Carved Legs

Artist: Craig MasonTitle: Macadamia Nut Natural Edge Bowl with 3 Carved LegsMaterial: Macadamia Nut woodSize: 3 1/2" tall x 7 3/4" wide One-of-a-kind Native Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Wood bowl, by master wood turner Dr. Craig Mason.  The macadamia nut tree was from the Onuma property in Lana'i City, HI.  As the tree outgrew the yard, it had to be trimmed back. Dr. Mason has been working with wood for more than 32 years, and uses only reclaimed wood...he never purchases wood or cuts down trees.  "Part of what I love about woodturning is that I can use a natural resource that has outlived its usefulness and would otherwise go to green waste, or worse, the landfill.  We can save that resource from the waste stream and turn it into something beautiful.  It is a wonderful "green" art. Even the sawdust and shavings I create become mulch for friends and neighbors, or get composted into one of my planters.  Every part gets used."  Craig Mason