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Towards the end of last year we delivered a dining table of ours. It was made of solid wood local Hawaiian monkey pod featuring natural live edges. The clean sap wood boasts shades of light yellow colors, at the same time showcasing subtle curves. The monkeypod top is made up of two slabs from the very same monkey pod tree grown in Hawaii. The legs were made of steel and powdered coated in black. This

Two monkeypod slabs were just added to our inventory.  

Monkey pod slab 273

Size in its raw form:    Width 23″ – 49″    Length 94″    Thickness 9/4″  (Finish thickness 1-1/2″ ~ 1-3/4″) Some beautiful feather crotch grain on wider end of the slab ** The surface of this slab has been wet to show the approximate finished color.

Monkey pod slab 120

Size in its raw

Satoshi Yamauchi is originally from Japan. He is a furniture maker based in Honolulu, Hawaii with over 15 years of woodworking experience. Satoshi is a passionate and meticulous artisan whose state-of-the-art furniture is one of the finest on the island.     His focus and

This coffee table was inspired by modern Italian design. It features Hawaiian monkeypod wood table top with natural curves, sitting on a stainless steel flat bar base. It measures L36″ x W36″ x H16″. The monkeypod was salvaged from the north shore area on Oahu. Two long edges have been shaped with curves. The stainless steel base has been fabricated in Hawaii too.  

Our customer has recently sent us some photos of their newly decorated bedroom. The designer’s taste really shows. The white, green, brown, grey color palette really ties in well in this ocean front condo in Waikiki. The headboard and closet doors are made of sapele wood, stained to a “koa”-like color, finished in satin lacquer.