Nine More Clamps

I like them. Very clever.

-- Michael T, Pittsburgh, PA

love them.nice job

-- It don't have to be straight,it's just a suggestion!!!

Nice clamps and very good design.

-- Efe Yaparoglu ,Izmir.... Not getting what u wished is a sign that there is something better behind.

Your solution for the attachment of the handle is the best I’ve ever seen on this style clamp and seems like the obvious solution now that you’ve shown it. Really nice pieces.

-- --Rev. Russ in NY-- A posse ad esse

That handle is actually Mark II. The Mark I was more of a spinner, like you see on a C-clamp. This one acts as a spinner or a twist grip, depending on how you use it.

-- Beware the flying swarf!

I will have to second derosa’s comment. Now that you have shown how you made the handles I’m thinking how simple and how cool is that!! Great job on the clamps.

-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green

Bessey look out !

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

looks great. Why the angle on the bottom of clamp. Your top looks square but looks like 4 or 5 degrees on the bottom ? thanks

-- pbjguy1@aol.com

pbjguy, The angle is to compensate for the movement of that jaw stop. It helps keep the clamping surface of the jaws parallel.

-- Beware the flying swarf!

These are great

You are giving me some really good ideas here. Thank you.

-- dnick, North Hollywood, Ca.

Fantastic! The only other way to get some serious length with clamps is to use pipe clamps (which I’m not fond of at all). These are a great solution. Do you see much flex or bowing with the pine?

The first wooden clamp I thought was worth duplicating. Well done.

-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--

Very interesting and useful project for small amount of money I soppose.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Daniel Wise, As long as the clamp is used to hold two boards together and not to try cranking the edges together they work great.

-- Beware the flying swarf!