KOA WOOD LAZY SUSAN VINTAGE CARVED HAWAII LARGE 20\"
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KOA WOOD LAZY SUSAN VINTAGE CARVED HAWAII LARGE 20\":
$600.00
KOA WOOD AND MONKEYPOD WOOD LOOK VERY SIMILAR AND I CANNOT TELL THEM APART. BECAUSE I AM NOT A WOOD EXPERT AND THE FACT THAT THIS ITEM HAD A VINTAGE STICKER ON THE BASE WITH THE WORD KOA WRITTEN ON IT, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO TWO DIFFERENT HARDWOOD SPECIALTY BUSINESSES AND HAD THEM TAKE A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT IT. BOTH PLACES (ONE IS IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AND THE OTHER IS IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA) UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE MADE OF KOA AND NOT MONKEY POD.
IT IS SO UNUSUAL TO FIND A BLOCK OF KOA THIS LARGE AS IT HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET AND IT IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCATION ON THE BIG ISLAND WHERE KOA IS STILL GET-ABLE. EVEN THOUGH IT IS HARVESTED ON PRIVATE LAND, IT ISSO REMOTE THAT IT HAS TO BE AIR LIFTED OUT VIA HELICOPTER AND ONLY DEAD BRANCHES ON THE GROUND ARE ALLOWED TO BE TAKEN. TO ADD TO THE RARITY, THE MAIN SUPPLIER OF KOA (IN THE WORLD), MARTIN & MACARTHUR HAD AN INFESTATION OF WOOD BEETLES SEVERAL YEARS, AND MOST OF THE STOCK KOA IN THE WORLD HAD TO BE DESTROYED. THIS LEFT THE KOA WOOD IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY.
WITH THE OPINION OF THE TWO HARDWOOD BUSINESSES SPECIALISTS THAT THIS IS OUT OF KOA, I WILL SELL IT AS KOA. IF YOU HAVE AN EQUALLY COMPETENT EXPERT WITH AN OPINION OTHERWISE, RETURN IT WITHIN 15 DAYS AND I WILL GLADLY REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE.
THIS IS HUGE! IT IS HAND CARVED. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A PIECE LIKE THIS TO BE SIGNED - BUT I CAN FIND NO SIGNATURE ANYWHERE. I EVEN TRIED TO REMOVE THE FELT ON THE BASE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SIGNATURE UNDER IT, BUT THERE WAS NOT ONE TO BE FOUND.
MEASURES 20\" IN OVERALL diameter. THERE HASN\'T BEEN A PIECE OF KOA THIS SIZE AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET FOR A LONG TIME. STANDS 5 1/2\" high.
WEIGHS ABOUT 10 LBS.
THERE ARE 7 BOWLS IN THIS PIECE. THE CENTER ONE MEASURES ABOUT 4 3/4\" IN diameter. ALL THE BOWLS ARE ABOUT 3\" deep. GREAT VINTAGE PIECE. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR offerS.
AM SELLING THIS FOR SOMEONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
KOA WOOD LAZY SUSAN VINTAGE CARVED HAWAII LARGE 20\":
$600.00