Ogee Trestle Table Base

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.

General disappointment. I originally went with this maker because he said he could make it out of 16/4 hardwood - which is vey thick. I created the proposa mid January 2017 and received item July 2017. He kept on saying he'd have it out by certain times like April and I waited patiently. It wasn't worth the wait. I think Christopher probably handles everything himself. My advice would to have someone manage the communication and scheduling. He wasn't honest with his timeline nor did he deliver what I wanted. Had that been the case, I could have found someone local to build my table. 16/4 wood is hard to find in white oak but that is no excuse. I want to continue to support local artisans and craftspeople but surely there's a better way to do that.

This entire process was extremely frustrating. The table was completed and delivered nearly 1 MONTH after I was told it would be done. And was given 2 other deadlines that were missed during that month. There was ZERO communication from Mr. Larkin - I had to reach out to him AFTER every deadline was missed to find out when the table would be finished. While the quality of the wood, and the finish of the table is excellent, the entire table 'wobbles' because the pedestal was far too narrow to hold a table of this size. I sent a picture of the table I wanted, and the pedestal was much larger in order to have a solid foundation. Now I need to put some sort of 'legs' under the tabletop to keep it from shaking. If I don't, I'm not sure the table will last a year. Overall I'm very disappointed in this entire transaction - horrible customer service, and a product that needs to have additional work done to make it sturdy.

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.