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Woodworking Artist Johnny {J W} Morlan Studio Shop

It is no secret that for 23 years Johnny's shop studio was 405 square foot or smaller in size, {new shop studio is 750 square foot}. All of his tools are average priced. Even with the shops the size they were, he still built small wine, humidor and stereo cabinets. Johnny takes great pleasure in showing and teaching hobbyist woodworkers that have a Johnny J W Morlan
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His Shop {Studio} Location Is,
1804 University Avenue, Unit EE
Lubbock, Texas
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Johnny uses extremely unconventional procedures and techniques to create museum quality pieces. Most people feel if he takes this much pride in building just his shop furniture then anything he makes for them will turnout fine.

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Johnny is known to be quite a showman. It is no secret that most woodworkers do not like Johnny's shop, shop furniture or Johnny himself for that matter. After all, Johnny, his shop and shop furniture are controversial and one of a kind.

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Don't be startled; some of the most admired, compelling and inspiring wood pieces that are exhibited in museums and galleries were created in far less space and with far less tools than Mr. Morlan has!;

It is no secret that for 23 years Johnny's shop studio was 405 square foot or smaller in size, {new shop studio is 750 square foot}. All of his tools are average priced. Even with the shops the size they were, he still built small wine, humidor and stereo cabinets. Johnny takes great pleasure in showing and teaching hobbyist woodworkers that have a one-car garage or basement work area how to produce heirloom pieces with an minimal investment cost. ;

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He keeps about 500 board foot of lumber in the shop, the rest has always been stored in a small shed. Up until a few months ago, his radial arm saw cabinet/table was the largest cabinet/table he had {30" wide x 96" long}. Since he moved in to his 750 square foot shop, he has built a 4 foot x 8 foot work table. When completely finished with all the doors, shelves, partitions and being fully loaded, it will probably weigh over 1000 pounds. It will have an awfully large amount of storage space, over 90 cubic foot. ;

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In his shop, everything has its place. Lots of cabinet space to store all his hand tools, hand power tools, stationary & hand power tool accessories and homemade jigs. ;

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Eventually as his free time permits he will fully enclose the office area which is approximately 12 foot x 12 foot. With that end of the shop having 15 foot ceilings, he will end up with another 144 square foot of floor space over the office. ;

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He designed and built all the cabinets, benches, tables and jigs in his shop. The jigs take the danger out of most of the procedures, operations and steps that Johnny utilizes in the building process of his creations. Some of the aforementioned items were built as much as 23 years ago. They were all built with economical materials that anyone can obtain, such as 2x4 studs, construction grade lumber, CDX plywood, particle board, MDF board, standard and tempered masonite. He has painted these items with a durable paint as it is easier to keep everything looking neat and clean and is cosmetically easier to repair. ;

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As stated previously, all of his tools are average priced; however to keep the sharpening down to a bare minimum his saw blades, planer blades and router bits are {C4 or C5} grade carbide. His woodturning tools are APS series steel rated 2060 and other hand cutting tools are {Rockwell Hardness Scale 60-70} high-speed tool steel. Johnny also sharpens the blades, hand cutting tools, etcetera when needed as some are ground at special angles for maximum efficiency and to help him in producing quality easier. ;

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Dust is controlled with a Shop vacuum and simple dust port attachments that either came with the machines or were designed and built by him. Safety precautions are also taken by utilization of a high quality respirator mask, ear plugs and safety glasses. ;

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There are a lot of motivational and philosophical proverbs hanging on the walls of his studio. He lives and teaches them. He loves teaching people who like and are interested in woodworking the true {art} of woodworking! ;

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You see Johnny lives and teaches that the size of a persons shop, the finest tools that money can buy and the best raw materials that one starts with do not most of the time produce quality, fine craftsmanship or help in creating or making wooden items. What does though, is passion {not love}, heart, soul, ingenuity and a lot of homemade jigs. ;

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Johnny has taught his oldest son Jeremy the true art of woodworking! At the age of 16, his Quilted Maple Jewelry Box {below} was awarded a First Place Trophy and Blue Ribbons. ;

The black and red inlays are made from Gabon Ebony and Satine {Bloodwood}. The inside of the lid has a mirror inlaid into it. The box bottom and removable tray bottom are lined with Black Crushed Velvet. Some of his other pieces have also earned Trophies and Blue Ribbons, for their craftsmanship.

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Johnny's Shop {Studio} Is Not Always This Clean, But It Is Always Neat & Orderly! 
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{Shop Studio} South Wall
Motivational & Philosophical Quotes, Proverbs & Sayings
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Shop Studio} East Wall
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Shop Studio} West Wall
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{Shop Studio} North Wall
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{Shop Studio} South Wall
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Below photo is his Router Table, it weighs over 400 pounds. It is loaded with features such as a Router Bit Lazy Susan Drawer. The top is 24" x 48" x 1 1/2" thick. The router plate came with 4 different size diameter insert plates. He has taken another 18 or so blank plates and drilled different sized holes in them so that virtually any bit he uses goes through one of the plates with zero clearance. It is featured in the Handyman Club of America magazine, Handy Works Section, November 97 issue. ;

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Below photo is his Router Bit Lazy Susan Drawer. The Lazy Susan is 15" in diameter and holds 91 bits, {60 - 1/2" shank and 31 - 1/4" shank}. The drawer bottom will hold another 12 - 1/2" shank bits bringing the total to 103 for the whole drawer. The drawer is featured in the Handyman Club of America magazine, Tips Section, January 98 issue. ;

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Below photo, is his 4 In 1 Tool Table Cabinet. The top has his 10" Bench Top Table Saw, 4" Bench Top Planer/Joiner, Stained Glass Cutting Bench Top Bandsaw and Bench Top Stained Glass Grinder. The left bottom part of the cabinet has a Lazy Susan Turntable that he stores 4 Power Hand Tools on. ;

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Below photo, is his Sanding Accessory File Drawer. ;

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 Commentaires Généraux   Rien n'est aussi bon comme morceau gentil de bois cela est transformé en quelque chose qu'une famille aimez pour toujours et remettez vers le bas à leurs enfants. Merci de maintenir le travail du bois vivant!!! Karla S - Le Texas

 Histoire: Ce qui M'a commencé Le Rassemblement En bois   J'avais travaillé dans un lumberyard et magasin de matériel pendant environ une année, il était 1983.

 Mouvement Et Projets En bois D'Article   Comment Assurer Le Mouvement Du bois Ne ruine pas Votre Projet, Auteur Johnny W. Morlan: Je place chaque espèce de bois dans un de quatre catégories en bois de mouvement, ils suis minute, petit, moyen et grand.

 Mouvement Et Environnement En bois D'Article   Votre Mouvement D'intérieur D'Environnement Et En bois De Chambre, Auteur Johnny W. Morlan: Le bois est bois dur classifié ou bois tendre. Le bois dur vient { fleurissant } des arbres feuillus.

 Information d'Affaire   Johnny a possédé à plein temps et a actionné ses affaires depuis 1989. Johnny a commencé les affaires en raison de l'amour et de la passion de travailler le bois avec ses mains.

Styles Oeuvres : Art Fonctionnel - Contemporain
Thèmes Oeuvres : Boiseries - Travail Du Bois
Médias Oeuvres : Bois



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