Reading table, carved ironwood: A small reading table in dark ironwood with a carved apron and pegged joints, oil-and-wax finish, standing among shavings, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop — Photo · In the workshop

Reading table, carved ironwood, macro of the carved apron, chisel facets in the dark grain, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light — 02 / 04 · The carved apron

Reading table, carved ironwood, close-up of a pegged mortise-and-tenon joint, no nails, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light — 03 / 04 · A joint

Reading table, carved ironwood, the single-board top seen at a low angle, figured grain under oil and wax, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light — 04 / 04 · The top, one board

Photographed in the workshop. Furniture over 30 kg travels by sea, crated, in six to ten weeks; we will confirm the timing before anything leaves.

Đồ gỗ mỹ nghệ · Fine woodwork · Unique

Reading table, carved ironwood

Gỗ lim — ironwood, the dense dark timber of temple pillars; here dried three years and joined without a nail.

$2,400

Shipping & duties included

Portrait of the Đồng Kỵ family workshop: three carvers and joiners of different ages standing together in the timber yard among stacked ironwood, family workshop of the family trade

Đồng Kỵ workshop

Carvers & joiners · Đồng Kỵ village · Family workshop

The top is one board of ironwood, dried under cover for three years before a chisel touched it. The legs and apron are joined to it with mortise, tenon and wedge — no nails, no glue — so the table can be knocked apart and rebuilt by whoever inherits it. The relief on the apron follows the figure of the wood.

Finished with oil and wax, so the timber keeps moving with the seasons. A hairline at a joint in a dry winter will close in spring.

Materials: Ironwood, oil and wax finish
Technique: Mortise-and-tenon joinery, no nails or glue; relief carving following the grain
Dimensions: 120 × 60 × 74 cm · 47.2 × 23.6 × 29.1 in · 38 kg
Edition: Unique work · Signed and sealed on the reverse
Made: Đồng Kỵ, Từ Sơn · 2026
Delivery: Crated by hand, insured door to door · Ready in 14 days · 30-day return