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November 2019 by Debbie DeBruhl
if anyone could ever bring a piece of furniture back to life it's early as this man he has done such precise work all his life and gives it everything he can
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April 2019 by andrew murray
Worked for this man when I was a kid. Today I appreciate his work more and more.Mr Briggs is a perfectionist then and now!
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April 2019 by Mathew Stockstad
this place was beyond amazing mr. Briggs is a master Craftsman. Unfortunately at the age of 92 he's soon-to-be bringing his shop to a close.
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February 2018 by Butch O.
I have known Mr. Briggs for several years now and am rather surprised by the negative comment left concerning his quality of work. I do know that Mr. Briggs is human (90 years old) and he could easily make a mistake or not get something perfect as we all can and do. He has built several thousand dollars worth of furniture in the last 8-10 years for me. I also know that if you have a problem with anything he does for you, if you will let him know that you are unhappy with something he will do his very best to correct the problem. What a joy to know him and to have some of his splendid craftsmanship in my home.
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August 2017 by Richard Shearin
I have not had a pleasant experience with Mr. Briggs. I think in his elder year he spends more time telling about what he has done and who he has worked for than actually working. I had a dining table and chairs repaired and refinished. The wood work was fine but the finish was terrible and uneven. He also worked on a small telephone table, and it was not done at all well. I'm sure he has a wealth of knowledge, but I don't think his current work rises to the level of what he used to do. Maybe it's just eyesight. He does get very defensive and angry if you point out issues with his work.
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August 2016 by Angela Harrell
Despite the claims of work done by this gentleman for folks of notoriety that was not our experience with this man. I feel that he is capable of fine work and that he selects who will be benefactors of this work. Regretfully we were not chosen We arrived when told our job was ready to pick up the headboard and table my sister left to be refinished. The furniture was full of dust and wood sanding materials. Unusual, so we wiped it off. We noted that the headboard had numerous areas where the staining had been applied, dripped and dried in the drip formation. When we called this to his attention, truly a simple enough matter to fix had he been so inclined, he became extremely angry. He mentioned that we were expecting perfection. We weren't but we were in expectation of properly applied staining appropriately brushed so as not to have dripping noted down the front of the headboard. I could have pulled that off myself. I didn't need a professional for that. At some point, he handed my husband some fine steel wool so that he could smooth down these drip areas in rather a "do it yourself" type operation. We also left a foyer table belonging to my Mom for refinishing. We told him that we did not know what kind of wood was under the paint nor why it had been painted rather than refinished. When he removed the paint from the top of the table, the wood had a distinctly greenish cast which is likely why someone painted the table initially. I think a call to the customer at that point might have resulted in good instructions in light of more available information. Likely, no one would choose to do anything but repaint the piece due to the very visible greenish cast to the wood. Frankly, the headboard, when he fixed the drips, was an average job. Not outstanding by any means but adequate. More problematic was the anger in his conversation with my sister to let her know for the 2nd time that the bed was ready for pick up. In this call made to her home he stated he would not any longer be willing to take a check from her or a credit card. She would need to pay in cash only. My sister is not a dead beat. She owns her own home & served her country for 20 years. She came prepared to pay for her work in cash when we went to pick up the bed the first time. It was only when we called to his attention to the very obvious drips at the top of the headboard and respectfully asked that the drip runs be fixed that he became punitive in his behavior towards my sister. I think that is poor form. Often you learn more in a business dealing in which one party or the other have a problem. Resolution is an art form. I deeply regret saying this but I would not take anything else to this gentleman for refinishing. If anything of a corrective nature needed to occur I would not wish to be the recipient of such treatment because I asked for it to be attended to.
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August 2014 by bri4lori
I must say that being his nephew Brian, he has blessed me in more ways than I can type in here. But all the teaching he did as I was growing up is priceless in value! Mr. Briggs has always done an impeccable job, forever scrutinizing his own work. His working ethic is the best that my life has ever witnessed, bar none! To drop a few names of people he has made furniture for goes like this >(Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and Minister Billy Graham), just to name a few. Mr. Briggs was taught by his own father when he was yet a young boy. His talents also include, upholstering, refinishing most any type of wood and furniture, my Uncle can do it. If quality is your gain, then the search is over, He is able to serve those fortunate enough to garner his attention and time on your personal projects and ideas. Besides, I am VERY prejudice towards my Wonderfully Talented Uncle Stanley, at 87 years strong and for 56 years owning his own business and doing what his hands do BEST, he is the man for the job well done!
