Woodworking Tips and Tricks / 5 Hacks for Clamps: Part 3

Woodworking Tips and Tricks / 5 Hacks for Clamps: Part 3

In this online woodworking class we’ll be reviewing tips and tricks for woodworking clamps.
Clamps are often awkward to use, especially when you have 2 or more pieces of wood you want to glue up in a timely manner. The best way to get woodworking clamps working for you is to make the clamps easier to use, that way you have a much better chance of gluing or attaching your wood … before the glue dries. In this video we’ll review tips for c-clamps, pipe clamps and much more!

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5 Woodworking Hacks for Clamps: https://youtu.be/Pp7b-kziLqU
5 Woodworking Tips for the Table Saw: https://youtu.be/31DWE1aRVto
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50 Comments

  1. Christopher Klosowski on August 8, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    Great idea with the magnets, just love it.



  2. John Roth on August 8, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    Thanks Colin. I always learn so much.



  3. El Guapo on August 8, 2022 at 11:32 pm

    Thank you for the great tips, Colin. I use many jigs at school where I teach. I paint them blue and that reminds me not to throw them away when cleaning, plus the kids know they are not just scrap pieces laying around. Of course, in your shop you can leave them unpainted or color code them.



  4. Shirley Malar on August 8, 2022 at 11:33 pm

    AWESOME!!!! I can use so many of your



  5. big Johnny boots on August 8, 2022 at 11:33 pm

    Your a master Carpenter fair play to you for doing all the videos that you do peace out



  6. Brazilgrass Brazilgrass on August 8, 2022 at 11:36 pm

    Your videos are great, I’ve been learning a lot from them.
    Thanks and cheers from Brazil!



  7. Earl Cox on August 8, 2022 at 11:37 pm

    Colin where do you get your magnets. I’ve look at a lot of places. Thanks



  8. Eulogio Tapia on August 8, 2022 at 11:38 pm

    Very good from Chile



  9. Trees_Games on August 8, 2022 at 11:39 pm

    Looking forward to Part 4!
    Subscribed 🙂



  10. İsa Koçoğlu on August 8, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    You always seem to breathe a breath of fresh air in to tips and tricks videos.

    Thank you Colin. Keep up your great stuff please 😊



  11. D Rickard on August 8, 2022 at 11:41 pm

    Great tips!



  12. Lyle Tiahrt on August 8, 2022 at 11:42 pm

    Great Hacks. But being new to your site, you talked about some foam. You only mentioned that you talked about it in a early hack not where to get it. I went back to find it but couldn’t. So could you please tell me where you purchased it?? Thanks



  13. twig Hahn Jackson on August 8, 2022 at 11:42 pm

    Foam sheets are sold at Dollar Tree. Shalom



  14. Eduardo Saez on August 8, 2022 at 11:42 pm

    Great tips, Thank you so much.



  15. Shirley Malar on August 8, 2022 at 11:47 pm

    I can use so many of your hacks for all my projects (not just wood!) Thanks!



  16. gypsycruiser on August 8, 2022 at 11:48 pm

    Liked the idea of attaching foam on the clamps



  17. Shirley Malar on August 8, 2022 at 11:53 pm

    AWESOME!!!! I can use so many of your



  18. Phil Wood on August 8, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    Again you presented simple but effective ways to get more out of our tools.



  19. Miranda Rutherford on August 8, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    I LOVE the toggle clamp idea. Well, really all of them. TY!



  20. Mark Elliot on August 8, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    Wow…your videos are fantastic…the adhesive foam sheets…I my building big box store and all I could find were 50 rolls…where di you find yours? thanks



  21. Dunno Anyone on August 8, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    Why after all these years don’t the c-clamp manufacturers make clamps with timber faces



  22. Samantha Thackston on August 8, 2022 at 11:58 pm

    my head is blowing off my shoulders. Just recently started doing woodworking in earnest and these hacks and tips are AMAZING. I always said, if I knew what I was doing I’d be unstoppable. lol. Now I can be!



  23. David Harvey on August 8, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    I like that stick on rubber idea, i have some left over butyl rubber pond liner I’m going to use, it’s as tough as old boots. I like the frame jig and do something similar but I’m a great fan of wedges for holding all kinds of stuff and opposing wedges to give parallel surfaces. I have used opposing wedges to make and adjustable thickness spacer. I was a toolmaker at one time in my life and have a set of what is called adjustable parallels, they are so handy. I bet you could come up with a hundred ideas for wedges and opposing wedges.



  24. Garviel Loken on August 9, 2022 at 12:00 am

    QUALITY



  25. superdavidbrothers on August 9, 2022 at 12:00 am

    Wow I love the dowel peg idea, I think that’s pretty neat. So is the one at the beginning of the video with the scrap piece of plywood and it has a magnet on it, I think that’s pretty clever.



  26. Bernard Poole on August 9, 2022 at 12:01 am

    Your bar clamps are designed to reverse the ends to make push clamps out of them my name is Bernie & I am new at watching. I love your shows Tks much



  27. Eulogio Tapia on August 9, 2022 at 12:02 am

    Very good from Chile



  28. pascal pailler on August 9, 2022 at 12:02 am

    c’est super bien ,je vais voir avec du velcro



  29. Lia Chaves on August 9, 2022 at 12:03 am

    Gostei muito das dicas.
    Faz mais projetos!
    Sou brasileira



  30. Jake Qwaninne on August 9, 2022 at 12:04 am

    hey there , i paint cars, and all our metal parts , fenders , hoods, and the such all ship with foam, or rubber anti bump things, we usually toss them , just ask for some, i have a whole drawer full, and they work great for transitions between clamps and wood, they come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and they are free, so cut them to whatever shape you need, the shops would be glad to get rid of them



  31. padraicpodge on August 9, 2022 at 12:05 am

    Loving the videos!! Are your fingers magnetic? 🤣🤣



  32. Tlou Mashitisho on August 9, 2022 at 12:05 am

    Took me a while to find again. The toggle clamp idea is my favourite!



  33. Dave Workman on August 9, 2022 at 12:05 am

    Great video on clamping hacks. Just wanted to add that I use stick-on felt pads (kind that are used on chair legs) on the jaws of my flat bar clamps.



  34. Jonathan Acton on August 9, 2022 at 12:07 am

    wd 40 is good for loosening tight threads on bar clamps



  35. Clarence Shotwell on August 9, 2022 at 12:09 am

    I love your hacks. I’ve used a few of them, most recently the sandpaper hacks. I like how you talk and act like a real person and not some stuffy "Professional Carpenter". I can relate to you. I look forward to more ideas.



  36. Michael Root on August 9, 2022 at 12:10 am

    Awesome tips for us newbie woodworkers. Thanks Colin.



  37. whiskyNwater on August 9, 2022 at 12:10 am

    This guy is a genius. So many ideas!



  38. edwin pante on August 9, 2022 at 12:13 am

    Thank you so much for your video. I can now replace my bessy f clamps pads. Almost all of them are broken. I dont know why



  39. Larry Cook on August 9, 2022 at 12:14 am

    Great channel and great tips. Thanks.



  40. Jim Gerth on August 9, 2022 at 12:15 am

    What would you recommend for clamping really long boards? I wanna glue like an almost 2 meter 4×4 to another one…



  41. bllourias on August 9, 2022 at 12:18 am

    Thank you! I have already experienced all of the clamp problems. I like your solutions.



  42. John Roth on August 9, 2022 at 12:20 am

    Thanks Colin. I really appreciate your time and your ideas.



  43. Margaritis Takis Kailos on August 9, 2022 at 12:21 am

    great tips as always! Thanks for sharing!



  44. Jeff Johnson on August 9, 2022 at 12:22 am

    You missed my favorite tip. Put a compression spring on the back of the squeeze clamp (or bar clamp). It allows you to with one finger (thumb) release it and close the gap without need of a second hand or a lot of squeezing.



  45. Andrew Full on August 9, 2022 at 12:22 am

    Have you considered making a stand for a C clamp so you can stand two or more of them up when gluing two boards together. A simple block of wood with a groove cut in top should suffice.



  46. Nouman Shah on August 9, 2022 at 12:23 am

    well done sir, this was very informative



  47. Don Lyons on August 9, 2022 at 12:24 am

    do you ever do any wood turning videos on a lathe?



  48. Papa Steve on August 9, 2022 at 12:25 am

    Great tips. I always learn something from your channel. Thank you very much.



  49. stuart williams on August 9, 2022 at 12:27 am

    Thanks again, love your videos



  50. Jeremy Mills on August 9, 2022 at 12:27 am

    I wish we could stop calling "tips," "hacks."