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Clamp a glue-up
Hold parts while glue sets, from small boxes to wide panels.
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Wood glue
Yellow wood glues for indoor, outdoor and longer glue-ups, chosen from independent tests and guides.
Other jobs
- Cut plywood and long boards straight
- Rip narrow strips on a table saw
- Engrave and cut with a laser
- Clear laser smoke from the room
- Carve and cut with a CNC
- Design files without paying
- Drill clean, square holes
- Collect dust and chips
- Sand smooth surfaces
- Drive framing nails
- Route edges and profiles
- Join boards with pocket screws
- Cut curves and shapes
- Trim and fit joints by hand
- Crosscut boards square and at angles
- Measure and mark square lines
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