Reply To: Clamp alternative for small assemblies Welcome! / Forums / General Woodworking Discussions / Tools and Tool Maintenance/Restoration / Clamp alternative for small assemblies / Reply To: Clamp alternative for small assemblies António 2 December 2014 at 12:19 pm #121715 Hi Greg! My research lead me to the “old timers” … (in Portugal) they used the same method for clamping instruments. A small cotton string Attachments:You must be logged in to view attached files. Settings