KC Herrick and his wife Faith own and operate a home business, KC's Customs. I saw KC's work advertised on Facebook marketplace, produced by him locally and priced well under $2,000 for tables and bench sets. Comparably appearing commercial sets are found between $4,000 - $10,000 US dollars. The turn around time from ordering to build was less than 6 weeks, though even with that KC was very helpful expediting due to some family arriving.
KC was very accessible through messaging and was extremely accommodating on customizing his table & bench product, as concerning available stains & finishes. KC was also forthright in saying he is not a master carpenter, rather he is just a guy who learned to build tables in his garage and now sells them to fill a particular market need.
The appearance of the product is very good, especially for the low cost. Though, these table are definitely not a work of master carpentry, to be handed down as heirlooms, etc. The chairs are mail ordered and assembled by KC, though the benches are built on site, as with the table itself from wood purchased locally, likely at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. Our table's eating surface has deep openings from the presence of knots in the pine wood that aren't addressed by any kind of filler, clear resin or otherwise... though he did testify to pooling varnish in it during the build to help protect the wood. The underside of the table is also unfinished and shows some added bracing to help quickly bring the wood into alignment.
Food crumbs or spilled milk getting trapped in the unaddressed eating surface recesses is my only gripe because you'd need to use a vacuum to get it out, if it came out at all. It's the only improvement which really is necessary for his product and price point- from even just a practical & functional aspect. A bit of clear epoxy fill before the varnish would make this a 5 star product without reservation, particularly in view of its unbeatable price point.
KC was a good guy to deal with, I do recommend the business. read more