90 Degree Clamping Jig – Shop Tip

By Robert Robillard on Workshop tips

90 Degree Clamping Jig

Woodworking Clamp Blocks – Shop Tip

One thing I always notice when clamping wood is you never have enough clamps and you can always use a third hand. To solve my third-hand problem I use a 90 Degree Clamping Jig – shop tip to help me align casework, assist with dry fitting and glue-ups.


90 Degree Clamping Jig

90 Degree Clamping Jig

Using The 90 Degree Clamping Jig – Shop Tip

Clamping face frames or boxes that meet at ninety degrees I often use a woodworking clamp block assembly jig to keep things square and prevent racking.

Installing a bookcase faceframe

This Clamping Jig resembles a framing square, can be clamped easier than a square and work especially well keeping larger face frames aligned. They work perfectly when clamping corners and help a lot when squaring up to face frames or cabinet boxes.

90 Degree Clamping Jig

 

Making The 90 Degree Clamping Jig – Shop Tip

Using a framing square I cut these jigs out of scrap plywood.  A circle cut-out and two smaller square cut-outs facilitate clamping by allowing a place for clamps to grab. It also is a great spot for hanging the clamps on a wall.

The inside corner of this Clamping Jig is cut forty-five degrees to ease pressure on the inside of corners, not cause an issue with slightly misaligned parts,  and not cause issues with the face frame or glue squeeze-out.

90 Degree Clamping Jig

Jig Pros vs. Cons of 90-Degree Clamping Jig

The best advantage of these clamp jigs is that their cheap to build out of scrap material. The disadvantage of the 90 Degree Jig is that it can only be used for inside corners. That deficiency got me looking for another solution here’s what I found.

90 Degree Clamping Jig

90 Degree Clamping Jig – Video Tip

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