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.
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This monkeypod dining table is a great example of Satoshi craftsmanship. The table top is a bookmatched set of two monkeypod slabs that were salvaged from a local property on Oahu.
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Here at Satoshi Yamauchi Woodworks, we make a lot of coffee tables. This blog article showcases a single piece monkeypod slab coffee table that was recently designed and built.
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A couple of monkeypod furniture pieces, coffee table and media console, we recently built for a new construction home. We used premium quality quarter sawn monkeypod wood for this project.
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This wood and stainless steel dining set was a collaboration of ultra-modern Italian design and Hawaiian nature. The slab top has been sourced locally in the North Shore of Oahu. The metal bases are made in Honolulu using brushed stainless steel.
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While, Satoshi Yamauchi Woodworks does not offer installation services of wood countertops, there are a few things you should check with your installer. We as manufacturers of wood counters, on a few occasions found that homeowners and contractors forget to check and consider the following points:
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Live edge slabs handcrafted by furniture maker Satoshi Yamauchi in Honolulu Hawaii. Wood slabs are wood material in its rawest form. With its raw form, comes a beauty that other material choices that other wood choices cannot match.
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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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This koa slab entry table is Satoshi’s latest creation. The table was designed to have a shrine-esque feel. Made of koa and monkeypod wood, both Hawaii-grown. Live edges being on the sides, makes this entry table truly unique.
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We make a number of custom furnitures out of locally grown monkey pod wood. The type of furniture vary - from dining tables, coffee tables, bar counters, to shelves, credenzas, and office desks.
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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Custom made furniture, especially designed and built for you. We handcraft solid wood furniture, from dining tables, coffee tables, to beds, kitchen cabinets, entertainment centers and more. We strive to build furniture that will stand the test of time.
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Wood countertops made in Honolulu Hawaii. Countertops for homes, offices, restaurants and more. All of our work is handmade in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Bean shaped coffee table featuring a East Oahu live-edge monkeypod slab and metal legs. This was one of many monkeypod wood salvaged from a property on Oahu. It is a cross cut piece, meaning this piece was a cookie cut, where the log was cut horizontally.
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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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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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Here is a pair of monkeypod slab counters we custom built for an office in downtown Honolulu. These monkeypod slabs showcase beautiful ribbon grains and live edge. The long counter measured just over 10 feet and the smaller counter a little over 3 feet at a thickness of 1-3/4″.
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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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Custom made bench crafted by furniture maker, Satoshi Yamauchi in honolulu hawaii. Our waterfall monkeypod slab bench provides a sculpted look making a very cool piece of art.
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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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