Tyler Morris Woodworking - News

Cutting Chair Parts

2010-02-27T11:03:59-07:00

This video depicts chair backs being cut. This is the back of Tyler Morris Woodworking’s Baltic Birch Chair. The Machine is a KOMO Nested Base Router at Brown Enterprises. This machine primarily produces cabinet case parts at Brown Enterprises but they programmed it to make these challenging chair components.

How to mount a shelf with wood shelf brackets

2010-02-14T10:26:37-07:00

How to mount a shelf with wood shelf brackets

Have you ever seen Instructables.com? It’s a very cool site. We just made a contribution to their collection of step-by-step how-to’s.

Michael Bashkin's Guitars

2010-02-14T10:24:16-07:00

My shop neighbor, Michael Bashkin, is a nationally respected acoustic guitar maker. He recently won the local woodworking show at Sears Trostel Lumber. He generously donated the cash prize to the Haiti Relief Fund.

Michael's website is http://www.bashkinguitars.com/. Front view of multi-scale OM with Italian spruce top.	Brazilian rosewood back.	Italian spruce top with torched mango rosette.
	Detail of Brazilian rosewood headstock with sandlewood veins. Torched Mango top-piece, bound in Santos rosewood and Holly.	Cutaway detail; Brazilian rosewood back and sides with Santos rosewood/ maple bindings and purflings.

Jan's vanity

2010-01-30T08:35:56-07:00

Here in Colorado, we are dealing with pine beetle infestation among our vast lodgepole pine forests. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pine_beetle

Our friend, Jan Krucky, recently designed this vanity to fit inside a narrow hallway in his home addition. We built it using local, beetle-kill pine. The countertops are baltic birch plywood.

Beetle-kill pine is plentiful 'round here.

The side cabinets are suspended off the floor. The drawers open when pushed in a bit.

Jan and I boldly chose baltic birch plywood for the curved countertops.

Beds in The Armstrong Hotel

2010-01-30T08:29:56-07:00

In 2002, my friends Steve and Missy Levinger bought and rejuvenated the Armstrong Hotel in Downtown Fort Collins. They hired us to make 13 beds in this 1923 Historic Landmark Hotel.

Walnut platform bed.

Maple platform bed.

Maple with walnut canopy bed in the Modern Honeymoon King Suite.

The Levingers chose to preserve and restore as much of the building?s historic fabric and character as possible. The original storefronts and the 1940s-era neon sign were recreated from historic photographs. Crumbling plaster walls and ceilings were repaired, weathered wood windows were restored, the beautiful fir floors were refinished, and period hall doors and transoms were faithfully reproduced.

Plywood Barn Doors

2010-01-24T14:55:07-07:00

The customer, Mark Johnson, requested, “I need interior entry doors to be mounted with brand new sliding barn door hardware for my ultramodern offices.” Well, here is the result, lacquered birch plywood barn doors with clinched nails.

Two pieces of baltic birch plywood glued together. The front piece with the cut-outs is 1/2" thick and the full piece is 3/4" thick.

Back view with the clinched nails. We used special clinching nails from the oldest nail company in the world, Tremont Nail Co.

The nails have been driven through the front then bent (clinched) back.

Beetle Kill Pine Bookcases

2010-01-24T14:50:04-07:00

Over the years we have made tons of cubby units like these to be hung above desks in modern, architectural offices. All of them were made of baltic birch plywood. Tyler loves them in beetle kill pine, do you?

Books above your head while watching TV makes you feel guilty.

All joints are offset by 1/4".

Optional doors with "push release" hardware.

We offer them in 3,4,5, or 6 cubby units. They will ship flat.

Knife Cabinets

2010-01-16T08:52:32-07:00

J.A. Henckels has been making knives since 1731! We have been making deluxe store fixtures for them since 2001. I wish they had called us sooner.

Another order of display cabinets for J.A. Henckels. We crate them up and ship them direct to stores ranging from Macy's in Manhattan to May Hardware in McCall, Idaho.

Logo on the bottom door. Notice the walnut dot on the far right. This indicates where the magnetic key must be located.

The retailer displays knives vertically behind top locked door. Knife block sets go in acrylic hinged boxes. The bottom locked door is for back stock.

Personalized Recipe Boxes

2010-01-16T08:47:08-07:00

We enjoyed shipping out our personalized recipe boxes this holiday season. Our neighbors at Craft Trophy deserve much credit. When we began our relationship with them 3 years ago, we were a bit reluctant to have our boxes engraved because of the potential for costly mistakes. We would like to thank Juanita, Jan, Chelsea and Shana for proving us wrong! They haven’t made a mistake yet and our customers appreciate their timely service.

New Belgium Brewery Blackboard Frames

2010-01-10T10:07:49-07:00

Three hundred blackboard frames completed! New Belgium Brewery recently replaced all their old (up to 17 years!), worn-out and sometimes sticky, wood tap handles with new ones. All the old tap handles, over 8,000 of them, arrived at our shop in August. Each blackboard frame received 20 tap handles “snaked” around the frame. The frames are a great example of recycled art and are being hung in bars and restaurants across the country displaying “Tonight’s Special.” Thanks, NBB.

Loren Jones clamping on tap handles. Loren's been working at the shop for 3 1/2 years and has a 6 yr. old son, Leo	Steve Wright is the Shop Manager and has been working at the shop for 11 years.	Recycled tap handles.
Here are 3 of 12 pallets loaded up.	The first frame that I have stumbled upon. It's in Tasty Harmony, Fort Collins.