A Living Work of Art: The Monkeypod Coffee Table

This monkeypod coffee table highlights the organic beauty of the wood, with its natural edges and deep, warm tones that move from golden honey to dark chocolate.

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A Custom Monkeypod Coffee Table Set with Modern Geometric Design

These custom monkeypod coffee tables by Satoshi Yamauchi in Honolulu, Hawaii, were designed for a family looking for something truly unique. The rich grain and warm tones of the monkeypod wood make each table one of a kind, while the geometric bases and optional glass top add a modern touch.

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Coffee table and end table with secret drawers

Here’s our most recent creation. A matching coffee table and end table with secret drawers.

Coffee Table, Hawaii, hawaii, hawaiian wood, honolulu, Monkeypod, end tablesSatoshi YamauchiFebruary 12, 2022coffee table, monkey pod, monkeypod, drawers, custom furniture, hawaii

Big Island cedar coffee table

A unique coffee table made with a beautiful piece of Big Island cedar. This is a cross cut slab so it reveals the many growth rings on the slab.

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Reclaimed oak coffee table

Here is a coffee table we built out of oak wood. We stained it to make it look like reclaimed oak wood. Made of all solid white oak.

Coffee Table, Made in Hawaii, hawaii, Hawaii, Woodworking, White oak, ReclaimedSatoshi YamauchiAugust 3, 2021white oak, relcaimed oak, oak, oak wood, coffee table, table

Coffee table and side table

Coffee tables made of local Hawaiian monkeypod slabs. One is a triangular coffee table with one live edge. The other coffee table is made of a cross cut monkeypod slab.

Coffee Table, Custom Furniture, Hawaii, hawaiian wood, MonkeypodSatoshi YamauchiApril 27, 2020coffee tables, coffee table, slab, slabs, monkeypod, live edge, round, triangle

Coffee tables

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.

Coffee Table, Made in Hawaii, Custom FurnitureSatoshi YamauchiNovember 22, 2019coffee tables, coffee table, monkeypod, slab, slab table, hawaii, honolulu

Matching coffee table and media console

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.

Coffee Table, Custom Furniture, Made in Hawaii, Media Console, TV StandSatoshi YamauchiNovember 16, 2019Monkeypod, monkey pod, media console, console, tv stand, wood, custom furniture, custom made, coffee table, table

Live edge tables in Hawaii

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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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.

Coffee Table, Custom Furniture, Made in HawaiiSatoshi YamauchiAugust 1, 2019coffee table, woodwork, custom, hawaii, honolulu, slab, koa, monkeypod, live edge, custom furniture

Bean shaped coffee table

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.

Made in Hawaii, Coffee TableSatoshi YamauchiMay 20, 2019monkeypod, slab, coffee table, live edge, hawaii, honolulu

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