Miter clamp

Clamp designed to hold mitre joints together From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mitre clamps or miter clamps are clamps designed to hold mitre joints together.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

A mitre clamp alone (top) and holding wood (bottom).

History

The earliest mitre clamps are a simple spring in a C-shape with sharpened points that are sprung onto the outside corner of the mitre joint.[citation needed]

In a later design, right angled plates are higher than the screws and the holder.[citation needed] The screws go under the frame (work-piece) to be held, and the bit clamps down on the lower-edge of the frame.[citation needed]

Recent designs are more complicated; a rigid body holds one fixed and one moveable jaw activated by a cam.[citation needed] An example of newer clamps is Jim Chestnut's Clam Clamp.[8]

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