“S” Clip Fasteners

user-65344 | Posted in General Discussion on March 13, 2020 08:00pm

Building a work bench from Basic woodworking by Asa Christianson. He refers to “S” clips for fastening the work bench top to the work bench frame.
Having a hard time locating where to purchase these clips.
One end of the “S” Clip fits into a grove made at the top of the frame and the other end of the “S” Clip screws into the bottom of the bench top.
Any help would be appreciated.

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jayvarner | Mar 13, 2020 08:33pm | #1
I think this is what you're looking for https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/tabletopoffsetfastenerspk12.aspx

Edit: That said, I find the figure eight fasteners are easier to use https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/figure8tabletopfastenerspk12.aspx
bilyo | Mar 13, 2020 08:44pm | #2
I think that most refer to those as "Z" clips but, the actual term seems to be "table top fasteners". See here:
https://www.amazon.com/Rok-Hardware-Fasteners-Screws-ROKSTBFAST/dp/B01FGE8BJQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=z-clip+fasteners&qid=1584146568&sr=8-2
Nanopixo | Mar 14, 2020 07:02pm | #3
I bought mine on Lee Valley website.
geedubbee | Mar 15, 2020 01:37am | #4
I agree there are more commonly referred to as Z clips. As mentioned I prefer figure 8 fasteners. For a workbench I would be more inclined to drill through holes and a counter bore from below and use long lag screws and washers.