Rubber Band Clamps
A
WOODWORKING FRIEND OF MINEonce grumbled that he wished
he were in Heaven because “In Heaven they have enough
clamps.” This common lament came back to me recently as I attempt-
ed to glue edging strips to plywood shelves with too few clamps. So I
decided to try to make some clamps using rubber bands and hooks.
A trip to the stationery store revealed that rubber bands come in
many different sizes and styles. I bought a box of the largest they had,
which were about^1 ⁄ 8 in. wide and 7 in. long. A trip to the hardware
store yielded a supply of^3 ⁄ 4 -in., open S-hooks. I attached a hook to
each rubber band by bending the hook closed using a pair of pliers.
The other end of the hook stays open to clasp the other end of the
same rubber band.
—JOHNB. MOON,Mount Vernon,Wash.
CLAMPINGRubber band, 1
⁄ 8 in. by 7 in. long
S-hook,^3 ⁄ 4 in.