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Title: Making cheap clamps
Post by: OldBow on April 11, 2010, 01:25:31 pm

I've gotten away from making bows for awhile. Spending time making a glued lapstrake boat. I  learned, though, how to make cheap clamps for less than a $.75 apiece out of 2x2 stock. I'll keep these around next time I make a laminate bow.

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Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: KenH on April 11, 2010, 01:47:26 pm

Good looking bow(t) ::)  and nice clamp design.  I make my own spool clamps for lutherie, but hadn't seen that clamp before.

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Easternarcher on April 11, 2010, 01:50:51 pm

I've seen those before! There was a time when I planned on a lapstrake boat, but the project never got off the ground. The clamps I made were from yellow birch.

What boat you building there Oldbow???

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: OldBow on April 11, 2010, 02:01:34 pm

Quote from: Easternarcher on April 11, 2010, 01:50:51 pm

I've seen those before! There was a time when I planned on a lapstrake boat, but the project never got off the ground. The clamps I made were from yellow birch.

What boat you building there Oldbow???

This will be a 15' recreational rowboat with glued lapstrake construction. I will finish planking this week. :)

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Pat B on April 11, 2010, 02:49:27 pm

Cool clamp idea Don. Looking forward to seeing your finished boat too!  ;) 8)

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Innocente on April 11, 2010, 04:32:57 pm

you had me at cheap, oldbow.

brilliant idea, also.

do post pics of boat!

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: jeff halfrack on April 11, 2010, 04:41:08 pm

  Wait  a  gosh  darn second!!!!!   first  the  clamps   are  great!!   I  will  make  some,  but  I  think  one  picture  of  the  boat  was  mean!!!   LOL,   LOL,    please  show  us  more  pics  good  job  JEFF W   

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: AndrewS on April 11, 2010, 06:58:58 pm

Ok Oldbow I think, you will locked this for selfboat of the month ;)

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: OldBow on April 11, 2010, 09:11:40 pm

They cal me OldBoat now >:D ...at least for awhile.

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: bryan irwin on April 11, 2010, 09:28:29 pm

cool boat i like the clamp idea.

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: cowboy on April 11, 2010, 10:41:32 pm

Oldboat ;D.

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 11, 2010, 11:03:20 pm

My friend, looks like you are enjoying retirement! Jawge

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: M-P on April 11, 2010, 11:07:10 pm

Hi All,  I made similar clamps ( also for boat building project) and they work dandy.   Stapling, or gluing a leather hinge across the end makes them a little easier to use, but then yiou can't open them real wide nad use the spacer as in Oldboat's drawing.   Ron

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Postman on April 11, 2010, 11:19:26 pm

Great idea, and a beaut of a boat.

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Orkraider on April 11, 2010, 11:21:56 pm

wow, i'm bookmarking this so I can steal the design for those clamps.

The boat looks awesome as well, I would like to see more pics as it comes along.

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 12, 2010, 10:01:39 am

Great idea Don. I have been planning the boat project for a while also.  ;D

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Canoe on April 12, 2010, 10:23:10 am

Howdy OldBow,

Nice cheap clamps.  Thanks for sharing.

And, bookmarked for laminated boat of the month. ;)

Regards,
Canoe

Title: Re: Making cheap clamps
Post by: Aries on April 12, 2010, 12:35:51 pm

looks like an excellent, BIG project.  The clamps are most excellent as well, i have fiddled around with some ideas for making clamps but mine usually bomb shell. ill definitely be trying this.  Thanks for the info.  Ty