I’m starting on Wicked Wanda’s and Bar Mills calls for clamps to hold pieces together as the glue drys.
They suggested clohes pins and I thought that they were much too bulky.
Try going to Radio Shack and buy micro alligator clips. They are about $2 for ten. They are about 1" long and unlike normal alligator clips the jaws are not serrated but flat like duck bills.
Works great and doesn’t damage the wood surface that it’s holding together.
Or you could drop by the local “dollar store” and pick up a pack of hair clips, the type that are made of metal, small, and spring loaded. You’ll get about a dozen for the dollar.