OK, I admit it. I’m a clamp junky. I whole-heartedly embrace the slogan, “You can never have enough clamps.” But I don’t just want more; I want better. The latest addition to my ever growing collection is the Kreg Automaxx bar clamp, and I know it will get a lot of use.
William Sampson is a lifelong woodworker, and he has been an advocate for small-scale entrepreneurs and lean manufacturing since the 1980s. He was the editor of Fine Woodworking magazine in the early 1990s and founded WoodshopBusiness magazine, which he eventually sold and merged with CabinetMaker magazine. He helped found the Cabinet Makers Association in 1998 and was its first executive director. Today, as editorial director of Woodworking Network and FDMC magazine he has more than 20 years experience covering the professional woodworking industry. His popular "In the Shop" tool reviews and videos appear monthly in FDMC.
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