Electric Comet writes:
On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:04:44 -0600
dpb wrote:

I just got accustomed to using a full-length caul resting on the
clamp bodies so never worried about the individual pads...it's still
so ingrown a practice I don't even think of pads...guess everybody
grows up different.

i had never seen cauls until recently
might have been lee valley but not sure

they were not cheap but i like the idea it is clever and gives some
more versatility to the clamps i have

Buying a caul seems pretty silly for a woodworker.

You do realize that woodworkers were quite successful without
pipe clamps, fancy K-bodies or any manufactured clamp?

Consider what you can do with a couple of wedges and a caul,
for example.

The caul should be slightly sprung.