Using Clamp Blocks

If you’ve ever tried to clamp two pieces together that are cut at less than a 90-degree angle, you know how difficult it is to keep the joint from sliding around before it dries. George Vondriska has a neat trick to resovle this clamping challenge using clamp blocks. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.

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13 Responses to “Clamp Blocks”

Rustaholic January 16th, 2014

And I have always just used a couple strap binders.
Looks like it will be a very nice looking project.

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Rin December 22nd, 2017

Every time I’ve used hot glue to temporarily hold something together I’ve gotten a lot of tear out when I tried to disassemble it. Is there a particular type of hot glue that you’re using that doesn’t hold as well? I just use what is available at my home center and there doesn’t seem to be any choice of type of glue.

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- Customer Service December 29th, 2017
  
  Hi Rin. Nothing special about the hot melt I’m using. It’s just an off-the-shelf bag of cartridges. Maybe the difference is soft wood versus hard wood. The flag case is walnut, which has a pretty tight grain.
  Thanks
  Paul-WWGOA
  
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Warner Smidt December 22nd, 2017

Hot glue will soak into pores of wood. After scraping surface glue off, how do you remove glue from the wood pores?

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- Customer Service December 29th, 2017
  
  Hi Warner. I haven’t seen it soak into the pores of the wood. Maybe it’s a hardwood/softwood issue. On a hard, tight grain wood like walnut (the flag case) glue is less likely to seep in compared to pine or a similar softwood. But a card scraper might be a good answer to make sure the surface is clean after the glue block comes off.
  Thanks
  Paul-WWGOA
  
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Kev Shapland April 28th, 2018

A smart thing to do before the glue up would be to complete the finish on the inside sections first, as the task to do it once complete, would be so much more difficult, especially having glass in this type of project.

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az guy October 9th, 2018

Worried about removing hot glue residue, would narrow strips of double stick tape work just as well and be less likely, at least in my experience, to leave a residue that makes finishing problematic.

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- Customer Service October 9th, 2018
  
  Hello,
  
  Double sided tape should work fine for this I think. Just be sure that you get all of the dust off before applying tape or it will not stick well.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Paul
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Tom Weinberger May 13th, 2019

Is there another glue that can be used instead of hot glue for temporary use? (I don’t have a hot glue gun)

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- Customer Service May 15th, 2019
  
  Hi Tom. Not that I’m aware of. You can generally find a hot glue gun for a reasonable price and you will find uses for it in the shop once you have one.
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  Paul-Woodworkers Guild of America
  
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John November 30th, 2020

Very informative

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Howard Flad January 29th, 2021

What is the angle cut on box sections

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- Customer Service February 1st, 2021
  
  Hello Howard,
  
  Thank you for contacting us.
  
  Here is a plan with all of the details for this project: https://www.wwgoa.com/video/flag-case-plans-000127/
  
  If you have any other concerns, please contact us at 1-855-253-0822, or chat with us on our site.
  
  We greatly appreciate your business!
  
  Sincerely,
  
  Lindsay
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