AC Morgan Furniture & Joinery

Summer fun.

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:58:06 +0000

While we are still engaged on various projects in the workshop such as the Oak Table pictured below made to complement an existing set of chairs we thought we’d share a few of our summer activities away from work.

Mid July was the annual Steam Fair at Ballymena Showgrounds organised by The Traction Engine Club of Ulster and this year they held a special feature on David Brown tractors. A few members of The David Brown Tractor Club from Meltham, England (where the tractors were built) brought a few exhibits including the last tractor made at that site. It was a great chance to put faces to names and chat about all things David Brown and purchase items from the club shop. Eric and I had a great couple of days and the fine sunny weather on Saturday made it really special with a bumper crowd and football pitch full of tractors, can you spot Eric my DB780 selectamatic from this pic taken on the Friday?

On Friday past with some friends we took a go at Zorbing, basically for those who are not sure what it is basically its rolling down a hill inside an inflatable ball. It was great fun even though we got totally soaked!!

Oak is the material of choice at the minute.

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:11:31 +0000

We like to work with most timber species although on reflection it seems Oak is a very popular choice. Not that I’m complaining as I would regard it as one of my favourite timbers and is such a joy to work with and once polished it transforms to another level beyond any imagination.

We have recently made the Oak bench pictured below for a client and to harmonize with their existing dining table we applied a light blond stain bring up the tone ever so slightly before final lacquering.

Our current project is an Oak semi-elliptical sideboard. Much work is still to do and with such a complex mixture of components many of which are laminated incorporating different radius it can be quite labour-some but the day for a final rub down prior to polishing is creeping closer.

Top Deck.

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:32:20 +0000

Lately we constructed a deck for our IT consultant which was nice to be working outside in the sun and now the planting has been completed adding to the finished job. From the picture you’ll notice we fixed the boards on the top in a diamond formation to create a visual effect which is fairly pleasing. All the wood was treated with a suitable oil and should last for many years and fingers crossed the sunny weather will remain.

Vintage weather.

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:52:54 +0000

As the summer weather arrived we thought about getting the fleet washed and ready for the occasional vintage tractor run or gathering so after Eric had finished arranging our bags of winter fuel we steam cleaned the pair of them. Dolly the 1200 has been having some mechanical work undertaken recently to the hydraulics and after a full service she is working well although might undergo having the injectors and pump looked at to aid the starting procedure.

As Eric was looking so well after having a wash I took him on the Apple Blossom Tractor Road Run through parts of Co. Armagh raising funds for Musgrave Hospital, Belfast and it was a great day which was well supported by many including a local radio star here in Northern Ireland the one and only Hugh Duncan! Its hard to spot the wee lad in the middle of all those common red and blue machines but he’s in their somewhere.

Meanwhile in the workshop were working on an Oak sideboard which involves a few curves so challenging but worth it and several other projects. The notice board has been delivered and installed with pictures to follow.

AV cabinet.

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:53:49 +0000

We are settling into our new workshop and the sunshine is streaming through the windows so all is well. The church notice board is finished and awaiting delivery and recently we made and installed the av cabinet pictured below for a client in Strangford, Co Down.

The cabinet is painted and the screen is mounted on a bracket to swing out for viewing then can be pushed back into the opening when not in use.

Re-location location.

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:42:26 +0000

Well after a hectic few days we have moved our workshop to new premises and the one thing we didn’t connect is the stove, ever hopeful of hot long summer days what does the weather deal out but snow, gales and lots of rain!! We feel this is a much better environment to work in and slightly more inviting to have clients visit so should you wish to make an appointment please get in touch. The pic below was taken from the timber rack and behind me is the storage/assembly/spray area otherwise known as Eric and Dolly’s parking bay.

Recently we have been producing a few Children’s chairs and benches and as you can see from the shop floor pic we are currently working on the church noticeboard as mentioned in our previous posting.

Extending Oak table.

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:34:37 +0000

We have produced a number of various items since the last blog posting and its a job to know which to attach but considering we have mentioned the extending Oak dinning table then we thought best to show it.

Currently we are working on the frame for another Oak dinning table, a shop counter and a notice board similar to that illustrated on our portfolio page.

Bedside Tables.

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:54:08 +0000

Recently we recieved instruction from a new client to manufacture these two painted bedside tables.

Any item incorporating curves raises a few challenges, whether it’s in regard to the joints or for any other matter during manufacture it generates interest and fulfilling once the head scratching is overcome.

They fitted in with our schedule quite nicely as we are awaiting some ironmongery for the oak extending dining table mentioned in our previous blog posting and hopefully they shall arrive next week.

Oak Table.

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:54:36 +0000

I have finally taken a few pictures of the Oak dinning table we made and delivered (only just) before Christmas. The picture with the chairs removed shows the base and rail detail. The timber for this table came locally from Shane’s Castle Estate in Co Antrim and my client is to complement this piece with a curved Oak sideboard.

The incoming week we aim to install Oak bookcases and the next job to finish is an Oak extending dining table. Pictures of these will follow after we update our portfolio page.

Happy New Year!

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:12:03 +0000

I trust you all had a joyful Christmas, we were rather busy on the run up to Christmas making a circular Oak dining table and television cabinet, pictures of both will follow in the portfolio. We have eased our return to the workshop with a tidy up and some maintenance to machinery and tool sharpening in preparation of finishing our next job which are Oak bookcases.

Happy New Year from Morgan Cabinet Makers

We would like to express our thanks to those we had business with in 2009 and wish you all a happy, peaceful and prosperous new year in 2010.