Guiding Light
"Guiding Light" is a vessel turned from spalted live oak, dyed red and lacquer finished. The light is a hand blown oil candle from Rosewood Studio in New Orleans.
Long-time member
A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.
Fast shipper
Customers say that this Maker ships promptly after completing a project.
Great service
This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.
We specialize in custom requests and commissions. Additionally we are a member of a very active wood turner guild. If you have a request that I can not fulfill I can tap into a variety of talented resources.
Have a piece of that apple tree that was at your grandparents where you used to swing? A special piece of furniture that is no longer functions? Let us preserve that wood in a special memory just for you.
LDleigh Drori
For Wedding Bride And Groom Toasting Flutes - Walnut Stems5.0Wow! You made our special day extra special. Thank you!
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Siu-Yue Tam
For Elegant Cholla Cactus Rollerball Pen4.7I am happy with the product. It looks very nice for a gift. I asked for a one week shipping date. I actually got in in one week!
- LM
Lauren Murphy
For Wedding Bride And Groom Toasting Flutes - Walnut Stems5.0I could not be happier with my experience working with Mike. I contacted him asking for a custom order and he was extremely helpful in finding me exactly what I was looking for in order to create a personal and meaningful engagement gift. He found the exact wood I was looking for and used it to create stunning toasting flutes. Thanks so much Mike!!
- JW
Jeanette Williams
For Wedding Bride And Groom Toasting Flutes - Walnut Stems5.0Mike was a pleasure to work with from beginning to end. He was able to make the toasting flutes with Koa wood at my request to match the grooms' rings & love for Koa wood. He was also able to make a cake & knife server set using the Koa wood. My friends received many compliments on the uniqueness and quality craftmanship of their flutes & server set. If I could post photos from the wedding photographer, I would! I recommend Mike and would work with him again!
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Denise Slinger
For Koa And Crystal Wedding Toasting Flutes1.7Were it possible to give this Maker Zero stars I would. I ordered and paid for these Toasting Flutes in good faith for my sisters wedding in Hawaii as a decor focal point, and as a precious keepsake for her and her Fiance. After submitting the information to the Maker to be engraved on the Flutes, which should have been the Bride and Grooms names as well as the date, the Maker misspelled their names in a message to me. I corrected this to him as is documented in another message. In fact, I corrected him twice because of this and actually verified a third time that he check the spelling prior to engraving to ensure the names were spelled correctly. He confirmed in a message to me that he checked the spelling. Well, the flutes arrived today- with BOTH names misspelled. Unbelievable. The wedding is in a week, and I have no way to find a replacement at this point. I am not some crazy customer venting-I have documentation of every message I have had with this Maker. Not that the spelling would have even mattered after all, because In addition, upon receipt one of the flute wood bases was completely broken because of the way he packed it for shipping. There was literally NO padding, nor padded wrapping of the flutes in the big usps box. No padding sitting on top or bottom of the flutes. Of course they are going to break! What kind of craftsman who takes pride in his work, would ship a precious item in this shoddy fashion? They wouldn't of course- Do not order from this Maker. -Disappointed and Disgusted
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Jason Cook
For Wedding Bride And Groom Toasting Flutes - Walnut Stems5.0Fantastic, very happy with the final product looks so much better in hand than it does in photos.... and the photos were already great. Would certainly recommend working with Mike. Couldn't be happier with the product and process.
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Melissa
For Wedding Toasting Flutes5.0Mike was a real pleasure to work with. He truly went above and beyond what I initially expected, and the final product turned out absolutely stunning! I definitely recommend him for any wood project you have in mind!
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Denise
For Wedding Bride And Groom Toasting Flutes - Walnut Stems5.0Wedding Bride and Groom Toasting flutes for my daughter and soon-to-be son. Their wedding is in September 2013, she wanted something unique that no else would have. So when I showed her the picture, she said those were the ones for them. The whole experience from beginning to end was great. Gave them as a birthday present to her fiancee and he loved them! Pure professionalism and quality! Would recommend "The Wooden Quill, Lic" to everyone interested in what he creates...Thank you, Mike
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Allison Breaux
For Wedding Bride and Groom Toasting Flutes - Walnut Stems5.0No complaints! We loved the glasses! Such a unique touch to our wedding!
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Soham Patel
For beer tap made out of wood or metal5.0Even though I was not certain as to what I wanted from Mike, he showed me the options and guided me through the woodworking process. Mike sent me pictures of the project's progress, was very communicative, finished on time, and shipped the final product securely. The final outcome exceeded my expectations and made my friends (recipients of Mike's work) very happy. I would work with Mike again and recommend him to friends.
- DJ
donna johnson
For bride & groom toasting champagne flutes5.0Always following up on progress. The flutes were beautiful and unusual. I would definitely use you again for other similay projects.
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