Dining Tables W/Chair

It's funny and stunning how easy Papa Steele made it for us to get this project done. Actually it's a gorgeous 2" thick 12' x 4" tiger maple table with 10 chairs and two bench chairs.

Papa made it affordable and his patience and flexibility were evident from the beginning. It's a family effort with Mama Steele and their highly skilled son and even their beautiful grand daughter prancing across the table like an elf on flowertops to demonstrate the strength of near finished project.

With photos to show us each step of the process and patient collaboration on general design, structural details and Papa even had to drive out of State to get our materials when they were delivered to the wrong place!

Because the table alone is 500 lbs they arrranged for white glove delivery to bring in and set up the table instead of curbside service that was included in the bid.

Each artist/maker here has their particular strengths. Yet Papa Steele gave us everything we wanted and more and found a way to make it financially viable.

Everytime I look at this table I will remember the family that took time and effort and clearly with love to share this with all our friends and family.

This is not just the wonderful heart stuff. This is high-level fabrication skill, flexibility and absolutely on time.

So for highly-skilled, timely, affordable quality and memorable work to be done,… clearly you now know to make a trusted friend of this family as I feel we have done.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Tom Chi

Papa Steele was great to work with. My project was a custom table. I provided inspirational pictures and concept and Papa Steele replied quickly with a fair quote. We communicated via phone several times and he kept me informed of the progress of my project. He even sent me several samples of the stain colors on the wood so I could actually see what I wanted. The project was sent from TN to TX and was very well crated and contained.
HERE IS THE BEST PART : The table exceeded my expectations and is absolutely gorgeous. Since my table was not a standard one Papa Steele had to be creative with some engineering to do what I wanted. The craftsmanship, and quality of the material used was amazing. He was very easy to work with, was timely in communication, and is a great craftsman. I am very satisfied with my beautiful table.

I was thrilled with Papa Steele's Service and Finished product. I was a bit leery after already having one failed attempt to get the item built with another custom made vendor, but I could not be happier. Thanks Papa Steele!

Papa Steele Designs was great to work with. They easily understood the concept that I was looking for and translated it into a physical item with precision. I was kept well informed of the progress of the project with both verbal and photo updates. They were also willing to drive the item half way to me in order to avoid shipping costs. At my request the item was shipped and unfortunately damaged by the carrier. Without hesitation Papa and his team arranged for an inspection and return of the broken component for repair at no expense to me. They have been great to work with and I have a custom piece that I can expect to last a lifetime. I recommend them to anyone who is looking for a custom wood fabrication!

Awful experience
Ended up with not even a complete table: a base without a top
Use incompetent partners
No ownership-No follow up
Costed me twice what was agreed on
A total nightmare