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8 Woodworking Joints
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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The Butt Joint: The Easiest Joint of All
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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A Butt Joint Variation: Joinery with Pocket Screws
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Biscuit Joinery: An Easy, Machine-Cut Method
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Lap Joints: Another Simple Technique
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Finger or Box Joints: Easy to Cut with a Tablesaw or Router Jig
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Dovetail Joinery: The Most Famous Technique
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Mortise and Tenon: A Traditional, All-Purpose Joint
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
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Frame-and-Panel: Great for Doors and Wide Panels
Clamps for Woodworking
Photo: Kelly J. Dunton
Here a woodworker tackles a large panel glue up with pipe clamps.
Photo: Kelly J. Dunton
Spring clamps are great for holding small parts and light-duty or
temporary clamping.
Photo: Kelly J. Dunton
When you need a lot of clamping force, there’s no better small
clamp than a good C-clamp.
Photo: Kelly J. Dunton
These small bar clamps are ideal for countless clamping needs. They also pack a lot of clamping pressure.
Photo: John Tetreault
Hand screws may have been around since ancient times, but that doesn't make them outdated or obsolete. In fact, they have lasted precisely because they can do a variety of tasks better than anything that has come along since. They are adept at holding a workpiece for glue-up, especially when it involves angled shapes, edge repairs, and delicate work. For more, read this article by Garrett Hack: http://www.finewoodworking.com/ToolGuide/ToolGuidePDF.aspx?id=29569
Photo: Kelly J. Dunton
Quick-release clamps can be a bit awkward to use, especially for glue-ups, where they tend to shift the parts. But they are really handy for one-hand clamping when spring clamp is too small. You can also use them for dent-free clamping of stock to workbench and spreading parts.
Photo: Fine Woodowrking staff
Parallel jaw clamps don't bow as much as pipe clamps during glue-ups.
A woodworker can never have too many clamps. They come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes to help with different glue-up tasks. Click on the photos above for more details on several types.
Small clamps
You can buy many different types of small clamps ranging from simple spring clamps to small bar clamps to C-clamps to the old fashioned handscrew that includes two wooden jaws that are opened and closed with a pair of wooden handles and threaded rods.
Quick-release clamps are also very useful when you need an extra hand in the workshop.
Larger clamps
Bar clamps and pipe clamps are essential for big glue ups. Pipe clamps are very economical since you can make them of any length by simply buy differently sized pipes.
The downside of pipe clamps is that they can spring out of parallel if pressure is applied. A step up are parallel-jaw clamps which stay more rigid during glue up.
In addition to some of these basic clamps, there is countless variety of specialty clamps to help in different glue up situations.
November 16, 2010
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