The Framers Forum

A regular topic that comes up is how to join deep frames and strap clamps work very well.

I have recently been using Collins mitre spring clamps which work amazingly well. I made some deep coving in oak and joined with these (where a strap won't work).

https://tftools.com/products/collins-mi ... nyEALw_wcB

They can also be used if making a Pentagon or hexagon frame. The mark left is negligible and can be lightly sanded.

I suspect most will still find straps more useful, but i was pleasantly surprised how well these work so thought i would share

Nick

I've seen these before but I was always concerned about the possibility of there being an indent left in the moulding. We mostly use factory finished stuff in here so unfortunately I don't think we could use them but I really like the idea. It looks to be a nice quick solution

As StevenG said, these can only be used for bare-wood mouldings.
I've been getting away with only using strap clamps but these would be very useful for some of the more odd shaped profiles.
Thanks for letting us know.

Early on I was persuaded to buy a full set of Ulmia clamps:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292136586679 ... O7QvAAAAAA
It felt like a fortune at the time. I probably only use them once a year but they are brilliant. The Collins look totally up for the job for a lot less £££!

I use these a lot, obviously on bare wood mouldings, but really useful when doing small frames where strap clamps are a pain.

Well that's another set of clamps we're going to have to buy now!

For small frames at the moment, we find our Veritas 4 way speed clamps to be really useful.

https://www.axminstertools.com/veritas- ... 3529296e63