Sawbench

nice job. These also make nice lunch tables. ;)

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

thanks, yup, I spend many an hour on it taking a lunch break in the shop and pondering my next project.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Forgive me, but how does that make sawing easier? Any shop tips that are out there I would love to add to my tool box of knowledge. (Man, that kinda sounds chessey. Tool box of knowledge? Again, forgive me…)

Thanks.

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Chris, it made hand sawing easier for me by forcing me to cut at the proper angle and height. Before I would just use saw horses or my benchtop to cut boards and wonder why hand sawing was so hard. But after reading lots of material about sawing I found that my posture, angle of attack, type of saw and how I secured the board were all wrong. I learned a lot from the editor’s blog at woodworking magazine by Chris Schwarz, I am a big fan of his work and teachings. The sawbench changed the way I cut boards. I have provided a link where Chris shows how to use the newer sawbench that I will be starting soon (there are also free plans on the website as well). In practice the new sawbench works just like the sawbench in my post, I do plan making a small change to the newer sawbench. I am going to raise it up just a few inches to match the height of my current sawbench.
I don’t dread sawing anymore like I used to, it is very easy now that I know what I am doing.

http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/Using+A+Sawbench.aspx

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Wow, I am gonna have to give that a try. Thanks for sharing.

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