Posts in Made in Hawaii
Conference tables

We have made a number of conference tables. Many of our conference tables are made of monkeypod wood and in this blog post we will introduce you to three examples of our past conference table projects that were made of monkeypod wood. We are able to custom build conference tables using your choice of wood.

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Coffee tables

Here at Satoshi Yamauchi Woodworks, we have been making furniture for 18 years. Coffee table is one type of furniture we custom build, besides dining tables, beds and tv stands/media consoles. We are heavily influenced by traditional Japanese woodworking principles but also take on contemporary designs. We hope you enjoy seeing our coffee table examples. Please feel free to use the navigation at the top for other examples of Satoshi’s work.

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Monkeypod vanity with slatted shelves

This is our custom monkeypod vanity built for a home in Diamond Head. It is an open style vanity made of local hawaiian monkyepod wood. The continuous grain running across horizontally catches the viewer’s attention. The countertop is also made of monkeypod wood.

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Koa table top made of live edge koa

This is a large koa slab table top we made for a customer who already had a koa table base. This koa slab was purchased from the Big Island and is a very rare find. It is a sister slab of another table we built a few months ago. Some interesting feather crotch grain going on, on one end of the koa slab.

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Bookmatched walnut dining table just completed!

A bookmatched walnut slab dining table featuring ebony butterfly joints. This table showcases beautiful Japanese joinery on the table top as well as the base. The table top is made of bookmatched claro walnut slabs from the state of Oregon.

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Interview with furniture maker Satoshi Yamauchi

My wife and I founded the company in 2012, shortly after we moved to Hawaii from Japan. I have always wanted to own my company building custom furniture. We lived in Tokyo at the time we decided to move to Hawaii. During the summer of 2011 we visited Hawaii on a vacation to see if it is a place we would like to live and make a living doing a custom furniture business.

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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.

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