Cool Miter Clamping Trick - You'll Want to Make This!

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A clever way to clamp large miter joints....often found in Mid-Century Modern furniture.
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[@oldkingcrow777]

I love how things become obvious with experience or by seeing someone else do something similar. This is a game changer for me. Life is filled with these things that make you feel dumb for not realizing it before, and I love those moments. Above all else, building stuff like carpentry in general and specifically measuring and jigs have this type of phenomenon the most with me. I get a kick out of it every time

[@keatonbeyerwoodworking]

I have a project I'm currently working on with weird angles I need to clamp. I was brainstorming last night as I don't want to super glue cauls on. Here's my solution! Thank you!

[@nickzornart]

Chris Salamone uses something similar. A useful thing to do when making these is to make them double ended - have the 45 degree end like these, and then put a block on the other end with a 30 or 60 degree angle.

[@JohnLaudun]

Double-ended = brilliant.

[@crashkg]

What about round ends? Then you can clamps at any angle. Like a large dowel cut in half and screwed to the end.

[@glencrandall7051]

This type of clamp fixture isn't new. But having it presented again is always worthwhile as a reminder for us old guys and for the newbies who may not have seen it yet. They are inexpensive to make as they only need waste material so make up several sets. Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2023 and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@justbroome]

Agreed! Even if not for an update in actual technique, then at minimum the vastly improved production quality and content delivery will prove helpful in distributing this great information for years to come as new people come into woodworking. For that I am very thankful to this channel.

[@redgti81]

Rob Cosman did a clamping setup similar to this on his channel a while ago. Super helpful.

[@pengel200]

I've tried this w/ offcuts CA glued to the piece, but always did the trial and error to find the clamp location. Love the logic and easy math behind pre-measuring. Also, the longer base material w/ the sandpaper will eliminate the CA glue and post glueing cleanup, and risk of tearing out the wrong wood. As always, your upping guilders' games w/ every video!

[@woodwhisperer]

Thanks very much, Paul!

[@estetubo]

Thank you so much. You saved my project tonight. Excellent and easy solution 👌

[@rickkinney1249]

i cant wait to try them thanx rick

[@justplanebob105]

Clever and simple! Thanks Marc!

[@matthysloedolff]

This is so simple and elegant. Thanks for sharing this, Marc!

[@Nettle314]

Love this! Thank you!

[@wouterengels7769]

Love these practical little jigs, easy to build, saves lots of headaches clamping!

[@biscuittreewoodworks]

Simple yet effective, love it!

[@jimpalmer1944]

Really good tip. Thanks

[@Normal1855]

I love this idea.

[@worstworkshop]

I love this! Such a simple jig to save a lot of headache.

[@tintin6892]

Great idea. One of those that seems so simple and obvious once someone else has done the hard thinking! Small improvement suggestion: make the angled clamping blocks (the ones nearest to the joint) with a convex surface to apply the third clamp to, this way the clamp won't try to walk away from the joint...

[@timlarson7228]

Thank you

[@viracocha03]

I had first seen this on Rob Cosman's channel, absolutely brilliant. Awesome variation, great video.

[@markglabinski3016]

I just love these tips and all the posts. The drop-ins are hilarious! Thanks.

[@robtowne5905]

great idea

[@phillipstanfill5392]

Cool idea. Thanks

[@ikust007]

Thank you !!

[@Mark_Wood]

That's really ingenuous Marc!

[@vernsteinbrecker3759]

Great tip

[@makatanau2878]

Super idea! Thanks!

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!

[@johnnation713]

Awesome tip Marc thanks so much for sharing this with us😊👍

[@kennylakits4093]

Yep, that will work! well done......

[@5280Woodworking]

Going to build 4 of these this weekend, thanks for sharing.

[@IMDunn-oy9cd]

I needed this. Thanks.

[@terryt2910]

Excellent! I've seen a version of these before, but yours are much, much easier to build. Plus! I enjoyed your explanation, cautions, and tips on using them. Thanks!

[@laws1524]

Looks like the perfect clamp for some of the joints on the Hank Chair. The notch idea is good, but this looks like an improvement. Thanks, Marc!

[@scotthallgv]

You can buy vices that hold corners like this. I used them for years working in custom framing and they work great. Granted your method is a lot less expensive and anyone can make them, but these things do exist for those who would be in the market for such things. Great money saving method for sure. Cheers.

[@HarrisonFord11]

First!! Nice, haven’t even watched it yet but always a good day when TWW uploads!

[@meatwhisperer]

Great explanation on how these are used!

[@chriscastle4503]

This is genius! This is why you are Matt Cremona’s Hero

[@TrailToughTrailers]

Thanks for sharing as this does work well!!!

[@dddube12]

Absolutely ingenious!!!! 😊

[@trevorroeder117]

Great idea!

[@rick91443]

Yup, WW took the words right out of my mouth...cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.

[@tombarnes1871]

Very good idea clearly discussed!!

[@definfected]

Very cool tip!! I always need a jig for something. Much ❤️ Marc!!

[@garydelder]

Thanks Mark, I will make them for my shop. Very good idea. Thanks for the video.

[@erichaskell]

Well done, thankyou.

[@ukhottubs]

What a really great solution. Very clever and kinda simple. Awesome

[@joequimby5542]

Excellent presentation as always.

[@irhgsy]

Another gem.

Useful, easy, cheap, reusable. Excellent helping tool. 👍

[@rnclinicaleducators9598]

Great idea Marc!

[@egbluesuede1220]

yeah these are basically awesome! Great tip.

[@emmmie]

I'm loving that colour of the GraphGear 1000

[@michaelmilton4427]

Great tip, thanks

[@3frogltd987]

Great video, I appreciate your clear instructional approach in your videos. This is a "new to me" clamping technique. I sure could have used it last winter when I rebuilt a mid-century modern chair and had to clamp the leg pieces. I think you can use angular shims at the clamp points to adjust closer to a square clamping surface.

[@chrisgriego549]

That is a great idea.

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Awesome idea!! Love it!!!

[@noblekennamer2580]

Thank you. I have seen a variation of this before but you made it very simple to make and use. An hour to construct 4 jigs, including going to the hardware store to buy spray adhesive. So very effective. I have struggled with miters for different reasons for quite a while and this is one more step to ease the pain.

[@ikust007]

Very very good .

[@sebmstudio1697]

This is such a simple and elegant solution to something that can be so annoying. Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@michaeldriskell6431]

Great idea! Thank you :)

[@DapperRV]

Genius.

[@MechmanGetrieb]

Nice!

[@outsidescrewball]

Simple/smart, thanks for sharing

[@elizabethdue4801]

Magic

[@patriciamay638]

Nice

[@dpmeyer4867]

cool

[@jimbalz3017]

good tip!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic jig, Marc! Thanks a bunch for the tip! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@terrmaso]

Made something similar but used some old shelving. Material was a 13 layer plywood about 7/8" thick. Shorter than yours, but work the same way. I am going to add shelf liner to help keep them in place.

[@kosmolab66]

Ottima idea, molto bravo 😉👍

[@RobSandstromDesigns]

Really like this idea/method thanks for sharing

[@robh.8214]

Very nice! I damaged a strip of paper for my drum sander and did not know what to do with it other than not throw a perfectly good piece of sandpaper out….. now I have a use!

[@steveferguson1232]

Love this. I’ve seen it before but not were it’s an actual reusable jig

[@michaelnichols7669]

Great tip. I’ll have to keep it in the catalog for future use. Wonder if it would work for window/door casing 🤔

[@BooleanOperator]

As others have mention, this clamping jig has been around for some time. But it is still great to see the step-by-step of how you made yours. The older version I remember had a rounded clamping face where you cut the 45 degree angle. I think the idea was to allow the clamp to be shifted into a position where the clamp faces could be pulling directly at each other while still clamping a wide range of miter angles.

[@ailivac]

That's what I was thinking - some kind of concave surface so the clamp would be able to find a stable position without slipping off. Or drill a hole through the side to insert the L-shaped end of one of those Milescraft fence clamps.

[@MSC-101]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. I am relatively new to woodworking and I usually need what I don't have. But this time, you inspired me to look around and you would not believe what I already had. Roofing jacks. Worked great, although I won't be lifting and waiving them around like yours in case they slip off. I will build yours and may even try aluminum extrusions with 90 degree connectors, but they will unfortunately also be heavy, so will need stay on the bench while the glue dries.

[@terristroh3965]

Simple but effective….the perfect kind of jig

[@Grumpy_Guy]

Brilliant! Saved to forget later! :)

[@TigerCarpenter]

great jig! I'm going to make a set for myself

[@TigerCarpenter]

@The_WoodWhisperer. are you trying to impersonate The Wood Whisperer?

[@mwrcrft]

Damn sweet clamping thingie

[@dennisdownes9319]

NIce!!!

[@realpdm]

Thanks for this. I've done the other methods and found them irritating. I'd never seen this approach but I'm going to do it next time for sure.

[@bradleytuckwell4881]

There’s so many methods to do this but any time you can reuse a jig over and over is great

[@rogerrrice]

This morning I was trying to come up with a different way to clamp up a waterfall table. I wanted to avoid gluing angle blocks, the method in this video came to me. I hadn’t seen the method before and thought I had come up with something new.

[@ironwood1621]

6:16 excellent idea! Thanks

[@imaginationingrained]

I love the clucking at the end! 😂😂

[@ianpearse4480]

I use something similar but with dowels so I can use on any angle joint.

[@hansangb]

Not having to fill the holes left by miter spring clamps is definitely a plus.

[@gerarddelmonte8776]

Handy dandy info, and timely for me as my painter honey needs me to make more frames for her.

[@HiThereFriend1]

Great surprised face Markc

[@theor.9219]

Schnitzel! That is a nice clamping jig. After seeing the wiggly part of the clamp creep to the edge, I thought, why not add a little ridge which prevents said creeping.. But great tip Marc

[@peninsulahomerenovations9680]

Thats how I do it also!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Came for the tip, stayed for Marc prepping for VO.

[@HCCWW]

This is one of those face-palming ideas that I’ve never thought of, and as soon as you showed it… yep, face-palm. As always, thank you for the excellent content and guidance.

[@timlarson7228]

Love it! Too true!

[@markd.621]

Good video. If you have them, Bessey Gear Clamps keep your hands away from the work surface when tightening them. Just a bit easier than having the clamp handles on or near the work surface.

[@rexmckinnon]

I am wondering if a curved face to the blocks instead of a 45 degree would work better for non 90 degree angles.

[@woodwhisperer]

Definitely a few things we could do to refine the concept. Try it and let me know how it works out.

[@scottwilson178]

Hi, very good info that you present. Curious about what type parallel clamps (long) on your wall. Bessey ? Noticed all black handles ?

[@nicholassinovich4257]

Best part of the video was the end lol

[@gregcook7806]

You could make a couple sets at a couple different angles, to get a closer angle parity. Maybe a set at 30 degrees, 45 degrees and 75 degrees, if you do angles further from a typical 90 degree miter. Also, adding a shallow pocket with a forstner bit would help "capture" the clamp into the blocks and help prevent the clamp from sliding off the clamping blocks. Great video overall and a simple, easy to build jig that will be hanging on my wall in the near future. So much cleaner than using CA glue for clamping cauls

[@douglasbrown3493]

I had to make the equivalent of 22 of these to make a faux beam from maple veneered plywood. 11 were individual like you show, the other 11 were attached to an 7 foot piece of MDF. The beam was 14 feet long and made in 2 sections. Then using the dowelmax we joined the 2 sections and lifted it to cover the LVL beam. Some mistakes were made, but these jigs worked great. Pics available on request. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@10drewe]

If you have the money, the ratcheting band clamp by Wolcraft is my favorite for miter joints. Wouldn’t work on this piece though and this is a great trick!