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Trend in woodworking

Roy

I am curious about something I noticed while perusing a woodworking catalog. I see expensive Festool items. I see CNC machines. I see laser machines. I see multi-thousand dollar lathes. Sawstops pushing $3500. So it looks like woodworking is doing okay and a lot of people are investing in quality stuff. But when I look at the clamp section, where are the Bessey K-clamps? Wetzler clamps? Adjustable clamp co. clamps? How come the clamp industry seems to be in trouble even though every woodworker swears you can't have enough clamps? Does anybody have an answer to this situation where all the clamps seem to be of lower quality?

Just wondering.

Roy

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What people *say* they want...

Jim Matthews

...often differs from what they actively buy.

"Does anybody have an answer to this situation where all the clamps seem to be of lower quality?" The current Bessey offerings are nearly $50 each.

The quality available at discount stores for only 10% of that is adequate.

My set would cost me more than $3000, today.

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Re: What people *say* they want...

frank morgan

Like most, I buy them on sale, 2 or 4 at a time...always buy in pairs. At first I got pipe clamps, as they where in comparison cheap and had a good clamp pressure, but found them harder to work with than Bessy's

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