ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt —TableLegs.com has introduced EasyBase, a joinery system allowing woodworkers to build free-standing, strong, heirloom-quality table bases in under 10 minutes—with no clamps or glue.

Any woodworker can attest to the strength of a bar clamp to quickly affix a job to a table. But while we trust these clamps while wielding a power saw, we don’t trust them while holding a knife and ...