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.
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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...
Koa dining table made by furniture maker Satoshi Yamauchi in Honolulu, Hawaii. This koa slab dining table was made from a very large koa slab from the big island. The original slab measured over 9 feet long and nearly 4 feet wide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
