Clamping And Gluing

Workshop Tip: Improvised vise uses common clamps

March 14, 2019

When I’m away from my workshop with a minimal tool kit, I use this improvised vise to hold workpieces tightly for joinery and other tasks. The wide rear jaw can…
Do you put glue on one surface or two?

January 30, 2019

Bob Van Dyke and Mike Pekovich answer the age old question, and disagree
Ep 5b: Gluing up the Case

November 13, 2018

Chris takes on a stressful, multipart glue up, on camera, just to make it more interesting
How To Make Inexpensive Cam Clamps

November 5, 2018

Handy, light-duty clamps are quick to make
Tool Review: I-Beam Clamps by Bessey

July 12, 2018

Mike Pekovich takes a look at Bessey's new beefy I-beam clamps
Wire Wheel Cleans Dried Glue Off Parallel-Jaw Clamp Bars

June 14, 2018

I love my parallel-jaw clamps (I use the Bessey K Body model), but I don’t love how dried glue gets on the notched bars and makes it difficult to move…
Make a Tourniquet to Clamp Segmented Rings

June 7, 2018

Rather than purchasing a number of band clamps or big hose clamps for assembling segmented rings for the bowls I turn, I use 1⁄8-in.-dia. cord, twisted tight with a 1⁄4-in.…
Workshop Tip: Angle Bars Tame Big Panel Glue-ups

April 17, 2018

The simplest, most effective solution for gluing multiple boards edge to edge
Wood jaws extend the reach of clamps

December 21, 2017

When working on a staircase, I needed a way to reach past a banister and apply clamp pressure. So I devised these jaw extenders for my F-style bar clamps. I…
Keep glue brushes from losing their bristles

November 22, 2017

I buy cheap acid brushes in packs of 36 and use them for spreading glue. They work great but always seem to drop some bristles in the glue joint. I’ve…