On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:50:52 -0500, "Jeff"
wrote:

Well. I'm sure that if you want to you could leaver the joist straight, but
if it was me, I'd use a clamp.
go to the hardware store and buy a two pair of 3/4' pipe clamps, the type


That will work fine too, as long as you're sure you know which joist
is going to move when you start clamping.