How to Make A Lutherie's Clamp Experiment

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How to make a Luthier Clamp. We are experimenting with making a simple clamp. This is made for light weight pressure situations. Often when working with small pieces.
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@stephenpasinosky7611 8 месяцев назад

Somewhere in the video you said there were no right answers. James, you always have a Wright answer.

@hubrigant 8 месяцев назад

If James doesn't, I'm sure Sara does.

@Timber2Toothpicks 6 месяцев назад

I have been watching your videos from my bed in the hospital. I am a woodworker with severe disabilities. My hands shake, I am in a wheelchair and I love Bridge City Tools. This is the first I have seen this machine used. Knowing what I do about neurological disabilities I immediately saw where I could use in many things I do. You did not cover it REALLY well but you did enough that I am going to buy one. Thats now on you! Being disabled one sees things differently than others. You NAILED it with the way you explained that part or use of the machine. I owned my own Woodshop for 25 years. I love tools and I love learning to use them. My main tool is a Shopsmith. July 5 2023 I bought a Laguna Lathe. Now pretty much what I do is turning. The little bit you presented the light went on. Thank You for that. Hey stay in touch with me. When I buy my new machine I will be posting up my videos on my channel. It was a fun to watch video. You’re an ACE with hand planes. This video opened a new door for me. The light went on brightly.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! I am looking forward to seeing what you make.

@timothymallon 8 месяцев назад

I think I would go back to the original design for the jaw alignment. Having yours start at 90 degrees, VS the original clamps what the degree they were, makes a lot of difference. If you begin at 90, when you use pressure, you go off 90 and create a small pinch point that could damage the soft woods being used on the instrument. By having the clamp be off 90 and with pressure come into 90, it gives the surface more grab with less pinch. Also, the cork is still more forgiving than leather and when compressed is very grabby so less pressure is needed. Leather will burnish too quickly over time and slip, more than grab. Overall, its a great project and I think I might make them myself.

@user-mc7mc4cf9s 8 месяцев назад

My thought is - wonderful. Larger ones cost much, and now I can make like 20 of them and glue boards together, thanks! Glue like a crazy person, no matter what!

@Srulio 8 месяцев назад

Very good work. I like the simplicity of a clamp that holds with friction alone. There is less risk of overclamping and glue starvation of a joint. Leather pads seem fine but you could probably salvage and reuse some wine corks easily enough.

@reskridge 8 месяцев назад

Nice Saturday project! Can see many times where these would be useful

@gregpreston7301 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely love building my own tools and jigs. This would be a great addition. Looking forward to the class.

@JackFright 8 месяцев назад

Agreed. I'm looking at making all my own plus the tools for bookbinding

@CodyBrandt580 8 месяцев назад

I like the idea of making my own clamps. The fewer parts required the better. Thank you for all you do for the woodworking community 🙏 ❤️

@kevinkult 8 месяцев назад

😂 "Comment down below" 😂 I hadn't heard that one before. Thanks for the great content James!

@wouterengels7769 8 месяцев назад

I like this one, nice for a rainy afternoon with my boys.

@peregrine1970 8 месяцев назад

Never ran across those before... looks like a neat project.

@johnbesharian9965 8 месяцев назад

I always find it amazing that this style of clamps are not more commonly used. Now I don't know where you're planning on getting the cork sheet(s), but, for making two surf rods, I went to the best tackle shop in town (Modern Bait & Tackle in San Francisco), bought two 13' Lamiglas blanks, one reel seat (for the spinning rod, the conventional reel clamps directly to the grip), appropriate Fuji guides and tips and a 1" wide by"X" yards long spool of adhesive backed cork tape. I used the same source for tape when it came time to R&R the clamping surfaces of any of the guitar clamps I was using at the time fixing guitars. Much easier than cutting strips from a sheet of cork, then trimming to fit, etc.

@bengtmeuller7043 8 месяцев назад

Getting rid of a leg clamp is a pain 😁. I like the lighthearted experimentering!

@JustinShaedo 8 месяцев назад

Gluing leather on clamp faces; what great idea!

@BAILEYWOODWORKS 8 месяцев назад

I am definitely going to make a set of those! Great video!

@tonyp.2482 8 месяцев назад

"Sorry, leg cramp." You are hilarious. Always finding a punch line. I'm always looking forward to the end, keep them coming 😂😂😂😂

@caneycreekwoodcarver 8 месяцев назад

Very cool Robert. That is awesome way to also use up scrap wood that you would get off of other projects.

@dandelie2067 8 месяцев назад

I sure would like to know how to make those clamps. Great to know information.

@alholston-smith7631 8 месяцев назад

I have an antique large version (beam is more than 12” long) and wondered what it was originally used for, thanks. I didn’t think of making small ones for smaller project clamping, like small boxes, great idea. Cheers

@marcbarash6045 8 месяцев назад

Thanks James

@martinkruger8724 8 месяцев назад

I love the simplicity of it and already thinking of building one. 🤔 In metric, of course. 😁

@christopherharrison6724 8 месяцев назад

Love to watch you playing around with these ancient designs

@jefferycre Месяц назад

I might have to give it a go! Great video 👊

@paco_vazquez 8 месяцев назад

One mere project to the list! Thanks James

@JustinShaedo 8 месяцев назад

That saw at 0:45 looks like it fits your hand perfectly 😉

@glencrandall7051 8 месяцев назад

A nice tool. Easy DIY project. You can never have too many clamps. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

@iainmcculloch5807 8 месяцев назад

I can certainly see a use for a couple of these in my workflow. Should be fun to build.

@hassanal-mosawi4235 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing that and the make!

@Apillicus 8 месяцев назад

I need to make some of these. Thanks!

@snellscroft 8 месяцев назад

Good idea, will make a few of those

@graywulf19 8 месяцев назад

I've never seen these before. They look like they would be good for small boxes.

@cheryldawkins7486 8 месяцев назад

Enjoyed it. Thank you

@kennethnielsen3864 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing.

@J.A.Smith2397 8 месяцев назад

Love you experimenting

@KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally 8 месяцев назад

The algorithm has now been fed

@toddellner5283 8 месяцев назад

Roubo's 18th century book _With All Precision Possible_ , one of the great old woodworking tomes, shows a clamp which works on exactly the same principle but made of ~1/2" iron square stock rather than wood.

@danielfasang4983 8 месяцев назад

Damn it, since I don´t quite get how they work I´ll have to build a set of them just to find out... Thanks for That James 😂 Great Video as always thanks and keep it up. Best chanel on RU-vid!

@llaroque211 8 месяцев назад

Good job.

@MCsCreations 8 месяцев назад

Brilliant little clamp, James! Fantastic work!!! 😃 I may try to make a few as well! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@red58impala 8 месяцев назад

Interesting clamp concept. I'm curious to see how well it would work compared to a more "traditional" luthier's clamp with the cam clamp portion. I look forward to future videos and the build video on this. I need some light duty clamps and these just might fit the bill.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

Oddly enough this is the traditional luthier's clamp. The cam design is considerably newer. But a while ago the cam design came out and most people considered it to be the superior design and so most switched over to that.

@red58impala 8 месяцев назад

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks for clarifying. I figured I'd be wrong calling the cam clamp "traditional", which is why I put it in parenthesis as I wasn't sure, but I do think the cam clamp version would be more versatile. If you do decide to do some comparisons, you'll definitely get a view from me.

@bigdragon261 8 месяцев назад

I would love to make some. That is very interesting.

@walterrider9600 8 месяцев назад

thank you

@MrDNG55 8 месяцев назад

II’m going to try this! Thanks 🙂

@MatthewHarrold 8 месяцев назад

Now I know what I'm doing next weekend. I've got enough oak scraps to make two of these. Cheers mate. $0.02

@nelsvantoor5159 8 месяцев назад

That's a neat li'l clamp for light work that's easy/cheap to make as well.

@johnfreiler6017 8 месяцев назад

that looks great and I'd love to see a measured drawing.

@jt2988 8 месяцев назад

Should try and make one with longer tabs on the back to help squeeze the clamp tighter

@dpmeyer4867 8 месяцев назад

thanks

@deezynar 8 месяцев назад

James Krenov liked those.

@neoanderson5027 8 месяцев назад

Great

@scottswineford6714 8 месяцев назад

Seems like it ought to be ideal for epoxy joints

@alanfarnworth2802 8 месяцев назад

could you do a video on how these are used in practice . they look really interesting

@noahfreeman8115 8 месяцев назад

insightful clamp comment!

@TheBottegaChannel 8 месяцев назад

Gave me an idea to suggest. Dare ya to make a wooden wrench combined with a mallet. 😂

@jimbucket2996 8 месяцев назад

See Englers video on cam clamps for ideas. He's always thorough. I'm making a bunch of square wooden ones for my shop when I get to it.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

I've done a few other videos on cam clamps. Those are always fun.

@will72588 2 месяца назад

Yess those are usually used to clamp the bridge. 3 are normally used and they have a cam lock to apply pressure. Bc there's no room in the sound hole... It's not a hand hole. :))

@Kevin.odonnell 8 месяцев назад

Now do again with a cam! Also if you’re interested in hand tool guitar making… I’m not saying that it’s my favorite thing ever… but it totally is something I would love to share resources about

@toddellner5283 8 месяцев назад

Feels like there should be a stop that keeps the moving jaw from getting too close to the fixed jaw. If you can't get a hammer in there to give it a whack you could end up with a clamp stuck and unable to be removed without sawing.

@Adamant4160 8 месяцев назад

Down below!

@Mikey__R 8 месяцев назад

Down below!!

@grumpyoldsodinacellar3518 8 месяцев назад

Comment added 😊

@nikolausreinke9966 8 месяцев назад

I think the extra pieces in the sliding mortise are there to prevent that mortise from wearing. At least I was thinking about wearing issues just before you showed the original clamp. That made sense to me, then. What do you think?

@alextopfer1068 8 месяцев назад

You joke, but oak is an exotic imported timber around here edit: i wonder if i can adapt the design for gluing up hidden tang knife handles

@ianpearse4480 8 месяцев назад

Well, I do need to get grip! LOL.

@user-mg7yd9wk8r 8 месяцев назад

And when u do can u send me the sizes of woods and size and what wood to go buy please love ur work its exactly what I wanna do after level 2

@user-mg7yd9wk8r 8 месяцев назад

Nice Wright let me no when ur class is I think I'm at the stage in college now I should be able to do just how do I get ur waxy finish from😊😊😊😊

@HansWurst12345 8 месяцев назад

hammer tap on the back easily quadruples the clamping force, same principle as a holdfast. i do that on my cam clamps all the time

@ykkfamily 8 месяцев назад

Already clicked like and watching 😁

@JackFright 8 месяцев назад

wait, wait, white oak? Mythical material of the gods? ;)

@michaelgreen429 8 месяцев назад

These are neat clamps. I wouldn't mind building a set. Do they provide enough clamping pressure to work with pva glues? Or just hide glues and epoxy? Thanks

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

In the application where you'd be using these you don't need the full strength of the PVA glue. You'd be talking about gluing together the body of something with quarter inch or thinner material. In that case the glue strength really isn't that important.

@PedroPereira-ut6pp 8 месяцев назад

I was expecting the classic phrase: you can't never have enough clamps!

@opotime 8 месяцев назад

Its Time for a viseless video...@0:53 the vise push a bow to the workpeace that wanted to be flat. Im sure you know better because you still get it flat that way...but there are better ways to show. Sorry for the way im talking, im mean ... No no i mean it nice ;-) Greatz from Germany and have a nice Day opo

@Hansenomics 8 месяцев назад

Working for The Clamp Down!

@tatehogan5685 8 месяцев назад

I felt oddly pressured to watch this😂

@user-tl3dk1wr8f 8 месяцев назад

Just curious: why didn't you cut the mortise before you cut the two heads apart? That way you didn't have to "glue" the two heads together. Looks like a fun project!

@tarbucktransom 8 месяцев назад

Having made this exact project before, the answer very well may be "yeah, oops." If there's a pragmatic reason, then it's probably about accuracy over that long of a narrow mortise?

@johnford7847 8 месяцев назад

Did you make one/some without finishing the bar? If so, did you find it makes any difference in how well the clamp holds? I was kind of shocked to see you apply BLO, let alone wax, to the bar. Looking forward to more about this.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

I have not noticed a clamping difference with or without finish and paste wax.

@vince55sanders 8 месяцев назад

this one time at Band Clamp...

@entretantosmundosgaming4974 8 месяцев назад

Would clamps like these work for electric guitar building? I’ me referring to the gluing part.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

For electric guitar most of the time you are just doing structural gluing. These are great for small delicate pieces but you don't need the clamping strike.

@robohippy 8 месяцев назад

So, are you going to make a guitar/banjo/mandolin/ukulele????

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

Some day I will make another one.

@urgamecshk 8 месяцев назад

The top mortise shouldn't be wedged. It's usually cross pinned There's also another "stop" pin on the bottom to stop the moving jaw from falling off completely.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

That is all what I am experimenting with.

@toddellner5283 8 месяцев назад

The metal version - see post from 29 October above - puts the moving jaw on the bar and then upsets the end so it won't come off.

@andrewjohnson9610 8 месяцев назад

How long have those stalactites been growing from the lid of your oil jar?!?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

LOL about 8 years on that one.

@urgamecshk 8 месяцев назад

As a luthier... These are just called Cam Clamps.

@jimbucket2996 8 месяцев назад

That looks similar to a cam clamp it's just missing cam.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

The anti-cam clamp

@gordonmccall5263 8 месяцев назад

Comment down below! Cool project!

@jeffs.3527 8 месяцев назад

One might worry that a woodworker without a lot of friendth was a luthier.

@RobEdinger 8 месяцев назад

Down Below!

@richardtyler-5119 8 месяцев назад

Comment down below 👍

@bigpoppajeff 8 месяцев назад

Comment down below

@steveshapland8846 6 месяцев назад

I put a cam on the sliding jaw of the set i made.

@blacknorce 8 месяцев назад

Not my style. Maybe if you can tap it tighter but it looks like it wouldn't last long if someone is hitting it a lot. Still looks fun to make.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

Yeah this isn't for anything that means clamping force. It's for small light delicate things.

@thebulletproofpoet1744 8 месяцев назад

Is this where I comment?

@mx_nana_banana 8 месяцев назад

is it just me or does james seem high strung in this episode?

@j.davidbennett8373 8 месяцев назад

a fine Luthier pun

@InternalizedSun 8 месяцев назад

Indeed it is - LMAO 😂

@JohnColgan. 8 месяцев назад

Oops💪😉

@christophermahon1851 8 месяцев назад

For those who don't have enough pressure in their lives already.

@jwydubak9673 8 месяцев назад

Comment down below.

@warrenmunn3224 8 месяцев назад

😜

@ssrattus 8 месяцев назад

Comment down below, below.

@hundertd 8 месяцев назад

You've titled this one, an "experiment..." Will you be doing a video on how to make one that is not an experiment?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 8 месяцев назад

Yes. I am planning on doing a live class as well.

@JackFright 8 месяцев назад

Okay, answering your questions. Yes, would love to make this sort of thing. Very much interested in making all of my own tools. As I mentioned below, I am interested in making all of my bookbinding tools as well. Any techniques that I could transfer would be great. I'm all for the class.