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Molesworth Style Furniture

Molesworth Style Furniture

Norseman Designs West

  • Our Work
    • Bedroom
    • Desks & Office
    • Dining
    • Fly Tying
    • Living Room
    • Seating
    • Tables
  • Stories
  • Request Information
Call us at 307-587-7777

Molesworth style
Custom furniture.

We have been building Molesworth style furniture for over 20 years. As a result, we are a premier source for high quality, custom furniture.

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John Gallis. 2019 Legacy Award Winner, Furniture Craftsman. Photo by Amy K. Wright
Photo by Amy K. Wright

Meet John Gallis

Award-winning Furniture Craftsman and Owner of Norseman Designs West.
John works with each client individually to ensure the highest quality product.

2019 Legacy Award Winner: Furniture Craftsman

Rather than trying to bend the wood to his will, Gallis lets nature be his guide

TATE GUNNERSON – Mountain Living Magazine
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Our Work

Our furniture is made custom just for you. We incorporate Molesworth style furniture making techniques. As a result, we have developed a unique style that is functional, elegant, and rustic. Call us today to discuss your project!

  • Molesworth style magazine racks made in USA custom furniture
  • Molesworth style maganize racks made in USA custom furniture details
  • Molesworth style chairs with arms and Horse head carvings from Norseman Designs West of Cody Wyoming front
  • Molesworth style chairs with arms and Horse head carvings from Norseman Designs West of Cody Wyoming back
  • Overview. Norman Rockwell club chair. Juniper, leather, and fabric. Handcrafted custom furniture made in the USA.
  • Club chair. Detail view of bronze by Darrell Peterson. Bronze, Juniper and leather. Molesworth style custom furniture made in the USA.
  • Pheasant hunting club chair. Overview. 12 gauge shotgun shell tacks with carved leather center panel by Chris Chapman. Juniper and leather. Handcrafted furniture for hunting lodges made in the USA. Molesworth style furniture.
  • Overview. Nightstands Hand-painted by Sharon Barhoover. Handcrafted custom furniture made in the USA.
  • Silver's club chair. Side detail. Juniper, leather, and wool side panels by Anne Beard. Norseman Designs West molesworth style custom furniture by John Gallis of Cody, Wyoming.
  • Tipi dresser desk. Pull out desk open. Figured Walnut. Carved Ends. Original painting by Guy Rowbury. Custom furniture made in the USA by John Gallis of Norseman Designs West.
  • Overview of African cherry Dragonfly custom fly tying desk. Handcarved edges with spalted maple drawer fronts.
  • Custom office chair created by Norseman Designs West in Cody, Wyoming.
  • Custom office chair created by Norseman Designs West in Cody, Wyoming.
  • Custom office chair designed by Norseman Designs West of Cody, Wyoming for Two Feathers Ranch.
  • This Slab Top Desk created by Norseman Designs West of Cody, Wyoming won the Historical Craftsmanship Award at the 2014 Western Design Conference.
  • This custom desk make of walnut, spalted maple, teak, juniper, and weeping birch by Norseman Designs West in Cody, Wyoming won Best Woodworking Craftsmanship at the 1999 Western Design Conference.
  • Front. Detail. African cherry Love Seat. African cherry and leather with boot stitch corner details. Handcrafted Molesworth style custom furniture made in the USA.
  • Detail of custom steel mayfly handles. Bar Cross Fly tying Desk. Walnut and Juniper. The best custom fly tying desks made in the USA by Norseman Designs West.

What is Molesworth style furniture?

  • Thomas Molesworth was the pioneer of Western Design from 1890 to 1977.
  • His shop was located in Cody Wyoming and was called the Shoshone Furniture Company.
  • In the peak of his work in the 1930s and 1940s his commissions included large Dude ranches, the Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, Abercrombie and Fitch, the Annenberg’s, and President Eisenhower.
  • Molesworth’ artist eye and timeliness created a legacy which is often imitated.
  • In June 1995 Christies the Auction house sold the entire Ranch A collection with items selling more than 50 times the expected price.
  • Read more about Thomas Molesworth at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and By Western Hands.

Fly rod drawer pulls. Fly tying desk. Walnut and juniper trim. Original painting by Randy Burke. Carved walnut upper sides. Hand-carved edges. The best custom fly tying desks made in the USA by Norseman Designs West. Molesworth style.

Experience the Luxury of Custom Furniture

Our History with Molesworth style furniture

We have been building furniture for over 48 years. For the past 26 years we have specialized Molesworth style and other custom Western furniture.

Before moving to Cody, John Gallis was Bloomingdales chief high end cabinetmaker for over 14 years. We have built Molesworth reproduction work for many sales companies and designers while perfecting our unique style changes and incorporating the use of walnut and juniper accents.

The furniture portfolios presented on this site feature a sampling of the custom rustic and Molesworth style we have made for clients in the past. The selected pieces illustrate the skill and creativity honed over many years. However, don’t feel limited by the designs we’ve already created. Although similar pieces can be made for you, custom pieces can also be fashioned to celebrate your unique sense of rustic western style.

John will work with you to formalize any design, including those as simple as a sketch on the back of a napkin. The portfolio pages are updated frequently, so please remember to refresh the pages in your Web browser for the latest additions.

Don’t feel limited by the designs we’ve already created. Although similar pieces can be made for you, custom pieces can also be fashioned to celebrate your unique sense of rustic western style.

We build furniture as if it were for ourselves, if it’s not good enough for our house it’s not good enough for the client. We have been blessed with building for some of the nicest clients and friends that we could ever wish for. And if you visit us as a client after the project is completed we have become friends.

John Gallis, Owner

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Norseman Designs West

Makers of fine custom furniture and Molesworth style furniture.

3532 Cottonwood Ave
Cody, Wyoming 82414
307-587-7777

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