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
Dragon Stool Part 5

Dragon Stool Part 5

Short video this week, tapering the legs and shaping the seat. The leg tapering is pretty straightforward – lay out...

Dragon Stool Part 4

Dragon Stool Part 4

On to the stretcher/leg interface. This is probably the most challenging joint, because of the tenon and shoulder angles on...

Dragon Stool Part 3

Dragon Stool Part 3

The leg-to-seat joinery is next, mortises first as usual. It’s almost always easier to fit the tenons to the mortises,...

Dragon Stool Part 2

Dragon Stool Part 2

At first glance, the stretchers for the Dragon Stool look to be the most challenging part of the project. Three...

Dragon Stool Part 1

Dragon Stool Part 1

My wife and I recently returned from the first big road trip in our (new to us) travel trailer. We...

Dragon Stool Teaser

Dragon Stool Teaser

Well, I didn’t really intend this to be a teaser, but that’s how it has worked out. My wife and...

Donkey’s Ear

Donkey’s Ear

In my last post, I discussed making a shooting board. In this post, I’ll show you how to make a...

Shooting Board

Shooting Board

A shooting board can be very helpful to square up the end of a board or trim a board to...

Mitered Box Part 7

Mitered Box Part 7

Last post for this project! The box is basically done now (it needs another coat or two of finish), but...

Mitered Box Part 6

Mitered Box Part 6

I’m back working on the box after a bit of a delay. The trailer has taken up a lot of...

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