Testimonials

The following testimonials have been sent to me, I have received a lot more than these, over the years.

Hi Jeff,
We have just had the easels put together and they look great!!
Good on you.
The first art tutor that saw them also thinks they are awesome.
Hopefully we will be able to get more from you in future.
Very best,

Alena Russell- Administration Assistant (Monday, Thursday, Friday) Ku-ring-gai Art Centre

It is really good and very easy to move around and also very
handsome, so well constructed.

Great easel. Arrived safely. Packaging more difficult to remove than the easel was to put together.

Hi there, Jeff
Thanks for sending this link. I was lucky enough to receive the easel itself before checking the emails, but now I can send the link to my friends and brag a little.. hehe.

Thank you so much for this beautiful, special easel. Not only does it look good but it smells magnificent. I really like the idea of having the feel and smell of wood as I do my work. Wow.

I won't actually be using it for real until next week, but for now I can just sit here and admire it. Wonderful.

Dear Jeff,

With much anticipation the
delivery driver left me with (a)- a bubble wrapped body, (b)- a blow-up
doll! It wasn't`t until after my frenzied attack on the bubble wrap, that a
beautiful easel was revealed! Without knowing what I wanted, I received
exactly what I wanted; even down to the oil finished timbers.

To say that I`m happy with
your product is a gross understatement. The quality and finish is second to
none. Furthermore, the mosaic has now been in place overnight to no
detriment of itself or the easel. In other words nothing broke or fell over!

Once again a big Thankyou
for both your service and your excellent product. Do keep up the good work.

Best Regards,

Danny

PS. I have been trying really hard to
give up my addiction to bubble wrap, but what can I do?, so therapeutic to
pop them all. Grief!

This is the easel and Mosaic (30 Kilogram weight) that Danny was talking about. His reference to bubble wrap: I sent the easel fully assembled as I wanted to make sure there would be no problems due to the weight it would carry. It was wrapped in multiple layers of bubble wrap, it would take him months to pop it. I liked the humor in his email!!

Hi Jeff
The summer art school was a success and for me your easel meant the following: ease of transport; easy to assemble; rock solid, held my board without a wobble or endeavouring to fall sideways; this time no distractions from the easel, the design is excellent. Thank you for a job well done.

Rhonda - Rhonda bought a FFHVM with tilting tray and was looking for a stable versatile easel!!

Jeff - I got the easel from Dominic, my neighbor today..it arrived in
> great shape, no problem...the workmanship & beauty of the wood was beyond
> expectation! thank you. A great job.
> Also have the easel-care instructions too.
> Looking forward to the pleasure of many hours of artistic creation on
> "your creation".
> Will contact you perhaps mid 2008 toward another, larger easel.
> Again, from one artist to another...well done!
>
> Best,
> John Lee - John ordered a Fully Folding 400 with tray and palette holder in Red Australian Hardwood, he lives in the USA

Hello Jeff,

I received my easel today and must say THANKYOU.
From the moment I contacted you, your service was outstanding.
However it is the easel itself that has stolen your limelight!
What a lovely thing it is.
A work of art.
Something I will very much enjoy using.

Thankyou very much and I wish you all the best.
Carena Harvey
Perth WA

Dear Jeff;

your package arrived safely here in Texas today. The easels are as good as the originals I have had for a time.

Thank you very much for the fine workmanship and the expeditious handling of the order.

Cheers,
Peter

The easel arrived safe and sound this morning .
It is a beautiful artifact . well packed with terrific instructions
and the
timber is superb - I'll have to stop as I'm running out of superlatives.

Merry Christmas to you too and I hope that we can do business
again at some future date.

Hi Jeff ... thought I would let you know that my easel arrived safe and
sound today... although ... the poor little courier guy nearly burst a few
valves carrying it up the stairs. It sure is a solid sturdy easel.

I didn't get a chance to put it together myself. My future son - in law
pounced on it and assembled it for me ... and did a good job of it too. ( I
had no trouble finding the glue)

Anyhow... I would like to say that it is a truly beautiful easel. Thankyou.
It is everything that I imagined and more. I love it... and so do the
cats... grrrrr. They think every new thing that arrives in this house is
theirs. Typical cats. gotta love em. ( They had heaps of fun with the bubble
wrap too.)

Well ... if I hear of anyone considering purchasing a good quality easel I
will most certainly be letting them know about your work.

Thanks again. Sincerely ... Kath Hulowatyi - Kath ordered a H frame in Red Hardwood which is very heavy!!!!!!!!!

Many thanks for the easel, I received it on Wednesday night and put it
together last night. The first thing I noticed with the easel components
was that they were very solid, and beautifully crafted.

I got the easel together no worries after some initial problems due to
my own shortage of handy skills. The easel is very functional and easy
to use.
The easel is very sturdy and will serve me well for many years to come.

I would also like to thank you Jeff for personally customizing my
HBH1800mm to take canvases up to 2000mm in height which was very
important in the selection of my easel.

In itself the easel is a beautifully constructed design and would
recommend it to anyone who requires a hard wearing, and functional
easel.

From: Hugh Walker - Melbourne. - Hugh ordered a Standard H Frame with wedge mounts and a longer centre shaft.

Easel arrived today and assembled beautifully.
Thankyou for for doing such a great job and for being
so professional. The easel looks wonderful - I can't
wait to get started on it.

All the best with future sales and your own art
practice,
Kynan. Kynan from Castlemaine ordered a Spotted Gum Centre slide easel.(HSSG1600)

The easels arrive late this afternoon, safe and sound! They are exactly
what I was hoping for - I will be using them to display two pieces of art
which I have purchased from two local artists here in Adelaide. Your
craftsmanship is divine and I love the colour and tones of the Spotted Gum.
They will be a perfect accompaniment to my two pieces.

Once I get settled in Melbourne, and unpack all my chattels, I'll take some
photographs with the art and easels together, and e-mail to you.

This is to thank you very much for your beautiful easels! I was away on
leave when they arrived in January and have been distracted with other
things.

Last Sunday we used them for the first time for our Family Day outside
in the park, the first of this monthly event.
They were a pleasure to use. Most of the artists were children and the
sliding adjustable height was wonderfully user-friendly, and low enough
for the smallest child.
We were surprised at how many kids went for the easel painting, but I
reckon beautiful equipment inspires confidence. I think I'll have to buy
one myself.

MaryRose Riley
Education Officer
Albury Regional Art Gallery - They purchased 10 A frames in oiled red hardwood Model ABK1900 in Jan 2006

hi jeff
just wanted to let you know that the easel has arrived safely and in good
condition...have just about finished assembling it and it looks brilliant!
looking forward to using it for real......the wood looks really lovely, beautiful
grain.....

thanks a lot for all your help...may look at the extended tray and palette sometime, just
glad to get my easel up and running.....

Hi Jeff i received the easel today!! Wow! It is better than in the picture!!
> It is so good and the quality is great, im glad i didn't buy one from the
> shop. Thanks for a great job i will always recommend you to everyone.
>
> Top Job
>
> Thanks a million
>
> Corey Hindmarsh - Cory ordered a AZH1900 with tray.
>

Hi Jeff,
>
> My easel has arrived, been constructed, and looks & feels really great.
> Thanks for the easy purchase and fast delivery and easy assembly.
> I look forward to many hours of painting at it.
>
> Thank you & kind regards
>
> Donata Jones - Donata bought a HBH1800 ( H frame) and is in Sydney

Hi Jeff,
We received our easel today, it looks fantastic, and you have done a great
job with it. Thank you for all your help and best wishes for the future.
Kind Regards,
Megan - Megan works for the Bridgewater Aged Care Facility and they purchased a wrought iron easel for a heavy glass plaque weighing 20 to 30 kilos.

Easel has arrived and am very happy with it. Our wedding album looks
really great on it and I love the combination of the Blackbutt and
turpentine

Also got your phone message, was nice to see the easel on your website
so thanks for that.

Michael & Helen-Maree - They ordered a freestanding book easel for a 6 kilo wedding album, I made it in Blackbutt and Turpentine woods. It this easel.

Dear Jeff
I am writing to thank you for your exceptional service and quality of product/
The easel arrived on Friday promptly as promised.
many thanks again
Dr Debbie Hamilton

Just a quick one as have to rush out
Easel arrived yesterday
But only now had time to assemble it
(no glue yet)
It really is a terrific design
Being able to adjust the working height so easily
Tilt the canvas forward and back
The tray and canvas rest great distance
And no tap dancing with feet.
Great weight but easy to maneuver
Cube locking knobs
And in jarrah

Philip - Phillip bought a HCJ1600 which is a counterweighted Jarrah H frame.

HI Jeff,,
You may recall that I purchased your last "H" frame easel (sanded but unfinished) on Tuesday 20/9/05 just as you were about to move out of the Hampton Street residence. I bought it for my wife's birthday on the following day. I oiled it with Olive oil. She was thrilled to receive it and is so pleased with its sturdiness and beautiful craftsmanship. I was also most impressed as I am also an artist - I paint aircraft and I'm the President of the Australian Society of Aviation Artists. I am also the Editor of the Newsletter and I was very pleased to include an article on your easels in this newsletter. I will be posting a copy to you tomorrow and I hope that you enjoy it.
Cheers
Brian Evans

Dear Jeff,

I sat around admiring the magnificent craftsmanship of just the pieces of wood today, wonderfully shaped and sanded. My husband was out working and I had to wait for him to pick up the glue that you had recommended. When he arrived home with the tradesman glue he assembled your wonderful piece of art as I did not trust myself with stronger-than-a-glue-stick glue combined with screwdriver. Watching it being put together I am confident that when I buy another easel I wont be waiting for my husband, amidst his admiring comments on how well your easel was made I was content that I had made a great decision to order one from you.

I loved the personal touch that had been lacking in the hundreds of easels in numerous art stores that I had searched, I loved that you signed it and that it still had sawdust in the screw holes. I am a fan forever, Jeff, you surely know your craft. The cube knobs are a great touch.

I am amazed at how beautiful it looks, thank you for superseding my expectations. I will be sure to recommend you to every artist I know.

Kind Regards
Hana Kemp (a fan forever)

i just wanted to say thank you a million for your great easel.
i have just finished my first master piece (well it is definitely
different than all the others) and still got paint on my hands, but
thought it more important to send you this message :)
thanks to you it was so much easier, and my back doesn't hurt for once :)
i haven't had much time to paint recently, but i still "visited" my easel
most days to say hello.
it is such a beautiful thing to have and i cant rave enough about it -
even to people who don't paint :)
many thanks jeff.

Comment from Jeff: I moved to Mt Eliza on 22 September 2005 it was an experience I do not want to repeat in a hurry.

I just wanted you to know that your product exceeded my expectations. It is great! - Louis Deacon - USA - Louis bought a H frame with tray.

greetings dear jeff, thank you, thank you, thank you, i love it, the easel arrived today. it's up , mark assembled it quite easily. You are quite the craftsman extraordiarre. Djinn {my kitten } certainly won't be able to knock it over. The wood grain is just beautiful. I am very pleased , much appreciated
Karen kelly. - Karen ordered a AZSG1900 ( Spotted Gum A Frame) with tray

Just to let you know the new easel is great and had a fair workout last weekend.

ps My next exhibition opens at Lynne Wilton gallery (High st Armadale) on Tuesday 14
November 6-8 pm and runs for 12days.

This is from Vicky Watts, she owned a HCH1600 and needed a FFH600 at short notice, and I was able to do it for her

Thank you so much for the quick turn around, quality product and for
something that is getting rarer by the day - personal service.

I ordered an FF600 in Jarrah as an anniversary present for my wife, but
like most people, I left it to the last minute. With a week to spare, I
made contact to enquire about availability among other finer product
details. Despite not having any stock available, so comfortable was I
with your service and expertise that I placed an order the following day
to have it specially made. A week later, a freshly-made easel had
arrived in Sydney from Victoria snugly packed in bubble-wrap. It
assembled in less than 5 minutes with no issues and then I stood back to
admire the craftsmanship. Brilliant work.

The web site made the ordering process simple as most details are already
available there. Plus, it provided useful information about the other
models as well as maintenance tips. If I were to buy another easel, I'd
certainly know who to call (though judging by how sturdy this one is
built, it's going to be a while before it will need to be replaced). I
have absolutely no hesitation in recommending your product to anyone.

.Dear Jeff, Thank you so much for the prompt delivery...It has already been put to work and I am very happy with the result of your easel). I will have no hesitation in placing orders with you in the future and will definitely recommend you to my fellow students at art school. Thanks again. Your craftsmanship is beautiful. Regards
Beverly Filmer NSW
Beverly bought a FF400 in Tasmanian Oak and subsequently ordered a FFH200

Your instructions were excellent. I am very pleased with my oregon A-frame
which is now installed under a north facing opening roof...luxury.
regards

Jeff,
The easels are wonderful! How very cool and well made. It took me a second to figure out your instructions, but once I did, it was quite easy. I’am going to email my other art friends your web site. Thanks again for the beautiful easels. Maybe when I sell enough portraits to rich people, I’ll be able to afford your more expensive ones. In the meantime I’am quite pleased!
Suzanne Stone NY USA
Suzanne ordered 2 FF200 folding easels

Hi Jeff
Our Easels arrived today and we love them. They look fabulous. Thank you very much for a wonderful job.
Cheers Glen and Cathy - Sydney
They ordered 2 A frames in Tasmanian Blackwood

Dear Jeff,
its here, and all I can say is WOW!! The wood is beautiful, the design is simple, elegant and functional, and it really is much more stable than even larger ones I looked at. Its everything you promised. Thank you so much I am delighted.
Stephanie Stark USA
Stephanie ordered a FF500 in Vic. Mountain Ash

“The easel arrived several days ago and assembled with no problems. Thanks for the diagrams. It’s really fantastic! Great looking and great design. really sturdy. Glad to have found your site on the net. Will pass the information along. Many Thanks. Aloha, Peter R” - Hawaii USA
Please note: Peter ordered a heavy duty A frame in Tasmanian Oak

I picked up my easel from the post office today, and all I can say is what a
work of art. It's absolutely gorgeous. I love the craftsmanship that went
into it. The design is absolutely fantastic; it's so easy to switch from
vertical to horizontal; it was so easy to put together, and I love all the
different ways to configure it. In short I LOVE IT! Thank you so much for
such great service too. I can't believe how quickly it got here. Take care.

Jacqueline -----------Jaqueline ordered a MP horizontal to vertical studio easel with tilt tray.

"The easel I purchased from Jeff Lacey is of the highest quality. It is
very stable and secure, and all the parts fit well together. I had been
looking for a while to buy an easel but hadn't been able to find one in the
shops which were up to my standards. I am very happy with the price I paid
and the advice given to me regarding maintenance".

Just wanted to let you know the easel arrived safely and is very much
appreciated. In fact it is being used as I type this. It is a lovely easel,
a work of art in its own right.

A few years back you filled an order for 17 easels for use in our studio here at
Canberra Museum and Gallery. We wanted to let you know how thrilled we are with
the easels you made. They have really had a battering over the past 3 years and
have stood up beautifully. They look (almost) as good as new and we have had no
structural problems with them at all. We use them regularly with our preschool
groups and have never had any problems with them collapsing, even when the kids
give them a good tug. They are easy to clean and look great.

We wanted to thank you for providing such a high quality product. Definitely worth
the investment!

Lisa DeSantis
Senior Education Officer
(Tues-Fri)
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Ph: (02) 6207 2234
Fax: (02) 6207 2177

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