by Dean Feb 11th 2013

Philip was great to work with. We had some specific requirements for extra height barstools and he was able to work with those, and suggest some valuable additions/alterations. I just wish I had worked with him 6 years ago, when we first bought the house. They're a great addition, and of superior quality.

by NJVolkman Sep 30th 2012

Chair is great. No problems ordering or receiving it.

by Justin Aug 08th 2012

I asked Hollis Woodworks to create a box for my wife's fifth wedding anniversary present. I provided the wood which had special meaning because it came from the Pastor that married us. The wood was from a scrap pile and Hollis Woodworks was charged with making a box big enough to fit some of my wife's journals and a tray divided into thirds. Hollis Woodworks did a great job and the box looks lovely. I am very happy with how everything came out with the exception of one little detail...the tray has different corner joints than the main box. The main box has dado joints and the tray has mitered joints. This is a very subtle detraction, but one that I would not expect when engaging a fine wood worker and paying $250 for a piece of art. The larger issue behind the joint detail is that I do not know why the box was made this way. This project did not come with a creation story and I did not see any progress pictures of the project while it was being built. After I dropped the woo... Read More

I asked Hollis Woodworks to create a box for my wife's fifth wedding anniversary present. I provided the wood which had special meaning because it came from the Pastor that married us. The wood was from a scrap pile and Hollis Woodworks was charged with making a box big enough to fit some of my wife's journals and a tray divided into thirds. Hollis Woodworks did a great job and the box looks lovely. I am very happy with how everything came out with the exception of one little detail...the tray has different corner joints than the main box. The main box has dado joints and the tray has mitered joints. This is a very subtle detraction, but one that I would not expect when engaging a fine wood worker and paying $250 for a piece of art. The larger issue behind the joint detail is that I do not know why the box was made this way. This project did not come with a creation story and I did not see any progress pictures of the project while it was being built. After I dropped the wood off with Hollis Woodworks, I called to ask about getting progress pictures but got the answering machine. A few days later I received a call that the project was completed. After asking again, I finally got to see a photo of the completed project. I was informed that the project took more time than expected because a mock up box had to be created to figure out the best way to construct the box. I would have really liked to see that box, either in person or through photos. I chose Hollis Woodworks because we are located in the same city, and I could have easily made a quick trip to their shop. Overall, I like the way that my project came out. Phillip at Hollis Woodworks is a good craftsman, but I would have liked more communication about the design and construction of my project. In essence, I would have liked for Hollis Woodworks to follow the protocol set up by Custommade.com. Added communication would have made this a great project and review.