https://www.morganhorsedesigns.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1739394582081-G9H7ZSTTTZF965WZT8MV/image-asset.jpg Portfolio gallery - Trapezoidal sideboard This piece is designed to house media components and other accoutrement of modern life. The cabinet is constructed of solid walnut with structural through tenons adorning the top. The doors are hung with knife hinges and dressed with shop-made pulls; all shelving utilizes an old-fashioned, adjustable cleat system. The feet and base mirror the shapes of the sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1739394582081-G9H7ZSTTTZF965WZT8MV/image-asset.jpg Portfolio gallery - Trapezoidal sideboard This piece is designed to house media components and other accoutrement of modern life. The cabinet is constructed of solid walnut with structural through tenons adorning the top. The doors are hung with knife hinges and dressed with shop-made pulls; all shelving utilizes an old-fashioned, adjustable cleat system. The feet and base mirror the shapes of the sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680725013950-7BMVULVYW9BN99E6NCR4/image-asset.jpg Portfolio gallery - Vernacular chair I built this in cherry, and shaped the spindles with hand-tools. The bent parts I created with a bent lamination technique. All joints are through and wedged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1739394935938-GX3YT7ECZWJ2C04ODMBW/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Detail The top of the cabinet and the door have inlayed bowties to stabilize pretty but unruly grain. The tops and bottoms extend beyond the angled sides. The foot, visible below the door, floats beneath the cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1697637254814-BEWOAESDCY2IZXEA96CP/image.jpg Portfolio gallery - Klismos cabinet Built to be used as a freestanding bar, this cherry cabinet on a stand has curved, tapered legs reminiscent of a very old design, the Klismos chair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1697637034182-KV5F3RRXR1HK4A2XV43A/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Klismos cabinet The base and cabinet are all built with rounded through-tenons, which have been wedged in place with walnut, a strengthening design accent. The shelf below is secured with transverse wedged tenons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680725133473-TQMGZ00OXQXDQUIDWFNP/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Chair, Vernacular I made this out of cherry, a solid, carved seat with hand-shaped spindles and legs. The crest rail I sawed out of solid stock and shaped with spokeshaves. The arm rail is a bent lamination, which entailed creating 3/32” layers of wood and bending them around a form with glue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1654900635418-NL7UX8CQE95IRMFZNDYR/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery These are two hand planes made here in my studio. Hand tools like these are at the heart of what I do. These particular tools are used to dimension and smooth wood and reveal its richness along the way. Rather than scratch the surface as with sandpaper, they show how translucent wood is, and enhance its depth of character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680724324347-NEUVYG6XHKF62QFCTE1W/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Keepsake cabinet on stand This cabinet stands at knee height, so might live its best life on a windowsill or mantel. I made it out of cherry, dovetailing the case. The base is mortise and tenon construction; the cabinet floats above. The devil in the details here includes tiny wooden pulls, which I made, as well as the old-fashioned shelf standards inside and spring-loaded wooden door stops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680724616772-GNF1JTJYNYAJ6BXKOYNB/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Keepsake cabinet - details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680724037591-ZIUZF8PVZR9PHX81MGXA/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Piano cabinet I built this to house an electric piano. The legs taper from top to bottom, and the entire lid lifts open. The carved handles provide a touch of personality to an otherwise unadorned and simple-seeming piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680724166879-FJTFPYHHC6ATIIPIRN7W/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Piano cabinet - open detail Opening the cabinet reveals the frame and panel assembly, as well as an integrated music stand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646689216751-YX6TBPWMKS4P0AVI2S3Q/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Morelli Table Coffee table, oval top, 15.5” high, 24” wide and 36” long. The stretchers are lightly curved and the through tenons are cut at an angle inspired by the trim carpentry of historic Seattle homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646689572660-LTMU4O6DBQNRTRM2RB34/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Through tenon details Heirloom-quality joinery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680723701429-0XW81N0GUP573L6KKOM8/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Hall Bench Cherry bench, finished in shellac, with tapered legs raked and splayed, and a mortise and tenon base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1654899883068-MA7S0OBQQ522ORFAIDC6/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Bench details The rails have a slight curve in them, created by hand with spokeshaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646688808692-0HHDZAWUH41VU8WQX3AE/IMG_2913+%281%29.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Morelli Table Coffee table, oval top, 15.5” high, 24” wide and 36” long. The stretchers are lightly curved and the through tenons are cut at an angle inspired by the trim carpentry of historic Seattle homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646690886234-M7CIP5TW83Z1183NW6Q9/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Windsor Credenza Windsor chair joinery enables this credenza to sit low and with strength, with rake and splay to the leg assemblies. The legs are joined to battens, which are secured by pressure alone into tapered dovetail sockets in the bottom of the case. The case (the rectangle) is dovetailed together at the corners with a miter (45-degree joint) at the front, giving it a bit of a mid-century modern feel, but with more solid construction. The four sliding doors are frame and panel construction; the panel highlights a pitch-pocket filled board, which runs from one door to the next. The wiring for the television and stereo are house within, along with ample storage space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1654900224276-7VTCVF9XL9J16YAC7X3Q/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Golden ratio cabinet Dovetailed casework in southern yellow pine is finished with amber and blonde shellac. The shiplapped back is unfinished cedar, while the frame and panel doors are solid wood, with through tenons adding a visual element. Sliding dovetail sockets and rabbets add further function and beauty. The pulls are turned on the lathe and hand-carved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646689649860-7LVR959GSXMAPEG51AMX/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Cherry Blanket Chest This chest includes hand-cut dovetails; two drawers with maple pulls turned in the studio; breadboard ends on the lid, hand-forged hinges, bracket feet; and butterfly inlay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646690050082-JAUTL9WW1F0GSSD2KC1B/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Bracket feet The feet are made of brackets joined by dovetails, and are secured with traditional glue blocks on under the moulding. All joints in the piece were secured with hot animal hide glue, and it was finished with pure tung oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646690434526-JL2RUHZJMG201LTSYL7H/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Lid detail Bread board construction allows for wood movement as humidity changes; the hinges were hand-forged in Pennsylvania by a blacksmith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646688550033-9T62KOWV0I02PBQUKCTW/image-asset.jpg Portfolio gallery - The Morelli Table 15” high coffee table in cherry with through tenons, lightly curved stretchers and tapered, splayed legs. Angles cut on the through-tenons inspired by the trim carpentry in older Seattle homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646692012011-KK5A4M2YMBOMKM6HQY6F/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Small box with paper lining A small keepsake box made of cherry and finished with wax, lined with Thai printed paper. The handle I turned in my studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646692103634-C72A4DGTIJ2R7WCFWRUN/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Interior detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1646690336660-HO74E1BQCEFXWRTPX35S/IMG_2784+%281%29.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Bathroom vanity, Douglas fir This bathroom vanity is a solid Douglas fir frame-and-panel construction. The drawers were hand-dovetailed. The cabinet in the middle houses plumbing, and the shelves are adjustable. The door to the cabinet was fitted and hung with high-quality brass butt hinges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1630022219723-A6Y4BTZ9X1Q4TT5MD9JN/AEDAC9F2-7F71-4E34-A24B-19AB5FE57EE0+%281%29.jpeg Portfolio gallery - Daybed, made with cedar Whole-number proportions were considered in the design of this cedar daybed. The frame-and-panel construction is solid wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bd6a8de4b0eb51cfdcadcf/1680723635422-48S9L5945SX4EXDDOUMN/IMG_2590.jpeg Portfolio gallery - King bed with matching side tables Douglas fir finished in white milk paint. 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