Welcome to my site!  I’m a retired custom furniture maker and woodworking instructor, formerly at Cerritos College.  Here you’ll find information about me, my work, and the goings-on in my shop.

Carl Stammerjohn Furnituremaker
Chair Horse Build Part 2

Chair Horse Build Part 2

I build the base of the project next. I’ve built at least four of these in the past, two for...

Chair Horse Build Part 1

Chair Horse Build Part 1

The build has started and it’s nice to be back in the shop. Thanks to those who wished my wife...

Chair Horse Intro

Chair Horse Intro

I’ve had several requests for a video demonstrating how to make John Nyquist‘s “Chair Horse.” It’s an adjustable height work...

Shop Tour

Shop Tour

Finally back at this. My wife is mostly recovered from her cornea transplant & cataract surgeries. The second eye was...

November Update

November Update

Been a while since I posted… My wife and I were on the road from September 15 to October 10,...

Update and Stanley Plane Identification

Update and Stanley Plane Identification

I’ve been Covid-free for a couple of weeks now. Thanks to those who wished me well via my last post....

Covid

Covid

I was planning to get something posted this week, but my wife and I both contracted Covid on a recent...

Console Table Build Part 15 (final)

Console Table Build Part 15 (final)

Last post on the table build, in which I install the handle and discuss finishing the finish. Watch the video...

Console Table Build Part 14

Console Table Build Part 14

Finishing always confuses people. So many options and opinions, many of them conflicting. The method I learned late in the...

Console Table Build Part 13

Console Table Build Part 13

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