A couple of readers have asked for a roundup of all of the Black Friday 2021 parallel clamp deals I’ve come across.
There aren’t many parallel clamp deals so far, and I don’t expect there to be many more, but it still seemed like a good idea to share them up a single place. I will also be including a section in our main Best Black Friday 2021 tool deals page, but a standalone post made sense for better visibility.
For anyone who isn’t quite sure why this is important, parallel clamps apply very strong and very uniform pressure, and they’re extremely useful and convenient for woodworking projects. The “parallel” part helps to ensure that glued-up parts remain as square and straight as possible.
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In my opinion, Bessey K-Body Revo parallel clamps are still the gold standard, but there aren’t any good sale pricing on these right now. Jet parallel clamps are also highly regarded, but I haven’t seen any Jet clamp promos yet either.
Bora Parallel Clamp 4pc Set
Price: $135
This set gives you (2) 24″ clamps and (2) 31″ clamps. For pricing context, Amazon has a 2-pack of 24″ clamps at ~$68, and a 2-pack of 31″ clamps for $83 and change.
Jorgensen 24″ Parallel Clamp
Price: $29.98
These are different from the older Jorgensen parallel clamps, but user reviews seem to be positive so far. Lowe’s offers free shipping with $45+ order.
Bessey Revo Jr 6pc Parallel Clamp Set
Price: $199.94
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This set comes with (2) each of 18″, 24″, and 36″ clamps. These are NOT the same as regular Bessey K-Body Revo parallel clamps, which can be a pro or con depending on what your needs are. Compared to the K-Body clamps, these Jr clamps have slightly shorter throat depth, they’re lighter, and clamping force is 900 lbs.
Eric
Any guesses on whether Acme Tools does their BOGO deal on Jet parallel clamps?
Stuart
Not that I have seen so far, including in the BM/CM sales flyer.
Dean
Havent seen Jet clamps on sale in several years. Besides Amazon sales but those are unadvertised and you usually have to wait several months to get you your clamp shipped
Eric
They had a BOGO deal last year for 12”, 24”, and 31” clamps.
TimL
Not sure if price is close, but rockler has a 20% coupon which works on bessey single clamps.
Eric
I ended up going this route. Instead of the Jet 31″ clamps, I bumped up to the 40″ Besseys. It’s about an $8.50 difference per pair. Only $3.50 more if I’d stayed with the 31s,
Jim
So timely Stuart that you must have been reading my mind.
Thanks for pointing out the Revo Jr. info. I missed that at first glance of the Rockler flyer.
Thank you for putting all the holiday, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc. all in one place. You are providing a great service.
Stuart
You’re welcome!
The Cyber Monday deals will likely be separate. A couple of deals have already come in, but most of the great deals won’t be disclosed until the day-of, which makes them harder to sort out, but I’ve learned to be fast.
bwh
Bora clamps are pretty rubbish. Build quality is okay, but out of eight clamps, seven were out of square.
Poul
Any thoughts on the sale on parallel clamps offered by woodpeckers?
https://www.woodpeck.com/bessey-k-body-revolution-parallel-clamps.html
Stuart
It’s okay, but I’d be hoping for a better deal.
Jorhay
My local woodcraft has 50% off all clamps sale on black Friday. Everything goes quick!
Eric
Is that just for your local store?
Diplomatic Immunity
I’m glad you put an explanation in this because I was unsure as to why people wouldn’t just buy stout I-beam clamps for their strong clamping needs.
Stuart
I should have ask added – parallel clamps also have long and broad faces to help prevent marring. A lot of clamps not specifically made for woodworking can skew things a little as the tighten, and can also mark or dig into wood.