How To Make QUICK an EASY DIY CLAMPING BLOCKS

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In this video, I am preparing for a large project using plywood and needed something to help me assemble the plywood panels, so I came up with some finger jointed clamping blocks.
I call the 3 arm ones
my triple finger jointer carcass assembly clamping blocks
I hope this video helps you
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[@xlnewb]

Instant subscribe. I don't ever comment on videos (laziness) However, Patrick - Bravo! Informative every step of the way, extremely clear and concise - and you even detail some simple yet valuable tricks of the trade.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks Tyler!!! Welcome to my channel Glad to have ya and be sure to Stay tuned, I have lots of awesome projects I'm working on currently and will be making lots in the new year to come Thanks Again Patrick'sWork Shop

[@georgealvey6326]

allthough the video was fantastic and great ideas,,the people who make those videos seem to forget that not everyone has the tools like he has or can afford them ie table saw bansaw drill press,,,,,ect ect

[@xlnewb]

george albeit I doubt he forgot that not everybody has a tablesaw, he happens to have one and he is demonstrating how he made this project. There are tons of videos detailing how to make a table saw and rip fence using a circular saw

[@alicial4689]

Tyler Vance pppo

[@frankb__431]

Nice project, just one little thing: By doublestacking the strips you actually double the error of your mitersaw. This will only work with a very well adjusted saw like yours. If you want to eliminate the error you need to cut both pieces off the same strip with one cut. That way the miter itself might not be exactly 45° but the resulting angle is perfectly square. All you need to make sure for this is that the long edges of the strip are parallel, but that should be a given.

[@ladykenja2700]

- EXCELLENTLY done & demo'd. Finger joints make everything better & stronger. Thanx 4 sharing.

[@johnagnew2040]

Thank you Patrick for the information much appreciated.

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Brilliant! Super simple powerful joints

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

WooHoo. Brilliant!!!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much James

[@dalewolver8739]

excellent.. These make total sense. Boxes are a big challenge for me. This should really help

[@Smedleydog1]

Dare I say it? Genius, pure genius.

[@Otto-W]

I've been thinking about making something like this for a while but yours is much better than what I had in mind. Happy Jay Bates sent me this way.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks Otto this is a very useful jig and the price was right thanks for watching welcome to my channel Jay is a good feller for sending you my way

[@Jacka440]

Catching up on my videos, I can find many uses for these. Very nice Patrick.

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks, Jack Appreciate you watching

[@Smedleydog1]

I'm impressed, Jack watches your videos.

[@AlForte13]

Patrick, great chatting with you last night...LOL I just got up and here I am back at it. Sipping coffee and will be going out to clean up the yard. Can't wait to see the "tease"

[@trevor8932]

Brilliant finger joint idea

[@jamesmorgan6782]

This is a gamechanger very informative.

[@user-ds5qw2en2d]

I like it. .it was amazing thing to keep my options available .....thanks

[@MORGAN31ish]

Thank you so much for these great ideas, I'm going to try my very best to make as many as I can tomorrow, great tutorial, thanks again 👌👍

[@MakinSawdust]

Those are excellent. I just recently ran into a situation where I need some of these. You have inspired me to make some. Thank you sir :)

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks for watching much appreciated

[@donfillenworth1721]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing

[@danhishon6693]

That was awesome keep up the good work. First video I watched with detailed description in imperial measurements.

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks Dan much appreciated

[@darrendemchuk821]

Great video!!!! Making my life easier than the day before! Keep up the great tip videos Patrick! Appreciate the help! Making my own right now!

[@Patricksworkshop]

that's awesome Darren!! thanks for checking out my video I'm glad you enjoyed it i have lots more on the way thanks for watching.

[@stefanlindner2348]

great ideas, Patrick, thank you - regards from Munich

[@samouhnour4512]

explanation is detailed, and made step by step. Thank you Patrick

[@Patricksworkshop]

much appreciated Man thanks for watching

[@tommysts1920]

Great video! Can't wait for more! I want to make some long reach clamps with the same finger joints.

[@victorhopper3899]

just use plywood . for stronger clamps just glue up U shaped pieces face to face. makes for a very strong clamp with 4 or more half inch pieces glued that way. use double wedge to squeese or a screw bolt with a T nut

[@ragtie6177]

Great instructional & informative video. Very well explained & your examples came out not only looking good but working excellent. Well done

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much up a little bit time in this video thanks so much for watching

[@ESCAGEDOWOODWORKING]

Awesome, this was informative and also fun to watch!!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much for watching Eloy From Escagedo woodworking Also known as Rocking wood works DOT Com

[@adimulamlakshiminarayana6744]

Very useful for carpentry workers

[@abdullahalonazi3801]

I got some ideas from the video. thanks for you .

[@eliotmays]

Well made affordable option. Just make sure when checking for square, reference the outside not the inside of the blocks as those are what actually touch your project. They can get off square pretty quick on the belt sander.

[@mcclane12000]

Thank you for the finger joint explanation!

[@Patricksworkshop]

thank you for watching

[@carlosmol62]

Excelent. very instructive and didactic.

[@davidbrousseau4591]

Hey Patrick, I Have to make some of them for my shop. great idea!! Its good to see you making video's again. I hope you make some more projects soon!! great job, Thanks David

[@Patricksworkshop]

hi, David! these blocks are so handy to have around and fun and easy to make, hey I have lots of projects in the works, so stay tuned thanks for watching and commenting much appreciated

[@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada]

I wish I was that good with sketchup!

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks for watching much appreciated

[@walterterrell677]

great video as always and a fun teaser. Good ideas and i think it might be something i will need to make for my next project. Thank you for the idea!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Glad you like it Walter thank you so much for watching

[@vincepresto759]

Well Done, Easy to Follow, Subscribed with Alerts On ! Thx’s

[@IsaKocoglu]

This video was all it took for me to subscribe to your channel. Thank you for such a great video about this great project.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much for watching and welcome to my channel

[@TheWoodYogi]

Great project Patrick. A few of these would be really handy to have around :) ॐ

[@Patricksworkshop]

For sure Mr. Wood Yogi I definitely see these coming in super handy in Future project builds. Thanks so much for watching. More Awesome Project videos on the way

[@TheWoodYogi]

Can't wait. Thanks :) ॐ

[@rmhutchins7]

I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks so much I am so happy you liked it I have lots of other videos check them out too if you get a chance thanks for watching

[@KSFWG]

Good one, Patrick! That ought to help you out bunches, man!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hey Dave how you doing. I hope it's going to help me build what I got to build.Thanks so much for your support my friend.

[@allensutton5390]

Awesome.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Really cool Patrick! 👍👊

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks Fred

[@pf5658]

Awesome idea.👏🏾😊 New here, but have to give props.

[@TimothyHall13]

great resuse of the 12" Dewalt saw 45 cut!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Heck yeah man truth be said the first cut with the saw was actually the repeat, I had to go back and edit that in For that clip to make sense . Thanks so much for watching

[@moyperezwoodshop1722]

very cool project patrick! You should get a lot of use from those

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks Moy glad you liked the project

[@giovannipetitti1588]

Great Patrick's

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much Giovanni

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

You're going to get a lot of use out of that. Cool!

[@Patricksworkshop]

For sure I see these things coming in handy for all sorts of projects Thanks so much for watching

[@hockeyer]

Subscribed! Nice idea. Can’t wait to see the table saw station with rack and pinion movement.

[@Patricksworkshop]

oh man you have good eyes I am currently working on the station and on things needed to make it It is a huge build so it will be a while before the videos are ready thanks for watching I hope you will stick around for the build videos

[@asmatest2365]

Wonderful right angle

[@Jay2525Jay]

Awesome clamps. Thanks

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much for watching Jared

[@JUST-UK-JAY]

Perfect ... subbed.

[@LeosTueftelei]

Excellent work !

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thank you, Leo, I appreciate you watching!!! 👍

[@drochon6672]

Welcome back. Nice build.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much I've actually been back it just takes me a while to make these videos

[@chrisbarbot9551]

Great ideas they will greatly help me Thank you

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hello, Chris Thanks so much for watching!

[@amirhouseingholinia2023]

Great video. Subscribed

[@robertweigandt9449]

Nice job Patrick.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much for watching Robert

[@WoodenCreationz]

Those came out really nice Patrick! Great idea bud!

[@anicutagurka6100]

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[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks, Brian These will Come in super handy on the table saw station build. Thanks so much for watching

[@alphasigmasezon8597]

Good job

[@garittlajoie8841]

Lol. I love this guy

[@logus0079]

Damm.....thats some skills man. Impresive stuf.

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks so much

[@NickFerry]

Well done man - your voiceover game is on point - so crisp and clear! 😉

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks, man, The voiceover game is on like Donkey Kong, Thanks to you buddy. Thanks for all your help and support my friend.

[@NickFerry]

and of course, can't wait for that secret project!

[@MRrwmac]

Patrick's WorkShop Why did you change the voice and get someone to do the voice over? Why not use your own natural voice?

[@Patricksworkshop]

that is my voice I just have a better quality mic to use for the voice overs thanks for watching

[@BookofIsaiah]

Awesome idea and build!!!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much Matt. Lots more awesome projects on the way

[@joewalton2726]

Great Project clamps!

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks, Joe !!

[@KellyBrownwrsd]

Great vid and a very handy item for sure.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hey Kelly thanks a lot for watching buddy

[@jimkodysz5404]

Hi Patrick, Although I have a set of the Rockler blocks (and I love them), I think these are more versatile, and you can never have enough assembly jigs! Now I don't have to take out a second mortgage to have as many as I want! Great build!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hi Jim so much for watching

[@RuudMsk]

Awesome what a great idea

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thank you so much for watching

[@Mitermikeswoodshop]

nice job Patrick. great idea. you're going to have to start making these to sell.....lol. love the concept and functionality of it. alot of thought went into it.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Matter Mike's woodshop Hey Mike! I like the idea of selling them but There's no time for that Maybe I'll put Some free plans on the website. Thanks so much for watching

[@walterrider9600]

great idea thank you

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much for watching Walter

[@lui1648]

Good Afternoon and thanks for that informative video. Do you have a "how to" video on making the finger joint jig? I think that is my next DIY project

[@bill-chichi9701]

Post and beam design without the pegs. Lol. Nice job.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks for watching Bill

[@mfwoodshop]

Cool I’ve been needing to due these for a while

[@Patricksworkshop]

Yes they will come in super handy Would've made your Miter saw station Go together easier. Thanks so much for watching!

[@RickOShay4u]

Mike Fulton 8

[@americanwoodworkingtrickss6543]

Good job.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thank you so much for watching More Awesome projects on the way.

[@NicholasGomez]

Super Kick Butt my friend!!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much Nicholas

[@MarcelDiane]

Cool stuff

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks Marcel appreciate the support

[@summerswoodworking]

Cool idear!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks, Brian! Good to see you commenting.Lots more cool projects on the way brother

[@stephenjones1380]

Nice idea. Would you not want to trim the corner edges of the spars that may come into contact with the clamped boards, in order to avoid any glue squeezeout?

[@HarnealMedia]

Very cool Patrick. Great design

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks so much Steve,As you know lots more awesome projects on the way

[@ISTOmaker]

very good.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks for watching

[@dmitrykitov5956]

Very nice. What SW was used for modeling? It looks very nice!

[@johnnylongchallon740]

What is the name of the program you used to do your drawing could you send me link to where I can buy it please ?

[@lennyf1957]

Hey Patrick, are we ever gonna see you back making new videos? We miss you

[@henryroncal9239]

Hi Patrick, congratulations for your work. Could you tell me which program do you use to draw your projects? Thanks

[@Patricksworkshop]

the program I use is called Sketchup it's a free program check it out and thanks for watching my stuff

[@ManCrafting]

Awesome project. Definitely could have used these this week building my CNC Cabinet.

[@WoodenCreationz]

How much did you pay him to get your name on his video? lol 0:55

[@ManCrafting]

WoodenCreationz I watched this one my phone. I can’t see it even going back to look for it. If that’s the case. Awesome. I did see Drew’s. @oxintheshop.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks, Chad, These Clamping blocks are really Going to help me out on my table saw station Build. And now that I have these I am ready to start building. Thanks so much for watching And for the support buddy.!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Chad I had your website up in my Google chrome tabs open Because I was looking at your stuff

[@SimplyWoodenCreations1980]

What a great idea... the third leg addition defiantly took it up a notch on the awesomeness scale. The tease at the end was not cool though... LOL 😜

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks, Russ, I wasn't sure how people were going to think about the third Finger, But they it works for me and that's all that matters. Thanks so much for watching

[@bighands69]

I have made 3 axis clamp squares before but did not use finger joints. I have made many variations of corner clamp jigs. I have a wall full of them. I have made clamps were there are two "3 axis jigs" on the same unit so that you do not need two seperate jigs and can be clamped all at the same time.

[@virtualfather4117]

if you put a 1/4" bevel on all exterior edges you have room for glue squeeze out. Material selection, do you think they will move out of Square over time? Would plywood be more stable?

[@Patricksworkshop]

that's a great tip thanks so much as for materials I figure U could use any kind but I would not use hardwoods for the reason not to waste the good stuff in my opinion the 2x4s are plenty strong and will not move over time I used a good quality glue and tried to make them as square as possible and see these being used in my shop for years to come thanks for watching

[@theondebray]

Nice, very nice. But I've made my own, various sizes, with two pieces of wood just screwed & glued, clamped at 90 degrees to set, does the job. The only thing I would add: I have generously chamfered off the outside corner so that it doesn't come into contact with any glue.

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hi, Theo, that's a good tip with the chamfer thank so much for watching and comenting

[@BigPete7407]

Nice video. Good concept and variations of the clamping jigs. These are a cool addition to the shop. How are they holding up so far? I am curious about the 3 way finger joint. Thanks!

[@Patricksworkshop]

hey, Peter, they are awesome I am using them in my table saw station build and they work out great. I hope to have a video out using them in action in a few weeks thanks for watching

[@LordKaladar]

Those are sweet. I could use them to build the canned food organizers The Boss(tm) has requested. =)

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks, Walter, I'm glad you like themThanks so much for watching and good luck on the canned food organizer. Per the bosses request LOL

[@jornbuchal8907]

Great idea, easy done, well explained. The only thing I did not understand is why you didn't use a kind of stop-block added to your finger-joint jig, that runs on top of the jig and makes sure that your workpiece is clamped down 90 deg to the table saw surface without needing to check with your square each and every time... :-)

[@shaunsart]

Anything’s easy with that equipment

[@butchoneal228]

You want to try putting table salt on your glue up to Prevent "sliding"

[@prmskeepr]

I must remember to drink about six pots of coffee before watching your videos

[@Patricksworkshop]

Well drinking 6 cups of coffee in the morning anyways probably better for your health and then after you drink them you could watch my videos Thanks for watching PRMSkeepr Appreciate the support

[@johnagnew2040]

Great idea can you please let us know what glue you are using. John

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hi John Thanks for watching The glue I used is Tightbond 2 the blue label I swear by that stuff and try to only use it for all my projects in the shop I also use the red label on some stuff as well as the waterproof green label 3 thanks for asking if you have any other questions let me know thanks again for watching Patrick

[@davetaylor2449]

Why not add two brads or small wooden dowels through finger joints in a 45 degree fashion for added strength?

[@spyhunter99]

cool but can you make them using only the RAS?

[@Patricksworkshop]

I am sure I could but since they are now make Ill have to wait till i need another batch thanks for watching

[@zenamcfarland9792]

For a beginner, what you suggest should be the1project?

[@bighands69]

Small box, small shelf unit, small cabinet unit. You could even use that to fix legs to a chair or table with pocket screws.

[@mikem6080]

turn the volume up!!!!!!!!!

[@timguba8887]

Great idea, Patrick. I was going to make a set of the "lame" design types, but I like these better. Well done!

[@Patricksworkshop]

Thanks Tim,I'm Glad you like my design,Thanks so much for watching.

[@garoglen]

Once you told me what NAPA belt you used for a replacement on your HF lathe,, I lost that , please tell me again , Gary .

[@Patricksworkshop]

oh no problem i saved the number its a NAPA 3L240

[@kevinorr6880]

Patrick, where did you get the yellow handled clamps? I like them.

[@Patricksworkshop]

the clamps are the micro jig dovetail clamps. there is a link to the clamps in the video description

[@Patricksworkshop]

thanks for watching .

[@lindaholley7277]

Great clamps. What is the design program you use?

[@Patricksworkshop]

Hi Linda Thanks!! The program I use is called Sketchup 2017 it's pretty easy to learn thanks for watching my videos . I have lots more awesome projects on the way .

[@abh3960]

i need a set

[@michaelgarcia9080]

what application you're using?? and is that free??? im new to woodworking and i have a lot in mind but im looking for application like that, would you mind recommending me some ? btw nice video ^_^