Secrets to Clamping Success Woodworking Technique

Learn the basics from our resident expert.

Of all the steps involved in building a project, perhaps none is more vital to the life span of that project than how well you clamp it together. For expert advice on this subject we turned to the best glue-up man we know—our project builder Chuck Hedlund. Here he shares his best pearls of clamping wisdom for three common workshop situations.

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