Bessey K3.531 K-Body 31-Inch Parallel Jaw Bar Clamp

by Bessey

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This clamp provides the most advanced hand-clamping technology available. The revolutionary all-steel design, featuring jaws encased in nonmarring, glue-resistant material, ensures that the jaws remain parallel. The clamp is ideal for frameless construction, free-frame cabinet construction, furniture construction, and countertop fabrication. It's also great for face-to-face and edge-to-edge gluing applications.

Product Description

BESSEY K BODY CLAMP-31" Opening

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 38.8 x 1.5 x 5.2 inches ; 6.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000224BA
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: K3.531
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,810 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great clamps for square, November 28, 2000

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Wayne Cease - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bessey K3.531 K-Body 31-Inch Parallel Jaw Bar Clamp (Tools & Home Improvement)

For making square pieces (doors, frame panels, boxes, etc) these clamps are the best. The jaw faces stay parallel to each other, which helps keep everything lined-up and the plastic does not mar the wood.

Any wood glue that squeezes out of the joints does not stick to the plastic nor the metal.

These clamps will stand on the floor on their back without any other support. You can also clamp up panels and stand them up and the clamps are stable that way too!

They are a few dollars more, but definitely worth it. They are heavy, so get some small ones too.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Square Head Advantage, June 16, 2000

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Randal A Weber (Lincoln, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bessey K3.531 K-Body 31-Inch Parallel Jaw Bar Clamp (Tools & Home Improvement)

Though costly in comparison to other clamps on the market, these are a joy to use. You don't need two thumbs to operate, just slide the head into place and crank the handle. The part I have to say I like the most is the square heads. You can lay a string of clamps across a bench for panel glue up and they all stay put. When the piece is clamped, you can set it aside and stand the whole thing up on edge out of your way. Rather than having to have a wall to lean it against, a little floor space can hold a great deal of panels while drying since they're all packed in together. The clamping mechanism is very effective, and the plastic seems to resist most everything I've spilled on it (glue, lacquer, etc.) and clean up easily.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Yet, March 21, 2006

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R. J. Middleton (Severna Park, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bessey K3.531 K-Body 31-Inch Parallel Jaw Bar Clamp (Tools & Home Improvement)

The Bessey K-Body clamps are superior for multi-board and cabinet door glue-ups by keeping the pieces flat. Wish I could have purchased the K-Body clamps instead of all the pipe clamps I own.