Comments on: Bessey’s Timber Framing Clamp

By: ambush

ambush — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:54 +0000

Expensive? I doubt this is any more expensive than a comparable Bessey bar clamp.

By: PutnamEco

PutnamEco — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:48:27 +0000

I like the wood ratchet, like a ratcheting chain binder that’s used in trucking, but with different ends.

http://woodratchet.com/

A little home brew fabrication, could reward the more frugal.

By: Michael W.

Michael W. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:08:28 +0000

We’re almost finished putting up a log house (a friend’s, not mine). This would have been very handy in moving over logs “just a little’ to tighten up the joints.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:13:28 +0000

Re Brau Says:

The picture misses the mark. Like the Hazet tool (over $250)that we use - this is meant for timber framing - not pulling up dressed lumber.

By: Brau

Brau — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:12:12 +0000

No thanks. I’d rather just use joist hangers for the piddling amount they cost, the ease of placement, and the added strength. Not to mention you can carry a bunch of them in your pouch.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:04:03 +0000

I’d guess that the price reflects how beefy it is and how much you can reef on it–timbers ain’t two-bys!

By: Tim B.

Tim B. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:26:15 +0000

Actually, I had similar thoughts to BC on this one — though mine were more along the lines of “Hey! I could rig up something VERY similar with a little creative modification of a bar clamp!!”

By: BC

BC — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:00:54 +0000

Cripes, I hope that tool is a bit more than it appears. For $80, I’d expect something better than a bar clamp with one end sharpened.

By: Shopmonger

Shopmonger — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:50:37 +0000

This is awsome….. I need one of these for my new deck project…. Thank you for posting this……….

I am all a tingle now….

bad sign for my pocket book when i get the tool tingle

By: fred

fred — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:17:14 +0000

We use a German tool :

http://www.timbertools.com/Products/Accessories-come-along.html