eLetter - Video: Hand-screw tips and tricks

Your newsletter from FineWoodworking.com [View in Browser]( [Fine Woodworking]( Hello, Valued Reader ! [Save up to 56% - Subscribe Now]( [VIDEO]( [PLANS & PROJECTS]( [HOW-TO]( [WORKSHOP]( [TOOL GUIDE]( Hand-Screw How-To with Bob Van Dyke Wooden hand screws are versatile, but they can be confounding to use. In this video, Bob Van Dyke and Ben Strano help you eliminate frustration and show you a few tricks to get the most from these versatile clamps. More clamping tips and tricks on FineWoodworking.com: - Whether you need to hold an oddly shaped part for handwork or you are looking for a safer way to hold a small part for machine work, wooden hand screws and cam clamps are invaluable. Their flat-sided jaws make it easy to clamp them to other surfaces, in a vise, or on a benchtop. [In this article]( Tim Coleman offers a plethora of uses and tips for these versatile workbench helpers. - [Here is an ingenious clamping fixture]( for inexpensive pipe clamps that helps put your clamping pressure exactly where you need it. - Online members of FineWoodworking.com can view [this classic article by Ian Kirby](. While this article is technically about glue-up techniques, it also includes some incredible information on clamping. [Read More]( Scholarship Winner Spotlight: Jordan Abraham Time and again, we’ve heard stories about how woodworking can be a therapeutic way to work through life’s tragedies and setbacks. Nobody knows this better than Jordan Abraham. Jordan, who serves in the Royal Canadian Dragoons, was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2009, just 38 days into his deployment. “I suffered extensive injuries to my back, neck, and hip and was flown home to Canada where I underwent surgery and a long recovery process,” Jordan said. “To top it off, from everyone else who went to Afghanistan on my tour, I was the only soldier to be seriously wounded and sent home.” [Read More]( Brace Yourself! Rollie Johnson has used a brace and bit for decades to auger through heavy timbers or bore accurate holes that can’t be reached with a drill press, but for years he was rather casual about the quality of these tools and sometimes his efforts were less than spectacular. [See More]( [facebook](#link) [twitter](#link) [SawStop]( [LOCK] The North Bennet Street School Toolbox STL 134: Crosscut Sleds and Friendly Commissions Sha100 From camera to shop stool Have you ever wanted to make a SketchUp model from a piece you've seen at a museum, but all you had to go by was a photograph and rough dimensions? In this edition of our Design, Click, Build blog, Tim Killen demystifies the process of going from photo to SketchUp model. [See more]( [facebook](#link) [twitter](#link) Shaker Bench in Two Sizes Two great plans for the price of one! Success with Finishing Save 15% today! [SHOP]( [Fine Woodworking]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [BECOME A MEMBER]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [youtube]( [THE TAUNTON PRESS]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( [SEND TO A FRIEND]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You have received this message because you are a Fine Woodworking customer or have registered on [FineWoodworking.com](. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to update your email preferences.