{"product_id":"craig-mason-tropical-cherry-burl-hollow-form-with-a-burned-and-textured-milo-wood-collar-and-stopper","title":"Craig Mason: Tropical Cherry burl hollow form with a burned and textured Milo wood collar and stopper","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical Cherry wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e8”d x 6”h.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e26014\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTropical Cherry burl hollow form with a burned and textured Milo wood collar and stopper.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe collar and stopper and “twig” were all carved from the same piece of Milo.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTwo tropical cherry trees were planted at Lyon Arboretum at the top of Manoa Valley approximately sixty years ago.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs they matured, their fruit became a favorite of the birds in Manoa Valley who spread the seeds over a large area.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eArboretum staff feared the new trees would become invasive, so they tried to remove them all, including the two original trees.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHowever, their efforts were too late.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNow hikers in the Koolua mountains can find Tropical Cherries growing wild.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e8”d x 6”h.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Mason has been working with wood for more than 32 years, and uses only reclaimed wood...he never purchases wood or cuts down trees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven 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\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Craig Mason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41331299418176,"sku":null,"price":1440.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/9217\/1328\/files\/26014.jpg?v=1786515806","url":"https:\/\/www.deephawaiiart.com\/products\/craig-mason-tropical-cherry-burl-hollow-form-with-a-burned-and-textured-milo-wood-collar-and-stopper","provider":"Deep Hawaii Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}