WOODWORKING CLAMPS AND WORKHOLDING

Clamps and workholding

cauls FWW 0218 pdfp22 p22

cover caul face in duct tape or packing tape so glue doesn't stick
for panels up to 30" wide he uses straight cauls for flat panels,
- less effective > 30" so he uses splines, biscuits or dowels for alignment
- pair cauls at each end, if panel > 2 feet long use cauls in middle too
edge banding
- if edge banding< 1" wide need caul as edge banding will bend; use 2" thick caul
- center clamp on thickness of shelf, not edge banding (that is flush with shelf on top but lower on bottom)
dados
- e.g. bookshelf; need opposite of spring joint to close center where clamp can't reach
- Begin by making one pass across the first and last 2 in. of the caul's face. Make the second cuts 4 in. long, the third 6 in., and then make one pass from the middle to each end
- 1 in. thick by 21⁄2 in. to 3 in. wide and as long as the width of the sides, putting a very shallow convex curve (no more than 1⁄16 in. per foot) on the face of the caul
- alternately, put 1 or 2 business cards in center if using straight caul
box joints, dovetails, etc
- make special cauls that only push on the end grain
through tenon
- make a pad that fits around the through tenon

2024-12 Great Glue-Ups, Guaranteed FWW 0234 pdfp44 see also "gear for glue-ups" on pdpf22

FWW 253 bench puppies - bench dogs with odd shape for holding non-rectilinear workpieces; follow up on 2016-07 issues p11

2024-12-06 had a note "27 jaw stand lowest inside jaw" in google keep since 2024-03-17. Had something to do with making a jig to level workbench

shop-made miter vise Shopnotes 094 pdfp36 p 36

folding wedges to hold workpiece to work on edge

shopnotes 112 p39 - clamp racks - i like f style rack having pvc tubes

Drawer Squaring Frame jig PWW

simple wood jaws for machinist's vice

Am. Woodworker 2003-01 pdfp 25 benchtop tool bases to use with workmate

Am. Woodworker 2003-01 pdfp 44 space saving clamping rack

use brick weights dipped in plastidip

When not using a table and edge profiling, can screw cleats into bench if needed

dumbells for moxon vise FWW 268 pdfp52; "Turn your workbench into a wide jointer" is in same article; video; FWW page behind paywall
Alloy Steel Acme Lead Screw, Right Hand, 5/8"-8 Thread Size, 12" Long | McMaster-Carr
Acme Thumb Nut, Right Hand, 5/8"-8 Thread Size | McMaster-Carr
Carbon Steel Acme Hex Nut, Right Hand, 5/8"-8 Thread Size | McMaster-Carr

Popular Woodworking tip on using handscrew within handscrew to hold small pieces at router

FWW 0152 2001-11 p20 holding long work on edge in face vise, use hand clamp to support far end

2024-01-23 Popular Woodworking article on toolmaker's vises part 1 part 2
part 2 shows it mounted in bench vise holding thin strip of wood so supported by bench (would be tough to use end vise and dogs on piece so small as it would bow)
can do same thing with handscrew

folding wedges (see PWW Feb 2002 p 24 for folding wedges with groove with spline to keep aligned), also slightly bowed cauls

FWW 0245 p14 wooden extensions to f clamps - put 5 degree bevel on cleat to apply pressure towards center