Clamps

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  Quick Action Bar Clamps Adjust Clamping Pressure with Fast Acting Pump Lever

  Quick action bar clamps feature a hand-pumped lever to tighten the jaws and a fast release system, for the most simple everyday clamping use in modern shops.

  
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  Lever-action Cam Clamps Are Fast Acting for Lamination and General Clamping Jobs

  Lever-action cam clamps provide good, quick tightening, easy to set up general use clamping in your shop, especially for laminating and glue-ups.

  
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  Crank-handle Bar Clamps Make Projects Secure with Steel, Aluminum or Wood Bars

  Crank-handle bar clamps generate a lot of clamping power, perfect for difficult joints and glue-ups, using steel, aluminum or wood supports depending on your project and budget.

  
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  Handscrew-tightened Bar Clamps Provide Every Day Shop Use in Adjustable Double-Headed and Single-Head Models

  Hand screwed bar clamps are great every day shop clamps for multiple jobs, with single- and double-headed models for different tasks and pressure distribution.

  
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  Parallel-head Bar Clamps Are Perfect for Frame Assembly and Glue-up

  Parallel-head bar clamps have large heads to evenly distribute clamping pressure while providing perfect support for gluing up frame project

  
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  Pipe Clamps a Cost Effective Method to Turn Black and Galvanized Pipes into Panel Glue-Up Supports

  For the budget conscious woodworker, pipe clamps offer an excellent solution for large project or panel glue-ups, turning your own pipes into panel supports.

  
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  Choosing the RIght Woodworking Clamps for Alignment and Glue-Ups in the Workshop

  Almost every job in the workshop requires some clamping, so making sure your shop is equipped with the right clamps is vital to your production.

  
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  Bench and V-Clamps Use Workbenches and Vacuum Pumps to Make Up Shop Hold-Downs

  Utilizing all parts of the shop is something woodworkers are accustomed to, Bench clamps turn workbenches into clamp assistance and V-clamps make shop vacuums into clamping pressure.

  
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  Clamping Support Blocks, Pads and Alignment Devices Offer Workpiece Support

  Clamp pads, support blocks and alignment devices allow you to add a bit of adjustability and stability to the clamps already in your workshop.

  
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  Edge and Installation Clamps Apply Moldings, Edging and Cabinetry Assembly

  Installation clamps aid in the piecing together of large cabinet work, followed by edge clamps for applying edge trimming and moldings.

  
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  Band Clamps Use Metal and Fabric Straps for Box and Cabinet Assemblies

  Band clamps are bands of fabric or metal that are designed for rectangular assemblies, but really assist in round or irregular project glue-ups.

  
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  Sound to Earth | The Story of Weber Mandolins and Guitars Straight From the Shop in Montana

  This past summer, I went out to Bozeman, Montana, for a reunion of acoustic musician friends. My cousin Tom “Mandotom” Murphy hosted the get-together. Tom showed us his new, beautiful maple octave mandolin which was custom-built by the luthiers at a shop about 45 minutes from his place. Sound to Earth is owned by Bruce [...]

  
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  Use Your Rockler Clamp It Assembly Square as a Drill Press Fence To Drill Holes

  Recently I needed to drill centered holes through some wood blocks, and my Rockler Clamp-It™ Assembly Square found new purpose as a handy drill press fence. It offered full contact surfaces on two sides of the blocks for solid support during drilling. I could reach the blocks from all around, which made it easy to [...]

  
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  How to Use Your Band Saw to Make Book Matched Decorative Panels

  Create beautiful decorative panels and other woodworking projects with this easy to learn book matching technique.

  
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  How to Make Shaker Style Furniture: Candle Stand

    The term Shaker is sometimes seen as denoting a furniture period, like Queen Anne or Chippendale, but although Shaker furniture making is a genre built to a set of aesthetic principles identifiably different than those of other genres of furniture making, the Shaker genre is not based, even loosely, on an historical period. Shaker [...]

  
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  How to Build a Custom Platform Bed Frame With Cantilever Supports

  Getting from where my clients and I started, to arriving at this design, was a long process, but it was worth the effort. Initially, my clients knew they wanted a bed that looked like it was floating with a framed ledge all around. They showed me magazine and catalog images of beds with elements they [...]

  
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  Woodworking Vise Advice

  Bench-vises, which are available in both front and end varieties, are a key centerpiece to many workshop tasks, so don’t hesitate to buy one.

  
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  Installing Cabinets – A Few Tips

  A few specialized tools can really help you get your cabinets planned out, built, set-up, hung and assembled in just about any room situation.

  
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  Using Rubber Bands as Featherboard Clamps on a Table Saw Fence

  If your shop is short on clamps, you can substitute one of the clamps on your featherboard with one or two tightly wrapped rubber bands.

  
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  Woodworking Gift Ideas

  One nice thing about shopping for a woodworker is that you can probably find something they don’t have, but need, at just about any price.