Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Bridge clamps, joint clamps or bridge joints are very simple clamping methods using a board to help with panel glue ups or any other time where you want to bridge to joints during the clamping process. They're simple and can be made extremely inexpensively with a 2x4, a straight cutting saw of some kind and a forstner/spade/brad point bit. Let me show you how I made mine in less than 30 minutes.
0:00 Intro
1:16 1. Layout
3:26 2. Drilling bridge and nest
3:40 3. Table saw work
4:04 4. Setting them up
Bridge clamps, joint clamps or bridge joints are very simple clamping methods using a board to help with panel glue ups or any other time where you want to bridge to joints during the clamping process. They're simple and can be made extremely inexpensively with a 2x4, a straight cutting saw of some kind and a forstner/spade/brad point bit. Let me show you how I made mine in less than 30 minutes.
0:00 Intro
1:16 1. Layout
3:26 2. Drilling bridge and nest
3:40 3. Table saw work
4:04 4. Setting them up
