Want to start an epic battle among your woodworking friends? Ask them how they measure clamping pressure when they’re gluing up a project. You’re likely to get a variety of responses, ranging from “don’t clamp it too tight, you’ll get too much squeeze out” to the more common “clamp the living crap out of it!” to “you just have to develop a feel for it.” The latter two methods are likely how the majority of woodworkers do it – including myself (although “woodbutchery” might more accurately describe my interaction with wood). Read More