“Even keel” is a wall-docked vessel to celebrate the life of my grandpa, a boat builder. The design and process of building the cabinet are aligned with the dictionary definition of “even keel”: noun (nautical) the situation in which a watercraft is floating or in a smooth and level manner & (idiomatic, of emotions, etc.) the state or characteristic of being in control and balanced. Cabinet construction is derived from a boat's analogous parts — the carcass as the "hull" and the spine that mounts to the wall as the "keel". The cabinet is my first project at The Krenov School and is made of local claro walnut, chestnut drawer sides and bottom, ebony pulls, and custom brass hardware.