Vector Clamping                    

Here's the problem(top picture) the wood you want to camp is curved, but the camp jaws ate straight and parallel to each other.

The solution (second picture) trace the curve onto a second piece of wood which is behind the first, then take that second piece and cut it out.  Now the front of that second piece matches the curve, whilst the back is straight and in line with the jaws of the clamp

Clamp the pieces together (third picture)

The picture above shows how I used vector clamping to clamp up the leg of a chair as the glue was setting.  I held the vector in place using a cable tie, before adding the clamp to squeeze everything together.
Tip   If you have to plane, or work on a thin piece of wood, use some superglue to glue it onto a thick piece of wood, then put that in the vice.  After you have finished, prize off the thin piece using a chisel






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