Rivetting Clamp

rivetting clamp

TOOLS - BOAT/SHIPBUILDING
USA, NJ, South Amboy
metal, iron; steel
overall: 11 x 4 x 8 1/8 in.

Homemade cam action rivetting clamp, acquired by Warren Nau from another boatbuilder from South Amboy, NJ. Clamp used for rivetting lapstrake power sea skiffs. Clamp made from a steel rod shaped into a U shape, 2 1/4 inches between the legs and 10 inches deep, with a 'Y' shaped pad that straddles the rivet. Screwed onto pin. Small flakes of red paint visable on the surface of the clamp. Overall fair condition; paint has flaked away, rusty, scratched. Overall: 11 x 4 x 8 1/8 in.

2004.7.1