It was Dr. Phil that taught me to tolerate Yanks... he told me that if he could tolerate them, then I should be able to... wise man.

Yep, cheap pipe clamps will apply pressure between two points... these babies apply pressure between 4 points with the twist of one lever.
You can then spend the next hour sanding and planing the boards flat/level and maybe use your pipes for some wacky-tobacky, while I just go and start cutting my dovetails straight after scraping off the squeeze out.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD