Appreciation post for those little corner clamps that saved my cabinet face frames

I spent like 3 years using just a speed square and my eyeballs to get face frames square. Last week a buddy let me borrow his set of those cheap plastic corner clamps for a job and man what a difference. First cabinet I clamped up, checked with a square and it was dead on perfect. No more fighting with clamps sliding off or stuff shifting while I set the nail. Been doing this 12 years and I feel kinda stupid for not buying them sooner. Anyone else find a simple tool that changed how they work?

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andrew_kelly16d ago

Man those clamps are great! I once used a phone book to shim a door.

patricia90516d ago

12 years of eyeing it and now clamps do the job? Guess you finally upgraded from the caveman method of cabinet building. Did you trade in your rock hammer too?