A bold steel centre-frame cradling a slab of solid NZ native timber. The Crossroads is built to anchor a room and outlast everyone sitting at it.
The Crossroads is our most-ordered dining table for a reason. The angled NZ steel base holds the tabletop from a single central point, leaving the entire perimeter open for chairs and benches on every side. Solid Northland Tōtara, West Coast Rimu, or West Coast Beech sits on top. Thick, honest timber that shows its grain proudly. It reads as modern industrial in a minimalist space and as warm craft in a rustic one. Built to order in Christchurch, finished in natural hardwax oil, and made to last generations.
At a glance
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Solid NZ native timber top. Tōtara, Rimu, or Beech. No veneers, no plywood, no particleboard.
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Available 160cm to 300cm long, seating 4 to 12+ people.
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Steel centre frame welded by our local fabrication partner in Christchurch, powder-coated black as standard (other finishes on request).
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Natural hardwax oil finish. Food-safe, plant-based, and repairable at home. Stains and custom colours available on request.
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Custom sizes, shapes, and edge profiles are all possible. Whatever you need, ask us.
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Kiln-dried and moisture-tested timber for long-term stability.
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6-week made-to-order build in our Christchurch workshop.
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Lifetime structural warranty against manufacturing defects.
Specifications
| Length |
160cm to 300cm (8 standard sizes, custom on request) |
| Width |
100cm standard |
| Height |
76cm (standard dining height) |
| Seating capacity |
4 to 12+ depending on length |
| Timber options |
Northland Tōtara, West Coast Rimu, West Coast Beech |
| Frame finish |
Powder-coated black (other colours by request) |
| Top finish |
Natural hardwax oil (stains and custom colours available) |
| Edge profiles |
Standard square, rounded, or custom profile on request |
| Matching benches |
Available in 1 or 2, sized to table length |
| Build time |
Approximately 6 weeks from order confirmation |
| Delivery |
Nationwide NZ, typically $150 to $300 |
Materials & provenance
Every Crossroads is built from solid New Zealand native timber. Northland Tōtara is the palest of our three species, with a Scandinavian lightness softened by reddish undertones and the natural character of the grain. We source it through a partnership with Northland iwi and MPI, milling trees felled through managed processes. West Coast Rimu sits in the middle of the range: warm honey tones with fine, tight grain, cyclone-salvaged from the West Coast of the South Island. West Coast Beech is the darkest of the three, a deep reddish-brown milled from sustainably managed West Coast forests. The steel centre frame is welded by our fabrication partner five minutes down the road from our workshop, powder-coated, and built to match the weight of the top above it.
Solid timber and steel. No veneers, no particleboard, no plywood. Finished with natural hardwax oil: food-safe and repairable. Built to last generations.
Make it yours
Every Crossroads is built to order, which means the standard options on this page are a starting point, not a ceiling. Timbers can be finished natural or stained in a range of colours. Sizes can go bigger, smaller, or to shapes that aren't on the list. Edges can be square, rounded, or shaped to whatever profile suits your space. If you've seen it somewhere and want it on your table, tell us on the call and we'll work out how to build it.
How your Crossroads is built
Every Crossroads starts with timber selection. We work through our stock to find boards that suit the length you've ordered, matching grain direction, minimising waste, and picking the character that fits your brief. Once selected, boards are dressed, jointed, and glued into a single solid slab, then clamped overnight.
The steel frame is cut and welded by our fabrication partner, a top-tier workshop five minutes down the road from ours. We used to weld frames ourselves in the early days, but handing that part of the build to specialists who do it every day means higher quality, more tables out the door, and more local employment kept in Christchurch. Once the frame comes back powder-coated, it's bolted into the underside of the tabletop with concealed fixings. Nothing about the joinery is decorative. Every component is doing work.
The top is sanded progressively finer until the grain reads clearly under light, then finished with multiple coats of natural hardwax oil. Each coat is buffed in by hand. The finished surface is durable enough for daily use and soft enough to feel the wood through it. If it ever needs refreshing, you can do it yourself at home in under an hour. Full instructions are in our care guide.
Before your table leaves the workshop, it's inspected, photographed, and wrapped for freight. Then it's on its way to you.
