Get the plans here: ibuildit.ca/plans/parallel-jaw-bar-clamp-plans/ More project details in the build article: ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-a-parallel-jaw-bar-clamp/

Using those homemade clamps to clamp the homemade clamp while the glue dries. Clampception.

You’ve made a lot of clamp videos, and I’ve gotten something useful from every one of them. These look great, and I hope I can get around to making them soon. I was so happy with the “cut, drill, sand, etc.” montage; I really didn’t need to see all that in detail again. Thanks for good projects and good videos.

I have to say your various clamp designs are some of the most interesting and useful projects you've done. Good stuff.

Huge fan of yours John! This is really great great engineering. Thanks for all you do and contribute to this online woodworking community.

11:00 that strut looks to be a great idea! I hope that the bottom block glued in on the end grain won't pop out, but I'm sure you've thought of that! I'd like to see a test on how much the long bar bends under normal clamping forces.

Have made a couple of your older models (the ones with a lot of notches) and have used them for a lot of projects that were unable to make without them, love that you keep on improving the designs and simplifying the build.

John, as always, your videos are well orchestrated and full of valuable insight and information. Thank you

That was seriously so impressive. I finally got myself a work shop space and I can’t wait to build stuff. This was awesome.

Nice job, I really like watching how your clamps have evolved. They sure do work nice.

i liked that quick edit around 6:23

Look, these are not only beautiful clamps, but this video itself is perfectly edited. THIS is quality content. THANK YOU!

I cant tell you how happy i am to see your circuit breaker trip while sawing those boards 😅. Ive been meaning to run my saw through a dedicated breaker for years...

Brilliant idea for long clamps. Also interested in your shop layout, there looks to be lots of things you've custom made. Love to see a shop tour video.

John, just want to say thank you for all the content. You are inspirational with your approaches and Inventiveness. I’ve been learning a lot and shall implement your teachings. Thank you.

i must say for some reason all of your clamp making videos are my favorite one. great work!

Great editing and presentation. Many thanks John.

You are the Chef John of DIY woodworking! Thanks

This is BRILLIANT! This will save hundreds of dollars over Bessie clamps and do 95% of the jobs they can do. Awesome work again John!

Great work on the clamps John! Thanks for sharing the video with us💖👌👍😎JP

Awesome I love how you have made nearly every working tool in the shop out of wood... so nice!

Love these definitely will make once i get my shop in order.

A great project John no filler just good advice. An enjoyable video thank you.

John, loved the tool box you built and I also love the clamps you built. These are great projects that most people should be able to build in a weekend or so. I'll be watching out for your other videos. Keep up the good work and Merry Christmas to you!!!!

Excellent design + realistic build = 1 new subscriber. Thanks John!

what a beautiful wokshop!!! By far the best I've seen . I wish I have one .

very nice idea for clamps that are always missing !!

Those clamps look pretty good! I just bit the bullet and bought 13 Bessey I-beam clamps (no plastic) for around 740CAD, oouucch. However, they work really good and I am glad I finally have my glue-up station finished. Greetings from Nova Scotia

I liked that montage moment! Great video. Thank you.

Clamps do exactly what they say on the tin. Great plans John!

Nice work John. Your clamps are on my "wish list". They seem to be the best bang for the buck out there.

Beautifully crafted!!

Awesome work John! 😃👍🏻🗜️🗜️🗜️🗜️🗜️🗜️👊🏻

These will come in handy for gluing up my cedar sign blanks. Thank you for the design and inexpensive plans

I made two of them!! Thanks, John, plans were great and they work a treat.

After watching that video I have never wanted to build my own clamps less.

the previous design still works for me but I'm always in the mood for improvement -thanks for doing the research and testing

It impresses me what great ideas you have and then how skillfully you implement them. Watching your videos, everything seems so simple and logical. And if you already work with wood, why do you have to buy metal clamps for a lot of money. Simply great what you do 👍👍👍

Very brave of you John... taking on Big Clamp like this! 😁 Excellent work... liked and subscribed and added to my ever growing project queue!

Great tutorial John, thanks for posting.

If I had one ounce of this guys ingenuity I’d be golden, John you’re a wizard!!

Thanks. It looks like I have something else on my list to build. What a good idea.

Just found your channel. Love all the homemade jigs I see in your shop. I will be making these clamps.

Nice! I only wish you had come up with this design before I invested in several pipe clamps. But the good thing is "You can never have to many clamps" (as you and every other woodworker have said). So I see some more clamps in my future..

You made amazing work here and i see all in your Lab maded by wood but you are a craftsman i think for many years so you know everything at the section of How to.Nice work sir!!

I have seen other makers do similar clamps, but most of them involve welding. Thank you very much for showing some that do not require welding. I might actually be able to make these eventually. It’s hard to see how that wedge actually works, but other than that this was amazing.

Great project, full of brilliant ideas. Thanks for sharing

Awesome build! I just got the plans, will build them next weekend! Thanks!

Really liking your latest design here.. I can rarely, if ever find clear enough construction lumber in my area so I’ll build these out of oak. I plan on having these for a long time so it’s worth the small investment. Thanks 💪

Terrific build and presentation! Thanks!!!

Very cool jigs you’ve made to build your clamps. Good job

Very impressive! This project consists 3 parts... one part material, one part tools, and the most importent part... one part smart brain. Love it! :-)

Awesome John thanks for sharing thumbs up my friend and my family and I are so hopeful that you and your family and friends are all healthy we love ya'll thumbs up again my friend

What an artist you are! Amazing

Time to add more circuits in your shop. Thanks for the video. Going to make some for my shop.

Good info I definitely need to have more clamps. As a newcomer to woodworking I picked up smaller clamps thinking of they will work but now I need to work on some big ones

Thanks for all the informative content.I really like the clarity of your presentations but most of all ,You have One he'll of a Shop!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful and beautiful work.

Me before the video: "Hey maybe I'll just make my own clamps." After: "Nah".

As you said on the intro....'this is a great way of saving a lot of dollars ..' well done and thanks.

These are great! I really need to have more clamps and I think these would be a good way to practice certain wood working skills also.

I feel completely ignorant to not of even thought about this till now.....thanks for opening my eyes....and I'm a union carpenter

Great video John 👍

Another great and clever thought through design!

Nice design and build, John.

Great Clamp and very nice build video, thank you.

Excellent video. I just downloaded the plans and they look great. Thanks!

Excellent craftsmanship.

Thank you for sharing. My comment is not about clamps but about the ripping only half way through the stock. I do that all of the time and I'm convinced that it is easier on the saw. However, I'm sure that I've heard at least one content creator say differently so I've questioned my experiences with doing so. It was good to hear someone else agree. Because I have a lot of rough stock that the saw doesn't have the capacity to through-cut, I have quite a bit of experience with it but, I also know that I can be quite proficient at being wrong. It is definitely safer. In fact, since often I have only an edge and face milled, I may send the stock through twice leaving only a small amount left to cut once the stock is flipped. I then lower the blade to barely remove what's left. That way, any variation is minimal and will mill out easily.

Great video. I love Your work. Buying the plans right now. Thank You.

Hey John. That is great. Absolutely wonderful.👍👍👍😊 Great job. Thanks for that

Thank you for taking time, this was very informative, will enjoy this channel. Lol. The one video shot looked like Jenga extravaganza..

Very very good John! Parabéns e obrigado por compartilhar esse maravilhoso projeto. God bless you. Abraço aqui do brasil.

I am very proud of you indeed . Your skills are to be taught . Well done .

They look good John. Nice to know 2x8's work well.

These will come in handy! My to do list also gets longer !😃

I've watched a few of your videos in the past, and this one was quite impressive. I notice that not only the clamps are shop built, but the machine tools used to make them seem to be shop built as well ... one assumes by you ... so I will have to look for those videos. Liked and Subscribed!

Mein Gott, John, this is exactly what I need for a boat building project, thanks so much!

I really like your style and inventiveness, really well done

Very impressed. And just when I thought that KZfaq really had nothing to offer! The icing on the cake was the roll-away planer setup. Thanks John. I will be back to watch some more of your videos.

Excellent design, sir.

I'm building furniture and needed clamps. Thanks for this.

Lmao when breaker tripped. That has never happened to me 😄 good video

incredible! so much use of wood for everything. real enginerring!

Beautiful work!

love your build style of using the blocks of pine against 2 sides of 1/4 inch, im totally going to use that, thx

The joy is in the making. I know he knows what he is doing but I cannot watch that uncovered table saw. I have just watched the whole thing. I have gone to Bunnings and bought a pack of four. 🇦🇺

thank you jhon , amazing job as usual.

Thank you very much I never thought of making my own clamps but I have been getting tired of purchasing them and they do cost a lot of money this is going to save me a ton of money

These look awesome. Just downloaded the plans and picked up parts from the store to make a few of these next weekend. Gotta do it with hand tools though I don't have any power tools.

Nicely done and very useful tools

Great editing.

Bravo ! Fantastic build, thanks!

Great videos! The bonus is your good voice!!

Those clamps are works of art.

Great video. Great narration. Great work. It’s easy to see why you have nearly 1,000,000 subscribers.

Hey I love the idea and the design of your clamps, really want to make some for myself too

Nice job on those clamps :) they look really nice.

...and they look blooming lovely too! 👍

That DIY sander got me more excited than it should have XD