Dubuque clamps

[treeslayer]

They say that you can never have enough clamps,  Just some pictures to make my fellow woodworkers drool, I was down at the factory to visit my friend that owns the Dubuque Clamp Works and took these pictures 

[gee-dub]

That ain't right!  How many free samples did you get? I may have to buy a few just to support your bud ;-)

[treeslayer]

Sorry @gee-dub no free samples, we’ve been friends for over 45 years, I was in the area and stopped by to say hello to him and his wife and wish them a happy Thanksgiving 

[Coop]

I own several and they are used more than any other in my shop. Light weight, strong and durable. 

[Mark J]

Apparently the company does not have it's own website, but they are sold through many retailers.  In addition to the bar clamps they also have wooden hand screw clamps and something called a luthier clamp.

[gee-dub]

On 11/26/2024 at 2:04 PM, treeslayer said:

Sorry @gee-dub no free samples, we’ve been friends for over 45 years, I was in the area and stopped by to say hello to him and his wife and wish them a happy Thanksgiving 

LOL . . . They are doing it right.  A solid product being made with pride and integrity.  You gotta love that.

[BillyJack]

You can always have enough clamps, just not enough for a particular job. 

[roughsawn]

I have several, also. They are, bit by bit, replacing my Besse parallel clamps. I buy a 4 pack about every 4-6 months. Takes the sting out...lol 

[legenddc]

On 11/27/2024 at 5:36 PM, roughsawn said:

I have several, also. They are, bit by bit, replacing my Besse parallel clamps. I buy a 4 pack about every 4-6 months. Takes the sting out...lol 

Where’s the best place to buy them? I might need to pick up some clamps and might give these a try. 

[Mark J]

Just search Dubuque Clamps.  There were lots of retailers.

Lee Valley, Klingspor,  Taylor, Highland, etc.

[roughsawn]

I've bought mine off of Amazon.

[legenddc]

I saw Taylor Tools has them on sale this weekend. 

[RichardA]

Since I don't glue up anything any more, I gave mine to a dear friend that lives in the Houston Tx area!

[Coop]

On 11/29/2024 at 4:34 AM, RichardA said:

Since I don't glue up anything any more, I gave mine to a dear friend that lives in the Houston Tx area!

And they will be in continued use until I run out of glue!

[RichardA]

On 11/29/2024 at 10:03 PM, Coop said:

And they will be in continued use until I run out of glue!

Words of wisdom from a dear friend. Be sure to use that wisdom on when to buy more glue.   Morning young'un!   ....... Rick

[pkinneb]

Another fan of them here. I think I saw Mike Pekovich using them and picked up a couple now I have 8 I believe

[Von]

Nice coincidental post by Christopher Schwarz praising Dubuque clamps: https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/dubuque-bar-clamps-for-furniture