Abstract: A woodworking press for effecting a mating of jointed boards. The instant invention is an elongated pressing/jacking device which includes, at one end, an anchor piece, at the other end a reversible head for contact of a workpiece and a central turnbuckle structure connecting the anchor and the head. The anchor is adapted for nailing to a substrate and has a feature to enhance prying the anchor from the substrate. The turnbuckle device is conventional, but is enhanced by use of a transfixed, shuttling handle. The head is unique in that it is designed having multiple edges which may be brought into mating contact with wood joint structures of varying morphology. Through use of a simple, yet elegant, connection mechanism, the head may be alternately positioned so as to present different mating configurations to the workpiece.