Craig Mason Natural Edge Robusta Bowl 2″H x 4.5″D $180
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Craig Mason Natural Edge Robusta Bowl 2″H x 4.5″D $180
About the Artist
Craig Mason is a Hawai‘i Woodturner who learned to love forests, trees and working with wood at an early age. Woodturning was introduced to him when he was a teenager in woodshop class. He put all his prior interests on hold for several decades while he finished school. Craig Mason also served in the United States Navy, started a private dental practice, and raised a family. From years working with trees salvaged from the waste stream, he developed skills in woodturning and carving . The Hawaiian calabash, with its flowing curves, is his favorite form to carve.
Robusta
Eucalyptus robusta, commonly known as swamp mahogany or swamp messmate, is a tree native to eastern Australia. Growing in swampy or waterlogged soils.
Eucalyptus robusta is widely grown from equatorial to temperate regions, tolerating a wide range of climates and conditions. Its fast early growth and tolerance for waterlogging have rendered it a useful tree to grow. It has been widely grown in plantations outside Australia, including Hawai’i.
The heartwood of robusta eucalyptus is light red to reddish brown in color as it comes from the saw. It darkens to a rich reddish brown in seasoning. The narrow 1- to 2-inch band of sapwood is gray to pale brown in dry lumber.
The wood is moderately coarse textured with an interlocked grain which usually produces a ribbon figure of light and dark stripes on quartersawn surfaces. Light and dark areas in growth rings and large vessel elements produce a subdued
figure in seasoned wood.
The dimensions listed in the ‘additional information’ tab includes packing for shipment.
Craig Mason Natural Edge Robusta Bowl 2″H x 4.5″D $180
Additional information
| Weight | 4.6 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10.5 × 10.5 × 8 in |
