Small Wooden Clamps

[Bill Tuttle]

Group,

 

I am ashamed to post this question but I was reviewing some of the MSW posts today and came across a post revealing some beautiful handmade wooden clamps used for holding the frames together.  I failed to save this and have been looking for the post as well as the individual who made these.  They used thumb nuts and 8-32 brass machine screws, I think, as well as boxwood for the body of the clamp. I have some very small versions of these clamps with brass rods tapped to receive the adjustment screw which were sold years ago.  

 

Can someone help me with this.  I would also like to know if they tapped the boxwood portion or added something within the wood.  It was not clear in the photo to me.

 

Thanks

[RichardG]

Ed Tosti has lots of clamps. See these posts:

 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/232-hms-naiad-by-edt-160-frigate-38-1797/#entry2879

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3453-young-america-by-edt-extreme-clipper-1853/page-53#entry266516

 

I hope this helps.

 

Richard

[Bill Tuttle]

Richard,

 

Thanks for the quick reply and help.  This is not the exact post I was referring to but is the same concept.  It is very helpful.