Mathias is a savage. this man straight roasted his clamps, talked shit about his weight and then linked his video on how to make his version of clamps.

The passive aggressive peer rivalry warms my heart

bitch move letting him destroy 2 clamps and not maxing yours out.

John (paraphrase): "The strength is there; it's just breaking under pressure. It would go up to four, if I held it just right, even though the clamping pressure, which is the only purpose of a clamp, can't get past three."

John : I destroy mine....2 of them! Matthias : well i went to 4 John : *smile while throwing the clamp in express of anger*

john:"at this point thats just showing off" matthias without any delay or remorse: "thats right"

John's clamp only went to 3. Resting force is all that matters. Putting your weight on the handle doesn't mean shit.

You two are the troublemakers of woodworking ;)

I think that John is a bad influence on you. You're swearing more. In the next video, he'll get you to try weed.

Seems like John refuses to admit his is not as strong! :P

This is awesome. Love the look John gives you at 7:42. That's pretty telling. Love collabs like this. I don't know how far apart all the major woodworking youtubers live, but taking trips to meet up for video's is a lot of time investment, and I respect that kind of commitment to the community. Thanks for sharing!

Now a competition with AvE's clamps.

OMG, Matthias dropped the F-Bomb.....Bravo.

All I wanna know is....who painted theirs blue first???

How to make friends awkward toward each other= mix one part competitiveness with one part pride, weigh on a scale and break things. Serve shaken, not stirred. Great video! Very fun.

Guys these video's are only meant to be fun. John and Matthias are both very comfortable with what they do. They both create awesome projects worthy of being built. Just sit back and enjoy. Also this is a learning experience. There is a lot of knowledge to be gained by comparing each other's projects. It doesn't really matter who has the better this or that. Step back and look at the bigger picture. Personally I thank John and Matthias for taking the time to do this. Just wait, for all the shit Matthias is giving John, John will be over at Matthias' soon enough. What comes around goes around. :D These are fun!

John has a tough time admitting that your clamps are superior, and you, Matthias are being the proverbial Canadian and allowing him to save face.

This was a delight to watch. Friendly rivalry at it's best. And you still managed to teach something while at it. Thanks a bunch!

Mathias and John: you guys inspired me to build a similar c clamp out of 1 inch square steel tubing for doing the brakes on my pickup truck. I welded it all up but broke one of the welds after FINALLY getting one side of the truck's calipers squeezed down to replace the pads. It was a real job, So I got this brilliant idea to weld a 1/2 drive socket onto the end and re-weld it. That thing is a BEAST!!! Thank you for giving me the idea. Now I just connect my battery powered impact wrench and let it do all the hard work. It's awesome! Y'all are a blast to watch.

Great video. I miss working with wood and your build videos never cease to amaze me. If you ever take a vacation to the gulf coast of Texas I'll take you fishing.

Matthias, proving why brains are better than strength lol. you could literally see where John's pride broke before his clamp did.

hmm i don't really watch john's channel since his videos always came off a little pretentious to me but casually he seems like a chill dude. must just be his production style.

kudos to you both! John for his sportsmanship, and you for making an amazing home made clamp. I am a fan of both your channels.

This is so much fun to watch! We need more head to head competitions like this! You two are an entertaining pair!

You guys, and this little competition of yours is very fun to watch!

LOL @7:40 "guess you need a box joint" - John's look... "say box joint one more time, I dare you, I double dare you mother...."

Love to see you two together playing jokes, that´s the style right there!! Awesome!!

This test is not legit. Johns clamp with the wooden block under the lead screw performs a much wider "pressure point" than Matthias clamp, causing his to apply pressure to a greater partition of the maple board than Matthias. Johns clamps must therefore work against the Maple board wanting to bend in addition to the actual bending/downward force. The riser block should have been placed under the Maple board on the fixed part of the clamp. Engineering can be difficult. ;)

You guys giving each other grief is hilarious. It's cool because you guys are obviously light hearted about it. I really enjoyed when you admitted you didn't want to see when the clamp broke because they are a pain to make.

This was a genuinely fun episode. Thank you both!

I love the lighthearted rivalry. I can't wait to see what else you find to compare (or destroy)

Again, Matthias's attention to detail and desire to create long lasting projects, wins. John makes things, Matthias makes heirlooms!

Love this series with you both in a shop! Don't care if comparisons are fare or not. Its just really amusing to watch you both interact!

These video's are so much fun to watch! It's over 4 (THOUSAND)!

these videos have made my day all week so funny and so much banter between the two of you lol

Man, I have been following You two guys for a while now and see You together is just soooo much fun. Keep up the good work guys. Was smiling the hole video.

You guys need to do more of this! love the rivalry, it's the competitiveness in men, we refuse to be wrong. keep it up.

This video made me smile, it reminds me of different times in my life where me and friends working on stuff would give each other the blues. Nothing uncomfortable about it. Just men being men.

Fascinating comparison. I can see the engineer at work. Excellent.

This is hilarious again. The interaction between you two is wonderful.

I have never heard Matthias swear before, I thought he was too straight laced for that. You two teasing each other about who's tool's are better and all of the ribbing makes for very entertaining video's. Thumb's up for both of you two.

There is nothing more enjoyable than exchanging smart ass jibes, You both do it so well. That is the only and mean only thing I miss about not going to work. Keep up the great work and Merry Christmas

I'm setting up a small home woodshop and it's cool to see you guys collaborating. Both you guys do great content

Awesome. Its great to see the different approaches and the rivalry. Thanks guys.

I fail to understand why anyone would want to watch any of these vids and then write moronic comments. No-one is forcing anybody watch them, and as a pretty basic wood-butcher (sic) who is pleased to learn from someone who knows I find them educational with the occasional bit of gentle fun chucked in. So... 'If it's not necessary to say; it's necessary NOT to say' Keep up the good work Matthias and thankyou!

Awesome stuff! I'm really enjoying you guys together, the rivalry cracks me up!

This was great. Two guys, being guys in the shop. Kudos to you both.

I clicked on this thinking I would find out how to make one, this was far more entertaining. Thanks guys you two are like the Sheldons of woodworking thanks alot

Love it when you two get together. Merry Christmas.

You woodworkers are hilarious. Simply weld a c-clamp made out of metal and it will never break. You make everything out of wood. You people are hilarious.

Great video series. I'll hate to see it come to an end.

Loving this series of videos. This might be the best shop visit ever.

I've been really enjoying this collaboration with you two

That was pretty cool. Regardless of who's clamp was stronger, both are pretty impressive for the force they can output. I'd have never predicted wooden clamps being that strong, I have learned something.

Very interesting tests. I really didn't know what to expect...these numbers are much higher than I would have assumed possible. I think I need to make a clamp like these.

Yeah, but that's because we like both these guys and want then to get along. I can relate to Matthias going a little overboard in 'winning', I might've done that in my past too. John wins here too because we see see he has the edge in social intelligence. That's a lot of transparency for KZfaq. I am pretty confident these men can handle themselves. Thanks guys love you both, now show us how to make these clamps.

"Well I went to 4" *smugface*

love the dueling banjo effects of the videos, watch both versions ,,, and in a lot of ways they are not store bought clamps of steel,,, but that said they are not store bought crap either , in real use you would never need to go to that extreme clamping pressure , have watched both of you for years now, and often wondered which had the better idea ,,, keep them coming guys great work ,

You guys are both winners in my books...

"That hard maple deflected down, I would have to say, 3/8 of an inch!" 3.5 turns = 350 thousandths. 3/8" = .375" Impressive eyeballing, but why are you using a precision measuring instrument and then only talking about turns?? It's telling you the exact inches right there!

More of these videos. This content is gold.

I think Matthias has gone all sensible on us, now he is a Father. 10 years ago that clamp would have been tightened until it exploded, now his time is limited to build another one. chuckle chuckle. Great sport, lads, keep it up.

Great interaction between two of my favorite KZfaqrs. Keep it up.

Really having a lot of fun with this series! One thing, though, John should have put the spacer block on the under side of his clamp because the block made a bigger "footprint" on the board and skewed the results.

so much banter and you must live close enough to him if you can drive back to get a clamp

It looks like you two had a lot of fun together. The videos remind me of my interactions with close friends where we engage in a lot of joshing and rivalry.

OMG you guys, these have been great. I am loving listening to you both rip on each other!!!

This is thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks for doing this guys

Love the pride, honour and rivalry!

I hope this is all in good fun. I watch both channels regularly and I find that the different approaches help me decide my own way of proceeding. So, yea, you are both wrong. You guys have been major contributors to countering the Norm (I have every sponsored tool imaginable) Abrams style of woodworking. Thank you for promoting creativity and ingenuity.

Am I the only one that finds these videos a little uncomfortable?

The undisputed champ...and still undefeated MAAAAtthiAASSS WAANdellllll.. good stuff gents

i love the constant digs at each other ahahaha

I enjoyed this playful rivalry!

Great video guys. I chuckled quite a bit. Good camaraderie.

I have the deepest respect for both these gentlemen & it's entertaining to watch the friendly rivalry between them! But it seems to me the definative test would be just to hook the two clamps together, then pull on them with a come along, or some such device until one of 'em busted.

This needs to be made into a TV series.

Hahaha, I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as i did. Delightful rivalry.

Legends...loving these rival vids!

I've really been enjoying these videos, thanks

you guys are hilarious xD it's so funny how each video is edited a tiny bit differently in each of your favor

I really like these videos with John

Matthias is definitely not competitive in any way :P

I find it hilarious when you curse because you always watch your language

How fun! There should be a part 2 where your buddy comes back with a redesigned clamp for a rematch!

Man I love these videos! And I love watching both versions too.

I vote for this to become a series where you two travel, trash-talk and challenge other youtubers; Season 2: wandel, heisz, izzy swan Season 3: wandel, heisz, diresta Season 4: wandel, heisz, jay bates

You two in a he same room is NUCLEAR!! Keep it up!!!!!!

- I broke two of mine - Mine went to 4 *drop glasses*

Great video Mathias, in seeing this more and more in the you tube community where you tubers are getting together and collaborating on videos. Excellent

Two thumbs up for John, one for Matthias and another one for the two of you!

you two guys making vids together, kick ass

The breaking point of either clamp far exceeds the clamping force of normal wood working use. I don't recall a strength test in a video when these were made & didn't think much of the idea. OK now I'm impressed & will probably make a few, can certainly see a use for them.

Interesting test. I agree they're two different types of clamps. Mathias clamp has less space so it flexes less. You guys are a good team. I'm enjoying seeing you two work together and compete.

A bit of competitive rivalry is always a good thing. In the end, we're all winners.

I have no interest in watching sporting events (except for obstacle courses like American Ninja Warrior), but this is MY kind of competition!

Such fun.. also useful..both you guys are top notch.

"Include me!" I lost it there, that was just too funny xD

love these colabs with you two great fun

It is interesting and very useful. Now do the same for his workshop! Funny beginning of the video)