The Book Vault Door
Carved in the shop, then finished to look like aged steel.
MortonMillworks
Custom Millwork · Veteran Owned · Colorado Springs, CO
Every piece designed and built in-house.
- Owner
- Air Force veteran
- Built
- Designed & built in-house
- Largest bed
- 8′ × 5′ × 12″
- Shop
- Colorado Springs, CO
Services
Custom pieces and CNC work, built in one shop.
- Custom FabricationSee examples →
- SignageSee examples →
- Furniture & CabinetrySee examples →
- Musical InstrumentsAsk about it →
- PrototypingAsk about it →
- Rotary & 3D CarvingSee examples →
- Table & Slab FlatteningAsk about it →
- Drum SandingAsk about it →
- Design & CAD WorkAsk about it →
Have something in mind, even a rough idea? Send it over and we’ll talk it through.
Recent Work
Pieces from the shop floor.
Pick a type, or tap any photo to see it larger.
Three builds, start to finish
The Dragon Door
Cut on the ShopSabre, hand-painted, then installed as an interior door.
Vintage Book Shoppe Sign
Built up in layers, carved, then painted.
More recent work
Video
Watch it get made.
Short clips from the shop floor.
CNC Machining
Two machines, sized for different work.
Both run from drawings I make or prepare myself.
ShopSabre IS 408
8′ × 5′ × 12″Cutting area
The main production machine. A vacuum bed holds full sheets and awkward parts without clamps in the way, an automatic tool changer runs multi-tool jobs, and a heavy-duty dust collection system of its own keeps the shop clean. A fourth axis handles rotary work on turned and carved round pieces.
Shark HD520
4′ × 2′ × 7″Cutting area
A smaller machine set up for detail work: fine carving, small parts, and the jobs where the big router would be overkill.
CNC Services
- Design & CAD Work
- Sheet Cutting & Nesting
- Carving & Engraving
- Signs & Lettering
- 3D Relief Carving
- Rotary (4th-Axis) Work
- Pocketing & Joinery
- Templates & Jigs
- Prototypes & Short Runs
- Table & Slab Flattening
- 24″ Drum Sanding
Also in the shopA 1948 planer, a 1946 jointer, a 16-inch radial arm saw and a welder.
About
Bringing ideas into the real world.
Morton Millworks is the workshop of Andrew Morton, an Air Force veteran, in Colorado Springs. I’m a craftsman and an artist, and what I do best is bring ideas into the real world: moving atoms around to make something that didn’t exist before.
The shop is built for that. Two CNC routers work alongside a 1948 planer, a 1946 jointer and a 16-inch radial arm saw, with a welder ready for when a piece calls for steel. The machines are part of the process, not the point. Wood, metal, carving, mechanisms: whatever a piece needs, I find a way to work it in.
Every piece is designed and built here, by one person, from the first sketch to the last coat. That means fewer projects, each given proper attention.
If you have something in mind, even just a rough idea, send me an email and we’ll talk it through.
Questions
Quick answers.
How big a piece can you cut?
The ShopSabre IS 408 cuts an area of 8′ × 5′ and 12″ deep, and its vacuum bed holds full sheets. The Shark HD520 handles smaller work, 4′ × 2′ and 7″ deep.
Do you take one-off pieces and short runs?
Yes. One-of-a-kind pieces, prototypes and short runs are all part of the work. Every piece is designed and built here by one person, which means fewer projects, each given proper attention.
What do you build with?
Wood, metal, carving, mechanisms: whatever a piece needs. There is a welder in the shop for when a piece calls for steel.
What should I send to get started?
Even a rough idea is enough. Describe what you have in mind in the form below, and attach a sketch or photo in the email that opens. Then we’ll talk it through.
Something else? Ask in the form below.
Get In Touch
Tell me what you have in mind.
Even a rough idea is enough to start.