Roger Feeley
06-16-2021, 1:28 PM
I was getting ready to start glueing and clamping some 600 pieces into a cutting board for a wedding gift. When I do this, I generally build some sort of clamping frame and it’s always kind of a kluge. I realized that this exact type of clamping has been around for a long time in the letterpress printing world. They clamp rows of type into a heavy frame that goes into the press.
the frame is called a chase and the clamps are called quoins. They use lots of maple spacers called furniture. Heres a link showing this stuff in use in woodworking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edurink/sets/72157625119408168/detail/
so I got a nice size chase off of eBay for $30 + shipping
i got six new-old-stock 3” quoins plus a key for $25 inc shipping.
no more kluge
the frame is called a chase and the clamps are called quoins. They use lots of maple spacers called furniture. Heres a link showing this stuff in use in woodworking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edurink/sets/72157625119408168/detail/
so I got a nice size chase off of eBay for $30 + shipping
i got six new-old-stock 3” quoins plus a key for $25 inc shipping.
no more kluge