Clamping Tool

[Twisted Tenon]

I just saw this on YouTube It looks a really effective way of clamping difficult angles. It made me wonder if the cabinet makers from by gone eras had their own versions.

TT

[kiwioutdoors]

They look expensive and my bet is that you could do the same thing with a couple of hinge components

[Twisted Tenon]

They look expensive and my bet is that you could do the same thing with a couple of hinge components

Yep that's what I thought too, Or bend some flat iron into shape. Which is why I wondered if this was done in a different way in another time. They are not on their web site yet so I don't know what they cost.

BTW I have no vested interest in this product, I just like the simplicity of it.

TT

[mattocks]

From the Woodcraft website

BLOKKZ Universal Clamping Blocks
Item #153789
$24.99
This is for 2 blocks and 2 neoprene clamping pads.
They do look useful.

Cheers
Frank

[Twisted Tenon]

Thanks Frank

TT

[andrewr79]

I'm pretty sure there's a design for a couple of wooden wedges that do a similar job in a book I read - most likely Robert Wearing's Making Woodworking Aids and Devices.

[Anodyne]

My take on it is that the circular loop on the end allows clamping forces of the 2 clamps to pass through the middle of the circle, perpendicular to the tangent and this prevents the clamp from slipping. Could be "bodgied up" with a few lengths of bar welded to sections of water pipe, or even solid rod if you didn't need to string them together with sections of thinner rod

[Denim]

Just go down to your local hardware store and buy a couple of gate hinges. They are exactly the same design, only in galvanised steel.

Regards,

Denim

[haggismuncher]

Somewhere on the laptop I have a off of how to make a wooden version. A strip of wood and a triangular piece (different angles I assume for non 90 degree corners). Will look it out when not on smart phone.

Chris

[greek carpenter]

24.99 for a pair??? i think this is a better idea Clamp a Picture Frame the Old Fashioned Way - YouTube

[Twisted Tenon]

Thanks Greek Carpenter. That's what I was getting at. I wasn't really looking at finding a cheaper way to copy them, rather what did people use in bygone days. I really like what I saw on You Tube and if i was doing frames & box's commercially I would spring for half a dozen of them. It looks a good idea and good luck to him.:D

TT