Craig Mason: Koa Poi Pounder

Artist: Craig MasonTitle: Koa Poi PounderMaterial: Native Hawaiian Koa Wood from Mt. Tantalus on OahuSize:  8 1/4 tall x 4 1/5 wide One-of-a-kind poi pounder, turned by Dr. Craig Mason.  This Koa tree from Mt. Tantalus on Oahu died of old age. 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. All his pieces are signed and numbered. "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