End Grain Cutting Board LJ Class 006 #7: Fairly straight forward???

glue boards – check

wait – check

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Ohhhh…. I have never seen a clamp like the one in the last picture. That is very cool! Yet again I see and learn something new….

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

very good Larry.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Very interesting, you refer to those as G clamps huh? I’ve always heard and called them C clamps, but now that I think about it they do look more like a G! :-) Looking good, I’ve always wanted to try bevels on the strips but haven’t had a chance thus far.

i like those timber cauls need to know where to get them

-- self proclaimed copycat

Looks good, Larry.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

eddy

thanks to rich greer

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=31181&cat=1,43838,47843&ap=1

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/mvclamp_doublebar.htm

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Woodcraft has some for about 20
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2000321/1858/WoodRiver-Clamping-System.aspxbucks

-- www.carvingandturningsbyrick.com, Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

Now, we’re moving!

Thank you.

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I like your clamps Larry. The link that David provided above to the shopsmith site appears to be the closest to the clamps in your picture.

I just used the Panel Max Glue Press from Peachtree for the first time a couple of days ago. It’s rather awkward to use, but maybe I just need more practice. It essentially does the same thing, only you’re not limited to minimum widths as you are with the ones on the shopsmith site. The glue press will supposedly glue up any widths from 0-5”. I glued-up 2+inch stock for an end grain board I’m making. This system isn’t inexpensive, but I got it for not quite half price at the woodworking show last year and would not have purchased it if it hadn’t been discounted. I’ll be curious to try it on some larger glue-ups. I used a nice thick caul on the top and the bottom to help evenly distribute the clamping pressure. I’m sure the next time I use it, it’ll work even better as I get used to using it.

Here’s a photo of it in-action, along with some other supplementary clamps just to make sure:

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Check out the site… Compress X Clamps..

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Sweet!!!

-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX

Larry,

I just realized I have been sleeping during class… I hope the punishment is not too severe for first offence.

I actually missed two blogs… I would like to blame it on a computer glich :)

Very good Mate, love the timber and the caul clamps. Man they sure would help out in glue ups. Don’t forget that hearing protection!! LOL! I’m already half deaf, so why bother. I know morse code.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Looking good Larry. Those compress clamps are brilliant. Must get a pair.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python