This is one of those projects that was dreamt up in the middle of the night – I am still gluing up sections of reclaimed bowling alley lane (more of that story to follow) and it is always tricky to keep things straight and flat.
The first rev this morning yielded this….some Maple flooring scraps cut up to give an elevated clamping surface with minimal contact to the clamped boards. The tongue on the flooring was a natural…...just add some wax to keep the glue at bay:
Then it occurred to me that having some clamps at the ready would help shave some presious seconds off the glue up time so added the clamp holders:
To make the clamp holders, just clamped them all together to cut the slot on the TS:
The clamps are just below the height of the tongue:
A couple shots in action:
And a final shot:
Wished I’d done something like this sooner – they work pretty good…......will post some of the results of this soon…...
Thanks for looking.
Jeff
-- Jeff - Whether you think you can do it or not - you're right....
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superdav721
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#1 posted 95 days ago
Totally an ingenious way to use those scraps. This would be great for those clamps I have that have a poor foot. Great stuff Jeff.
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#2 posted 95 days ago
Nice idea, should make glue ups a little easier, which is always nice. I see the bench looking good too.
JL7
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#3 posted 94 days ago
Hey Dave and Shane – thanks for the comments…..I did 3 glue ups today and even tho they turned out pretty good – they still weren’t just right….....I’m still a newbie at this woodworking stuff, but have done quite a few glue ups…...but each one still has some challenges…...
I did an eight footer today, using little chunks of bowling lane…...this was the main inspiration for the frames…...and it turned out better than would have otherwise…..
Thanks again.
Jeff
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#4 posted 94 days ago
Good idea, Jeff.
Glue-ups can be fraught, even for the most experienced.
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#5 posted 94 days ago
Very nice Jeff.
Man your are putting together a really nice shop.
Just love watching this all come together.
Steve
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JL7
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#6 posted 94 days ago
Hey Martyn and Steve – appreciate the comments!
Jeff
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#7 posted 94 days ago
Clever solution.
Anything that makes a glue up quicker/easier is a plus.
Thanks for sharing.
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#8 posted 94 days ago
Great idea! I think I can use this. Thanks P.S Nice work bench !!!!
JL7
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#9 posted 94 days ago
Scott and Greg – really appreciate it! Greg, the bench project keeps getting put on hold, but it will be finished someday! Thanks…..
Jeff
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DIYaholic
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#10 posted 94 days ago
So, what you are saying is: The “Bench” has been benched!
-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow!
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