Most Useful/Best Clamps for building a stripper?

[ThatPaddlingGuy]

In the interest of adding to the useful beginner-stripper-friendly bank of knowledge here, I thought it would be great to have a thread on specific and essential clamps or clamping systems.

I'd love to hear what types of clamps are peoples' favourites, most-used, and why (with some pictures to clarify)? I have seen so many different approaches to clamping, especially in staple-less builds, and I'm sure people down the road who are just starting out might find a discussion like that useful.

Personally I have a motley selection of mis-matched clamps from over the years and many different jobs and projects. They are mostly bar clamps and a handful of spring clamps, and I know that my next clamping purchase is going to be some spring clamps to rig up Jimmy Clamp style, like in this thread here: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/new-spring-clamps-for-stripping.77273/

Cheers!

 

[Boatman53]

To me the best clamp is the one that works. There are lots of different styles for all different tasks. That said, all though I’ve never used them the Jimmy Clamps look like just the bees knees for strip building a canoe.
Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Those Jimmy clamps are so handy !
Another clamping system, is the "Dragon Teeth".

They are used to hold the outwhales to the deck area, without fasteners. Used exclusively when you glue outwhales on.

A pic, I hope that gives you enough information, so you can see how they work.



Dragon's Teeth

The red spring clamps, hold the Dragon's Teeth, to the hull.
The angle cut wedges, keep the clamps from sliding off.
The blue tape, is between the outwhales and the Teeth, to keep them from sticking to the hull.

the Results, Look Mom ! No Screws!

Screwless Outwhales

 

[Jim Dodd]

Another pic of Dragon's Teeth in action. I hope a better pic.
These I painted red.

Dragon's teeth.

 

[ThatPaddlingGuy]

Another clamping system, is the "Dragon Teeth".
A pic, I hope that gives you enough information, so you can see how they work.

Oh that looks slick, and the final product is so clean! If I understand correctly they're essentially angled wood block 'pads' that work as adapters so that you can apply pressure with standard bar clamps? That could be a good way to use some of my bar clamps when I build my first stripper.
I imagine you could use a similar system to hold the gunwales tight to a thwart while you glue it in place to a cleat, or drill it for dowels, or whatever method you were attaching it with.
Cheers Jim!

EDIT: The painted red pic really shows them! I misunderstood before and though they were just the wedges, but they're a whole assembly. Very cool!