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
Console Table Build Part 2

Console Table Build Part 2

Milling, or S4S’ing, parts is a fairly simple process if you have the machines. I assume most woodworkers know the...

Console Table Build Part 1

Console Table Build Part 1

I’ve wanted to create a series of videos on making a piece of furniture, but I’ve been too busy lately...

Plane Blade Camber Part 2

Plane Blade Camber Part 2

Instead of posting another short video on plane camber, I edited last week’s video to include how camber is useful...

Plane Blade Camber

Plane Blade Camber

I’ve been busy lately doing some mods and fixes on our trailer, setting up a new computer for my wife,...

Giveaway

Giveaway

The winners are… Chip from California and David from Australia. Chip got the mortise gauge and David the cutting gauge....

Giveaway…Finally

Giveaway…Finally

I mentioned about a month ago on my YouTube channel that I would celebrate my 1000th subscriber with a giveaway....

Krenov-style Luthier Plane

Krenov-style Luthier Plane

I was recently asked on YouTube if a Krenov-style plane could be made very small for use in luthiery. Those...

Custom Dowel Maker

Custom Dowel Maker

I mentioned in a recent video that I used a 5/32″ dowel, which is not a standard size. I’ll show...

Mortise Gauge

Mortise Gauge

A mortise gauge can be really helpful if you are cutting mortise-and-tenon joinery by hand. I don’t do that often,...

Marking Gauge Part 2

Marking Gauge Part 2

Finishing up the marking gauge involves creating the wedge and grinding/installing the pin. The wedge is a little tricky. If...

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