![Tie-downs to the Rescue](https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/Strap-Hold-Downs-TT-Lead.jpg)
Recently I built the English Garden Bench. I didn’t have long pipe clamps for pulling the joints closed while the glue dried, so I used a couple of ratcheting strap tie-downs I had on hand instead. They prevented me from having to buy new pipe clamps, and the straps pulled the joints together securely.
Paul Honl
Le Center, Washington