Lumber-Drying Clamps
I’ve dried my own lumber for years, but I always had a problem getting enough weight on top of the stack, to keep the upper boards from warping. Here’s a…
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Clamps
Jack-Be-Nimble
These two new jacks do everything the older ones do but incorporate some welcome clamp characteristics. A year or two ago I talked about some new jacks not intended for…
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No Slip Clamp Guides
Guide clamps make it easy to position a straightedge for sawing or routing, because they clamp to both ends of a workpiece. I made my own, using a 5“ wide…
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The Short Clamp Solution: Joining Boards When Your Clamps Fall Short
Every woodworker eventually faces a universal challenge: needing to glue up a long panel, like a tabletop or a shelf, only to find that your longest clamp is still inches too short to span the full distance. This was my …
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T-slot Bridge Clamp
I make my own zero-clearance throat plates for my table saw to minimize exit tear-out on workpieces and to prevent narrow pieces from dropping into the saw. When raising the blade through the insert blank for the first time (using …
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Cheap Panel Clamps
I ran short of clamps in the heat of making a set of panel doors, so I quickly made more from stuff I had in my shop. These clamps are based on an old design, but the idea still works …
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