Tool Talk
What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Widow with Tools on September 05, 2016, 05:18:07 PM
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I have these wooden clamps and would love to know what they are, how much they are worth and where I would go to sell them.
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Parallel clamps for woodworking.
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Those are wood working clamps and are very useful. They are still being used and sold by the hundreds of thousands. Only value would be if they are quite old and made by a famous maker.
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The common term is "handscrews." At a yard sale, in the right weather, if they turn freely, and if they're a respected brand*, you might get $5-10 each; or they might sit at that price. A lot depends on pricing patterns in your area.
*Jorgensen is the big name. Brinks and Cotton, Hargrave...other traditional names. If you want to post the maker names here, we can offer opinions on how that will affect value.
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to me, a woodworker, they are worth their weight in gold. But, not too many people seem to realize how useful they are anymore. Take a look at them and see if the threads are in good shape-- chips, cracks, ect. Let us know if there is a makers mark, and check to see if the jaws are in good shape... believe it or not, sometimes they are warped and then useless.
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The larger ones are the best tool I have found for depressing a brake cylinder when changing pads.