Save money and solve unique clamping challenges by building your own clamps. You don't have to be woodworking very long before you run into situations where ordinary bar clamps just won't get the job done. Woodworking catalogs feature a variety of specialty clamps, but it's hard to justify their price for occasional use. On the other hand, with just a few, small pieces of wood and some inexpensive hardware you can make your own special-purpose clamps. We've included plans for five styles: cam clamp, edging clamp, frame clamp, deep-reach clamp, and chair clamp.

We offer an 8.5” x 11” printed format of the 5 Shop-Made Clamps standard plan as well as a large, premium print format (18” x 24”) of the supplemental Premium Shop Drawings. Both are shipped directly to you. We highly recommend purchasing both the standard plan and the premium shop drawing for more in-depth instructions and greater detail. We also offer downloadable PDF versions of the 5 Shop-Made Clamps plans.