Bookmatched Walnut Slab

The table Chris crafted is absolutely stunning! He even added some extra touches to make it better than what I had initially asked for. Really happy with the finished product.

Chris was great and the table turned out awesome.

These came out great and are exactly what I wanted. I'd absolutely work with CL again. He is clearly a master cabinet maker who takes pride in his work. Communication was spare- frustrating at first but I just think this is his style. He did respond each time with only one brief delay. Some little details were lost but nothing important. Like the others my pieces were a month past the date. Seems timing might is his one issue but that's not terribly unusual. I give the benefit of the doubt to craftspeople who have to take many projects on to make any profit. Next time though I would stay on top of the process a bit more if time is of the essence. I weigh priorities with all of these aspects. In this case the finished product was most important to me and I was delighted with that.

- Ordered a farmhouse dining table and a coffee table - Was told it would be 8 weeks; it ultimately arrived in 14 weeks; timeline slipped multiple times - Did not communicate at the touch points (no pictures of progress, no email on original delivery date); relies solely on the purchaser to initiate a question - Arrived using R&L Carriers; both products had damage with the coffee table unusable; Chris said this was the 4th damage in the last year - Coffee table was 10 inches too big on each side; Chris acknowledged and said he read my specs wrong - Immediately initiated the refund process. Took about 2 months as he tried to get a claim from the shipper before paying my refund. He ultimately paid me a partial refund - Remaining $87 was not paid and it looks like it won't be. I have a useless table that's too big for any room in my house, even if it came in perfect shape. - 200 days since initial order

We ordered a dining room table top from Chris back in July. We finally received it today, eight months later. There are multiple problems: the finish quality is awful -- it almost feels like sandpaper when you run your hand over the top. There are several places where dirt is embedded under the finish. The maker said he was sending this out to a finisher with a spray booth, so that the finish would be perfect. This clearly didn't happen. There is a gouge out of the veneer on one end. The joinery at the corners is very crude. This is the kind of quality one would expect if buying something for next to nothing at a seconds sale. If the maker hadn't shipped this piece all the way across the country, we would certainly return it. Deeply disappointed.