I didn't know how I was going to repair a split going down the length of my mom's cedar chest cover. I came across these clamps and saw that the feedback wasn't too bad, and decided to take a chance. I was just relieved there was a way to repair the cover. The only thing I had an issue with was, they are big and a little clumsy. They would move a bit out of place and would have to be readjusted and tightened a bit until the glue was completely dry, about 24 hours. Overall, they did the job and I'm satisfied.