The Morning Wood Company
Listing #913 Listed on: 08/16/2009
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My name is Steve, and I'm the sole proprietor of The Morning Wood Company. I decided to follow in the footsteps of my grandfather and my father who were respected woodworkers and carpenters themselves. I never felt comfortable working in the corporate world, so when I was laid-off at The Aerospace Corporation in 1992 I focused on building a self-sufficient and rewarding way to create income. I began as a one-man shop, and continue to do so unless a large job presents itself, and then I bring in one or both longtime friends and helpers Jim or Mike to get the job done. Founded in early summer of '94, The Morning Wood Company has evolved from a niche skateboard manufacturer into a sought after kitchen,bath, and entertainment cabinet installer for L.A.'s South Bay area. A typical day begins about 10 am, and my time is split fairly equally between the shop and field installs. I have an extremely low call back rate for problems, but when one arises, I take care of it pronto. As a result, I have a lot of repeat customers, and referrals. Enough to where I don't advertise because my past customers do it for me. For the time being, I am content with the way things are progressing. I don't see any expansion anytime soon because I don't want to lose the personal contact and quality control my customers have grown to expect from me. I refuse to settle for inferior work. As a small company, we offer complete installation. From demo to the final knob or pull, we do it all! For more pictures of my work please check my Facebook page under Stephen Spieker.
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Company Name: The Morning Wood Company
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Contact Name: Stephen Spieker
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Location: Westchester, CA 90045
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Year Founded: 1994
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Sq. Footage: 525
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Employees: 3
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Gross Sales:
50,000
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Website:
www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/913.html
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Product Specialties:
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Cabinets - Cabinet Designers
Cabinets - Cabinet Installers
Cabinets - Kitchen & Bath Cabinets
Cabinets - Residential Cabinetry
Furniture - Custom Furniture
Furniture - Furniture Repairs
Woodworking - General
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Shop Equipment:
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Other - Bosch 4000 Table Saw
Other - Shopsmith 510 Cabinet Shop Package
Dewalt - Planer
Craftsman - Radial Arm Saw
Craftsman - 22" Jig Saw
Craftsman - Jointer
Craftsman - 6' Multi-Speed Drill Press
Porter Cable - 1/2" Plunge and Fixed Router
Other - Hatachi CF10 Slide Miter Saw
Kreg - K3 Pocket Hole Master System
Other - Makita 18V Li-Ion Drill/Drive
Other - Makita 18V Li-Ion Impact Drive
Craftsman - Bandsaw
Other - Shopsmith 3300 Dust Collector
Other - Drill Doctor Sharpener
Other - Skil 77 Worm Drive
Other - Skil Mag 77 Worm Drive
Porter Cable - Biscuit Joiner
Other - Campbell Hausfield 90 Gallon Compressor
Porter Cable - 135 PSI Pancake Compressor
Other - Senco 15, 18, and 23ga. Nailers
Other - Bosch 7/8" Hammerdrill
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Viewer Comments:
Posted By:
Ryan Bruzan [08/22/2009]
What can you do with a radial arm saw that you can't do with a table or miter saw? Please give some examples. Thanks.
Posted By:
Steve Spieker [08/24/2009]
In response to your question about what you can do with a radial arm saw as opposed to a mitre or table saw, the radial does pretty much everything that the others do, it is a lot faster to cut dadoes for a bookcase, also it is great to have an extra saw dedicated to a single operation rather than having to reset the table saw back and forth between several different cuts. The radial is great when you need multiple cross-cut pieces of the same size, like for drawer boxes, or shelves. The mitre saw fence isn't long enough without building a dedicated station. The Radial has a reputation for being out of adjustment and dangerous because it doesn't travel well. As soon as sliding mitres were made available radials disappeared from jobsites. I haven't seen one on a job in over 15 years. Mine never goes far, but I use it constantly in the shop. One can never have too many saws. I hope this answers your question. Thanks.
Posted By:
Bill [09/14/2009]
My last shop was similar, mostly storage and roll out the work tables, saws etc.
Keep up the good work!
Posted By:
paul feinstein [02/25/2014]
How much do you sell your garden gates for, about 30 inch wide?
Posted By:
Georgina [05/22/2015]
How much is this 10 drawer chest and what are the measurements?
Posted By:
Loren Franck [09/01/2020]
Hi, my son wants to make a flat and bat out of a standard 34 inch wood baseball bat. Can you do this? And if so, how much would it cost? Thanks
Posted By:
Cindy Eller [09/03/2023]
I'm writing to you today on behalf of the Los Angeles Award Program. We're the organization that puts on the annual "Los Angeles Award", and I'm pleased to inform you that your company has been selected as the winner in the category of Rustic furniture store.
I know we've tried to reach you a few times before, but we've finally been able to get in touch with you through your website contact form. We wanted to make sure you were aware of this exciting news as soon as possible.
We've included a link to our website below that more fully describes your recognition. We hope you'll look at it and share it with your staff.
https://losangelesca.cities-association.com/SYER6SU2
Congratulations again on this well-deserved honor!
Sincerely,
Cindy
https://losangelesca.cities-association.com/syer6su2_THE-MORNING-WOOD-FURNITURE-COMPANY
Posted By:
Nick Tate [03/28/2024]
Steve I’m still in the PPalisades please call me 3105002777. Nick
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