A six-metre table changes the room before anyone sits down. It has weight, length and presence. With swamp kauri, it also has a kind of built-in drama: pale timber, dark natural voids, wild figure and deep resin details that make the surface feel alive rather than manufactured.
This project, Kevin's 6m Swamp Kauri Boardroom Table, has a full image sequence from raw slab and workshop setup through to the finished table in use. It is exactly the kind of project story that helps explain what a custom boardroom table in Auckland actually involves. Not just a big top. A serious piece of timber furniture built around scale, surface, finish and the way people gather around it.
Starting with the scale of the slab
The early photos show the table as a long swamp kauri slab in the workshop. Even before finishing, the size is obvious. The timber has pale sections, darker live-edge areas and natural openings that needed to be treated as part of the design rather than cut away or hidden.
For a six-metre boardroom table, the first big decision is how much character to keep. Too little, and the piece becomes a plain commercial table. Too much, and the surface can become visually chaotic or difficult to use. This project leans into the natural movement of the slab while still aiming for a usable long-format top.
Resin as a practical and visual detail
Several images show the slab set into formwork with resin around the natural edges and openings. The dark resin does two jobs. Practically, it helps turn voids and cracks into a more usable tabletop surface. Visually, it creates contrast against the golden kauri figure and makes the live-edge features read clearly from a distance.
That matters on a boardroom table. People see the table both up close and from across the room. The resin features need to be interesting without making the surface feel broken. In the photos, the dark areas sit like rivers and inlays through the kauri, while the wide timber sections keep the table grounded.
Building a surface people can actually use
A table this expressive still has to work as a table. Laptops, documents, cups, elbows, cables, meetings, long conversations. The finished surface needs to feel smooth and continuous, even when the timber itself has wild natural figure.
The middle of the image sequence shows that shift from raw character to controlled finish. Rougher pale timber gives way to deeper colour. Resin fills become more integrated. The surface starts to pick up reflected light, which is a useful clue that the top is moving toward its final polish.
The finish brings out the kauri figure
The later workshop photos are all about depth. Swamp kauri can look fairly quiet in raw form, then suddenly become rich and dimensional once the surface is finished. Here, the figure shifts from honey and gold to deeper amber and brown, with darker resin areas pulling the eye along the length of the table.
Look at the close-up views and you can see why a simple rectangular format works. The table does not need ornate legs or decorative shaping to feel special. The timber is already doing enough. The craft is in making that natural character usable, stable and visually balanced across six metres.
A finished table made for gathering
The installed photo gives the clearest sense of scale. The table stretches through a covered setting with chairs along both sides, making the six-metre length feel real. It is easy to imagine the same scale working for a boardroom, client meeting space, hospitality setting or large shared table where the furniture needs to anchor the whole area.
The final close-ups keep the focus on the surface itself: resin-filled openings, glossy finish, strong edges and the dramatic kauri figure. This is not a background piece. It is the centre of the room, and that is exactly the point of a custom boardroom table.
Planning a custom boardroom table in Auckland?
For a table at this scale, useful early details include the room size, seating target, access into the building, preferred timber character, base style, cable needs and the kind of finish the surface will need for daily use. Photos of the room and a rough floor plan help make the first conversation much more practical.
Start a custom boardroom table enquiry with your approximate dimensions, room photos and preferred timber style.