Hubby's hands are the size of baseball mitts, so it is no problem for him to hold two 2x4 boards in one hand and a drill in the other hand, AND apply enough pressure on those two boards to hold them tightly together while he drills a screw into them.
I can't do that. My hands are too small. If I had three hands I could hold both 2x4s AND drill. But I overcome this deficiency by using clamps. In this project, I could have used four hands. So I used a clamp on one side to hold the boards together, and a clamp on the other side to hold the edges flush. I also had to hook two clamps together to extend the clamp length. That left my hands free to put the screws in quickly and easily.
Clamps are a great invention. We've also used two clamps together to lengthen them. :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy creating ~ FlowerLady
Yes, clamps are high on my list of world's greatest inventions. lol
DeleteI sometimes get the same problem when making my jewellery a third hand would be great!
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Do they make teeny tiny jewelry clamps?
DeleteThree cheers for clamps!
ReplyDeleteHmm, My Guy would clamp me down if he thought I had any aspirations to do something similar. Home improvement projects don't usually turn out well if I've had a hand in them!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I used to be that way too. I had never seen a power tool until I met my future father-in-law, and I was fascinated by his workshop. But we never had the space or the funds to have a workshop until the last ten years, and I have slowly learned how to use some of the tools.
DeleteThank you for following my blog. I'm in awe of your abilities. I am not a practical person at all but I admire people who are.
ReplyDeleteLove clamps!!! I really need some of my own as Someone gets a bit irritated when they don't get put back where they "belong"!!! Do they make them in pink??
ReplyDeleteThere's always paint! Then "they" will know whose clamps they are too.
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