Woodworking Clamping Techniques

5 great wood gluing tips mask glue joints before prefinishing.

Woodworking clamping techniques. Clamp sloped sides with tapered blocks. You ll learn valuable information about what types of glues are on the market and which glues work best for your woodworking projects. Scrap of plywood or particleboard to the drill press table with countersunk 1 4 in. A cut list for this project is included for premium members.

Finally apply 3 4 self adhesive cork pads available in hardware stores to the edges of the clamping blocks to prevent workpiece marring. Add a couple of coats of clear finish to all the blocks to prevent glue from sticking to them. Board into three equal parts. Finishing the parts of your project before you assemble them can be a great.

Cover bar clamps with wax paper. Also the clamps should be tight enough to bring the joints fully home but not much more i ve been guilty of hulk like clamping pressure and it only creates problems. They cost about 15 per set plus a few more bucks for pipes. I ve seen companies bragging about how their clamps can hold odd shaped workpieces but nothing holds like my.

Complete the clamping blocks by adding 1 4 hardboard outriggers. When you use steel bar clamps or pipe clamps and wood glue comes in contact with the. For example say you want to divide an 11 3 8 in. Pipe clamps are the everyday high pressure workhorses of woodworking.

Spread glue with a notched trowel. From the wood magazine shop. Extra biscuit and slot. Angle the tape until it reads 12 in and then make marks at 4 and 8.

Because you can quickly screw the clamps onto different lengths of pipe one set of pipe clamps does the same work as several lengths of bar clamps. Bar clamps offer a leg up when facing a carcase. Here s a great way to hold boards for routing and planing with ne er a worry that they ll slide around or flop over. George also takes you step by step through a number of clamping techniques to ensure your next glue joint is strong and holds up against the test of time.

Secure odd shapes with bags of lead. Angle your tape across the workpiece until it reads an easily divisible dimension and make your marks with the tape angled. Simple pipe clamps hack. 28 secret clamping tricks from woodworkers.

Tips for better gluing clamping. Another reason to do a dry run if the joints don t go home bring them back to the workbench and make them fit don t rely on a clamp to bring it all the way.