Thread: Pinching model A frame rails at the firewall

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And this my friends is a boat builders clamp. I inherited these from my dad. Back in the 1950's, we used to build wooden rowboats.--One a week, all summer long. These clamps were used to clamp the two sides (generally 1" x 16" pine) to the transom of the boat, untill we got it glued and screwed into place. Then came the difficult part---putting a brass woodscrew every 2" all around the perimeter of the boat to hold the plywood bottom on. On a 12 foot boat, that worked out to something like 170 screwnails, all screwed in by hand. (we had no electricity then). By the end of summer I would have a pad of callous 1/4" thick on the palm of my hand, and could arm wrestle and beat kids 3 years older than me when we went back to school in the fall!!---Anyways, they are also great for hotrod building!!----Brian