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• Moving the Craft Forward

  by Jonathan Binzen

  Moving the Craft Forward

• Who Makes the Best Parallel Clamp?

  by Tim Albers

  There's no question that parallel clamps have helped make glue-ups easier since they were introduced about 15 years ago. Their large jaws make workpiece denting ...

• Tool Test: 14 Bench Vises

  by Matt Kenney

  Woodworker and associate editor Matt Kenney firmly believes that a good bench vise is as important as any tool in the shop. So, with the help of a shopful of college ...

• When Clamps Fall Short

  by Steve Latta

  Woodworkers know that a successful glue-up depends on having a variety of clamps, and plenty of them. But it's just as important to use them effectively. For some ...

• Small Clamps Everybody Needs

  by Tom Begnal

  A good collection of small clamps is essential to a well-equipped workshop. Your 48-in.-long clamps may sit on the shelf collecting dust, but your small clamps ...

• A Small-Clamp Starter Set

  by Tom Begnal

  Here, to help new woodworkers get started, is a list of our favorite small clamps

• Making Sense of Vises

  by Garrett Hack

  The next best thing to an extra set of hands is a great pair of vises. Equipped with a good front vise and end vise, a workbench can meet all of a woodworker's ...

• Video: IWF 2006: New Clamps Add Convenience

  with David Heim

  New special-purpose clamps tackle angles, vibration, and multiple panel glue ups

• Video: Air-Powered Clamps

  with Roland Johnson

  Pneumatic hold-downs keep your workpieces secure for common tasks such as routing and sanding

• Bar Clamps, Head to Head

  by Tim Albers

  When you think about it, the predominant tool in the workshop is the clamp, which is used in almost every facet of cabinetmaking and furniture construction. While ...

• Vises Are a Woodworker's Third Hand

  by Michael Dunbar

  Vises are indispensable woodworking tools. Different styles are made for a variety of different purposes, and author Michael Dunbar explains how and where to mount ...

• Picture-Perfect Clamps

  by Anatole Burkin

  A clamp won’t solve problems of bad geometry, but if the math adds up, a good clamp should accurately position stock and firmly close the joint, writes Anatole ...

• Patternmaker's Vises

  by Benjamin A. Wild

  An ideal vise is one you can forget about while working. In this article, Benjamin Wild talks about what a vise should and shouldn’t do and what the Emmert vise ...

• Clamps in the Woodshop

  by Bernard Maas

  Having lots of clamps doesn’t solve all your gluing up and assembly problems, but it does help to have options and to know which clamps to use for the job at hand. ...

• Toggle Clamps

  by Ed Hoffman

  Toggle clamps exert exceptional holding force, have a positive locking action, and are fast and easy to use with just one hand. They’re reasonably priced, too. ...