About Bessey Clamps:

Bessey Tools traces its origins back to 1889 in Bietighiem, Germany where Max Bessey founded a bright drawn steel mill. While more than a century has passed, the name Bessey continues to be synonymous with quality in the steel industry. To this day, rigid demanding production standards ensure the uncompromising quality of Bessey bright drawn steel. That steel forms the cornerstone of the legendary line of Bessey clamps.

Bessey Clamps has grown to be the largest clamp manufacturer in the world, distributing some 1300 different clamping tools in 90 countries worldwide. Bessey cutting technologies represent a tradition in the manufacture of tin snips going back more than 70 years.
The Legendary Bessey Steel Sliding Arm Clamp:
The main feature of Bessey sliding-arm clamps is their speed of operation since the arm travels along a rail to the pressure point and eliminates the time-consuming rotation of a "C" clamp's spindle. The Bessey clamp user simply slides the arm into position and tightens the spindle. Aside from the obvious time savings, the Bessey clamp design also removes the bulk of the clamping pressure from the spindle and virtually eliminates a significant risk of clamping - spindle failure.
Bessey Tradesmen Woodworking Bar Clamp:

Bessey Tradesmen Bar clamps are available with nominal openings from 4" to 98". Our medium duty bar clamps providing nominal pressures up to 1100 pounds are suitable for most woodworking applications.
Bessey K Body Woodworking Clamp:
The Bessey K Body is the original parallel wood-working clamp, designed for woodworkers who depend on accurate clamping every time they use it, year after year. The Bessey K Body is for woodworkers who believe "almost" parallel is just not good enough.