Old koa shelves repurposed into a dining table

Our customer brought in some old koa shelves to build a new dining table. We were surprised at first to be told that they came from Vladimir Ossipoff’s longtime home in Honolulu. We felt that the shelves were a piece of history right there...

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Koa dining table in honolulu, oahu

Koa dining table just completed by Satoshi Yamauchi. Handcrafted in Honolulu, Hawaii. This koa dining table measures 57” x 38” and made entirely of Hawaian koa wood. Ssome of the koa boards show some beautiful curly figures.

Dining Table, Hawaii, hawaiian wood, Koa, koa, koa wood, Made in HawaiiSatoshi YamauchiDecember 25, 2019koa, koa wood, hawaiian, hawaiian wood, koa table, koa dining table, made in hawaii, dining table

Koa wood

This article covers the background of koa wood in Hawaiian history and how the koa wood is perceived nowadays. Koa wood is a beautiful wood found exclusively in Hawaii. It is one of the most sought after wood in the world.

koa, koa wood, hawaiian woodSatoshi YamauchiDecember 3, 2019koa, koa tree, hawaii, hawaiian tree, koa wood, big island, hawaiian tradition, hawaiian, heritiga, extinct

Koa side tables

Koa side tables with a shelf. Designed and handcrafted by furniture maker Satoshi Yamauchi, in Honolulu, Hawaii. These are made of all solid koa wood from the big island. The details on these tables give them a European feel.

end tables, tables, Tables, Koa, koa, koa wood, Made in Hawaii, BedSatoshi YamauchiApril 30, 2018bed, night stands, end tables, koa, koa wood, koa table

Koa dining table

This exquisite Hawaiian koa slab table is made from 100% Big Island koa wood. The widest part of the table top measures 44″, narrowing down to 33″ on the opposite end. This wide koa slab is an extremely rare find. Our client and our team flew into Big Island to look for and select the slab.

Dining Table, Made in Hawaii, KoaSatoshi YamauchiApril 10, 2018koa, dining table, honolulu, furniture maker, hawaii, live edge, koa wood, hawaiian koa, hawaiian wood

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