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Building a Claro walnut slab dining table

Building a Claro walnut slab dining table

A rapid run-through of the process that is building a slab dining table.

Daniel OvrynNovember 27, 2022Rust & Root

Making a Portal Mirror

A quick look into the building of a small batch of Portal Mirrors.

Daniel OvrynJanuary 25, 2022mirror, portal, koa, fine furniture, full length mirror, white oak

Monkeypod Bookmatched Dining Table

A description of the building of a monkeypod slab dining table, in the style of George Nakashima.

Guest UserAugust 30, 2020Rust & Rootmonkeypod made in hawaii furniture custom waimanalo console table bar top coffee table door drawer bed frame mango loa woodworking entertainment center aloha, nakashima, dining table, solid wood, slab, live edge, midcentury modern

Bookmatched Monkeypod Dining Table

Guest UserNovember 25, 2018monkeypod, made in hawaii, furniture, dining table, live edge slab, steel legs

Cuban mahogany and koa entry table

Guest UserFebruary 25, 2018furniture, entry table, cuban mahogany, figured, custom, made in hawaii, desing, design, koa Comment

18' Custom Cabinet -- in progress

First round of the Olomana built in cabinet progress.

Guest UserDecember 17, 2017

Monkeypod Console

Guest UserSeptember 24, 2017monkeypod, credenza, entertainment center, made in hawaii, furniture, custom

Waimanalo Wood Projects

Guest UserSeptember 7, 2017waimanalo, wood, custom, woodworking, monkeypod, mango, custom furniture, hawaii, honolulu, kailua

It has been a while...

Guest UserSeptember 7, 2017furniture, custom, dining table, waimanalo, coffee table, woodworking, cabinet, entertainment center, monkeypod, koa, mango, bed, dresser

Moving the shop, monkeypod headboard, and new slabs!

Moving the shop, monkeypod headboard, and new slabs!

Guest UserApril 23, 2017monkeypod made in hawaii furniture custom waimanalo console table bar top coffee table door drawer bed frame mango loa woodworking entertainment center aloha, slab, kailua, honolulu, hawaii, made in hawaii, mango, modern, midcentury, woodworking, handmade, waimanaloComment

Senia Dinner, Cabinet and Incredible Mango

Senia Dinner, Cabinet and Incredible Mango

Guest UserApril 16, 2017senia, fine dining, restaurant, furniture, honolulu, chinatown, custom furniture, monkeypod, made in hawaii, dinner, dessert, wine, cabinet, doors, Rust & Root, handmade, coffee table, dining table, dresser, entertainment center, console

Flattening Table, thanks to Ron Swanson

Guest UserApril 3, 2017monkeypod, slab, furniture, hawaii, woodworking, table, dining, coffee table, honolulu, cabinet, door, custom, made in hawaiiComment

Thoughts on Work and Monkeypod

Guest UserMarch 28, 2017monkeypod, furniture, custom, hawaii, made in hawaii, waimanalo, kailua, cabinet, entertainment center, console, table, countertop, local, woodworking, door, cabinet', honoluluComment

We Love Hawaii... and here are three reasons.

We Love Hawaii... and here are three reasons.

Guest UserMarch 21, 2017hawaii, monkeypod, koa, mango, wood, woodworking, custom furniture, kamani, bed, table, coffee, side table, entertainment center, console table

An Odds and Ends Week

Guest UserFebruary 28, 2017monkeypod made in hawaii furniture custom waimanalo console table bar top coffee table door drawer bed frame mango loa woodworking entertainment center aloha

Whitewashed Ash Bed

Guest UserFebruary 21, 2017monkeypod, coffee table, kailua, furntiure, furniture, design, hawaii, waimanalo, bed, bed frame, rustic

Coffee Tables

Guest UserFebruary 6, 2017monkeypod, norfolk pine, coffee table, live edge, honolulu, hawaii, handcrafted, slab, furniture, midcentury, modern, side table, table, waimanalo, kailuaComment

Finished Entertainment Center!

Guest UserDecember 13, 2016entertainment center, custom, furniture, monkeypod, waimanalo

Gigantic Entertainment Center and a lot more

Gigantic Entertainment Center and a lot more

Guest UserNovember 7, 2016woodworking, furniture, waimanalo, entertainment center, walnut

Milo butterflies, Formosa Koa Art

Guest UserNovember 3, 2016Rust & Root Furniturewoodworking, milo, butterfly, bowtie, dovetail, hawaii, kailua, waimanalo