How to Make an Edge Clamp for Woodworking

How to Make an Edge Clamp for Woodworking

If you're not a professional, some specific tools can easily be replaced by shop-built alternatives that cost little to nothing. Fine Homebuilding expert Chuck Miller shows you how to make your own clamps out of plywood.

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[georgemathew]

What a simple yet very useful idea. And you explained that in less than 2 minutes, that makes it even better, excellent.
Thanks a lot.

[nickh]

Fantastic hack!! I’ve been scratching my head trying to work out how to clamp the edge of a 80cm wide table in the absence of a long clamp and saw this video. I didn’t have a circular piece of wood to hand so I substituted it for a couple of jar lids of a similar diameter. They crushed slightly when I pulled it down tight but they still did the trick. Bravo!

[gingerbaker]

I think I'll make these with the round wedge attached with a wingnut, and a groove hole along the inside of the clamp bar, which should make this adjustable to fit most projects.


LOVE this - thank you so much.!

[temjenjamir]

This is just plain genius. No more clamp issues...YES.

[aakburns]

Works perfectly, saved me a bunch of money on super wide clamps.

[Canosa]

Wow! That simple. Glad I saw this video before I went out to purchase $$$ clamps.

[mihacurk]

This is plain awesome! I was just beating myself while thinking of buying extra long clamps for a table top, but this is just so much simpler! And free too!

[HamdyMohamedZaky]

built 2 of those, thanks alot for helping, , saved me alot

[funtimeclub-jrt]

Very Nice tip Sir...it help me a lot with saving money in clamps.

[Americandad_fan]

Great video, Ive seen something very similar just with two pieces of plywood on both sides but it wouldn’t actually grip on to the wood and pull the boards tighter

[keithdavison]

Wow how simple is that fantastic many thanks man❤

[timconnell]

Wow. You just saved me $100's of bucks but more so 100's of hours.

Thnx

[TheAterhune]

It seems that you can add continuous pressure by having two of them angled towards eachother, then clamping, or pull them closer together (rubber band).

[drt]

It is the simplest wood clamp ever. However, I would drill evenly spaced holes to accommodate the ‘clamp’ preferably rectangular and a wedge.

[CAESAR_PUTIN_LOVERS]

منتهى الروعة.. فكرة بسيطة وعظيمة جداً
best idea in best video I saw!!
very smole meal but full cream!!... I mean short time but larg usefulness

[brightowusu]

This is easy, cheap and efficient way to have a clamp

[lifes]

Green idea thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[ps-mvbn]

You won me over. Would these be enough pressure for gluing a 4x8 foot maple butcher block table?

[subhampradhan]

Thnks Michael I appreciate your knowledge of carpentary

[barryparks]

Brilliant. You just saved my about £20