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tenontim

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211 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: spring clamp luthier clamp

Some of you may have never seen this clamping technique. It’s used a lot by luthiers. It comes in real handy when you’re trying to clamp on the inside face of a piece and there’s no place to place a clamp or the reach is to far. You make these out of thin strips of wood. These happen to be 7/8” wide x 3/16” thick. I made them about 3/8” longer than the area that I needed to clamp, which was about 16”. You may have to use trial and error to get a good strong clamping action without breaking the wood.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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211 days ago

They are called “go bars” Fiberglas rods work well, too. Here is a good example.

-- Maplewood, MN

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GaryK

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211 days ago

That is one of my favorites that I posted in my tricks and tips blog.

You might want to look at it. There are a lot of time savers and tips there.

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/GaryK/blog/2554

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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tenontim

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211 days ago

That’s a good blog, Gary. I’m still finding my way around the site. I’ll have to start checking everyone’s blogs, never
know what you’ll find. It’s amazing how much time you can kill on this web site.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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211 days ago

Just saw this technique in the latest edition of Wood Magazine. They use it on one of the projects. I’ve been using it for years – thought I invented it (about the same time that Al Gore claimed inventing the Internet). Guess we were both wrong.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Lakey

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210 days ago

Great tip – thanks for sharing it.

-- "No Board Left Behind"

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