Overall, I feel very fortunate to find Paul, it was a good decision to go "local" :-)
Description of Work: Well, we had this useless "half-wall" between the living room and the kitchen. My Husband had an idea of turning it into a countertop, with barstools. I actually ordered the granite, when my 9 years old had an additional idea of making it out of wood. Long story short, we went from ordering a beautiful piece from CA to deciding to go with local wood, made by a local wood master. I found PERSIMMON WOODWORKING through Angie's list and I will work with Paul in the future for sure. He is punctual, correct, very knowledgable. He came out for consultation, we found a local mill and went out to pick the wood out together. He later went back, picked it up, transported to a local woodshop to prepare the wood and then took it home. A week later I had my beautiful countertop. In the process I learned about wood, construction in general, physics, flying planes and funny stories :-) He is a talker, makes sure that every decision you make in the process based on knowledge. I have never had to "imagine" how something would look like, he either brought a sample or just produced a look or an edge for me so I have a clear understanding. If you are a busy person, with a tight schedule, make sure that you set up enough time for your consultation. A little more time at the beginning will pay off at the end, because he listens to you so you will never receive a call that he had to make "minor changes", etc, (happened to me before.... ) He prepared the countertop in his shop and came to my house on the Saturday before the Super Bowl. That was a VERY nice surprise. There is one thing Paul is very upfront about, he will not rush his work, will not compromise quality in order to reach a deadline. I would have never thought that he will be ready for that weekend, even though I really wanted to have my "bartop" (as the kids call it ) for our Super Bowl Party. He removed the original top, altered the structure so I got the height I really wanted, cut the wood top to size, built the support. He worked a bit more than 10 hours, and I have the most amazing, natural looking, stain resistant counter top ever!!!! He is NOT for quick fixes, but if you want something precise, beautiful, made with care, give him a call!