Customer Reviews for BESSEY TG Series 24 in. Bar Clamp with Wood Handle and 4 in. Throat Depth

I have been doing DIY projects since getting my first house about 25 years ago. I have done 2 sets of kitchen cabinets. Bessey “Tradesman” clamps are the basic workhorse clamp in my shop. They’re made in Germany. I prefer them even over squeeze handle clamps, as they are quick to apply and develop about 5x the pressure. The Tradesman clamps don’t need a clutch, as the clamp jaw grabs the teeth on the bar by simply pivoting the handle towards the bar. The bar itself has a concave indention, which increases the strength of the bar against bending (like an I-beam). These clamps have a heavy duty head and will generate about 1000# of pressure (vs. the clutch style at 600#, with more flex). Both of these style bars will flex under load, which may move your clamped pieces out of parallel. If you need parallel clamped surfaces (like a cabinet door), get parallel clamps, like the Bessey “Revo”. They will generate about 2000# of pressure and the clamped surfaces mainly stay straight. I start cutting boards with a couple of parallel clamps and then add Tradesman clamps along the edges as needed for more pressure. The Trademan clamps have various throat depths (distance from jaws to the bar) for various projects. 2 ½”, 4 ½” (these ones) 7” or others, with corresponding weights for the castings.

Very easy to use and adjust with quality durability. Everything I bought it for.

If you're serious about woodworking you should be using Bessey "TG" clamps (I'm not a fan of the clutch type clamps) - using them effectively for clamping glued joints does have a learning curve / coordination aspect but the results speak for themselves. My collection includes nearly 35 clamps ranging from 12" to 40" and some of them were purchased nearly 20-years ago. The 40" clamps are my most recent purchase - they are extremely "heavy duty" and worked beautifully for the toybox I made.

These are very good, old-school style clamp, with a big bonus: Clamp has clever "easy slide" that eliminates the need for thise metal plate release style sliders. These clamps are easier to operate, especially one-handed. Deep throat is noce, too, accomadates larger workpieces. I like them because I use my clamps for metal working, and it's getting more difficult to find these types of clamps with metal contact points which tolerate heat of welding. They do come with removable plastic covers appropriate for woodworking. These clamps were a good value (I paid about $29 IIRC). I acquired these clamps recently. They are part of a large collection in my shop, but they are clearly my new favorite for metal work. Nice for wood working too but I like the pistol grip style tightening better for wood, and I don't care whther my wood clamps have metal or plastic jaws. Only reason I didn't rate 5 of 5 is I wish they were available with the pistol-grip style tightening mechanism. Old shool screw clamp works fine but pistol grip style would be more convenient yet.

This bar clamp was surprisingly lightweight, rugged, and ergonomically sound. I particularly appreciated the wood handle, which provided a perfect grip, as well as a secure and sturdy feel. I have never used one of these clamp tools before, and yet found it relatively easy to operate. I have had this product for about 8 days, and given its cost and ease of functionality; and, considering the fact that i am a novice DYI'er, this product exceeded all of my expectations.

You no what they say you can never have enough clamps so when I see a sale I buy a pack . I like the ones that are made in Germany , nice and hefty they get the job done. I also like the bar clamps that have the legs on them ,it makes them easier to turn the handles when gluing up panels .The next ones will be the 36 inch clamps or longer when a sale comes up.

An excellent strong clamp for my furniture projects and at a good price.

I bought this clamp because it was the only clamp the Home Depot had with depth from the long bar to clamp point deep enough for what I needed to clamp. If you buy this clamp, make sure the two red pieces that protect the clamp from maring the clamped surface are on the clamp. There was a clamp on the Home Depot rack with both red pieces missing which apparently had fallen off.

Great clamps. I never had a problem with Bessey products.

Every clamp should have a handle that can be easily gripped either by rubber molded grip or lever when tightening very tight. This bessey is the only clamp with plain wood handle and it is thin and slippery. you have to dig plyers into the wood handle to assist with tightening. why would bessey make such a cheap handle. really disappointing for such a brand.

More stout than I was expecting. This clamp is a beast.

Bessey Clamps are by far the best clamps on the Market! Annie’s Woodwork

These are outstanding clamps, the only downside is that theyre so expensive. I have 3 and will purchase my 4th to round out the collection.

Consistent high quality jaw castings, relatively deep throat (3 1/2") allows versatility not found in most box store clam offerings, and fairly priced at about $12.

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Very easy to use, worked well..

Easier on my old hands to tighten than the wood handled ones. Same outstanding Bessey quality. This size works good with oversized 24” plus drawers and cabinets without being unwieldy long. It fits on my mobile cart without dragging on the floor.