Of all kinds of small clamps, I use these least of all. I find them bulky and a bit awkward to use, especially for glue-ups, where they tend to shift the parts.

But I do find them useful for some tasks. When one hand is already occupied positioning a workpiece and a spring clamp can’t open wide enough, I’ll use a one-hander to temporarily clamp the parts together until I can get a bar clamp in play. I also use them as hold-downs and spreaders.

All the one-handers I looked at would work just fine for my needs. Forced to pick one, I’d favor the Irwin Quick-Grip. It has a big handle and trigger, and oversize clamp pads.

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