Clamps

[Stwood_]

Paul Sellers does a nice retrofit on those cheap Harbor Freight parallel clamps. https://youtu.be/AyKiGmRq3wY

[Tony Z]

I don't think they will be. Most of their stuff is made in Germany. But with Amazon, you have easy returns if you're not happy. Watch to see if you're buying from a third party vendor though. I have the K body and Revos and can't find any markings on them as to origin. Mine are German, and it's possible the tag on them may have said where they were made...but I'm not sure.

I have a number of Bessey K body clamps, some made in Germany, and the most recent (probably a half dozen years ago!), not marked, so I'm assuming the Pacific Rim. I cannot tell the difference of any of them-very well made.

I will repeat, my clamps of choice are American made, aluminum bar clamps, by Universal. Used to always use Jorgy F-clamps, but I replaced those (light duty clamping), with Bessey Kwikklamp. Easy, one handed use, light in weight, and they can reverse for use as a spreader.

However, there is an importantant secret to making any clamp work. That secret is care in your joinery. Pulling badly prepared wood tight will result in future failure somewhere in the workpiece.