I have been ask to make a few picture frames, nothing really fancy just basic frames.

I made a clamping jig like you find on the net with the 4 arms and it pulls the parts together. I am not real happy with it, it works but not as good as I think it should. The corners still need to be lined up and that is kind of hard.

I have used band clamps and they work if the frame has a nice square edge to pull against but if not they are really hard to work with.

Is there a better clamp for gluing up pictures frames?

I have looked at the ones on Woodcraft and Rockler, the ones that use rods, and they look better but I am not sure.