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Well, it’s finally redesigned and finished! I call it the “Shopdog”, a craftsman’s best friend. It really is the best folding sawhorse design out there. You can custom make any attachment you wish and they can be interchanged very quickly and tool free. When attachments are locked into place they stay there. As shown in the pictures you can make a miter saw stand easily by using any straight 2×4 at any length. All you have to do is mount your saw on a piece of plywood with a couple of runners and make some basic material supports and you are done. You can mount almost any small woodworking tools such as: a planer, scroll saw, grinder, etc., on the same type of table that the miter is sitting on and you have a interchangable machine support.
My new design makes building this sawhorse a breeze. It takes about an hour to make a pair once you understand all the machine set ups, which are not that difficult. It can all be done with hand tools, but it may take you a little longer. And, it will only take you an afternoon in the shop to create all these attachments shown.
I also incorperated a french cleat on the top cross support, this allows for the shopdog to mount on the wall with ease.
If your kids or grandkids are bored while running around your shop, make them a horse attachment, they will love it. My horse hasn’t left the livingroom since I made it.
thanks for looking… and I have more pictures on my web site
Canexican
-- www.woodshopdude.com


































38 comments so far
tenontim
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posted 190 days ago
Real nice idea. A Swiss Army Sawhorse. I can see your imagination is the only limit on this. Thanks for the post.
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PurpLev
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posted 190 days ago
looks very useful. thanks for the post!
I love the horse – saw horse attachment – that one is gold!
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a1Jim
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posted 190 days ago
I don’t even think the dog whisper can make this better. very cool.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
JeffStarr
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posted 190 days ago
Wow, thats pretty impressive. I think these will find a home in shops and garages everywhere.
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Junji
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posted 189 days ago
Very smart idea!!! Wow, I think I should make some of these in my shop too. Thanks for the post.
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Hacksaw
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posted 189 days ago
Off to the lumberyard for some 2×4’s!
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hooky
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posted 189 days ago
I think you have just solved half the problems i have in my work shop
these have just hit the top of the to do list
Thanks
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 189 days ago
Great!
The next set of horses I make will be this kind.
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kiwi1969
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posted 189 days ago
very very smart.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 189 days ago
This is a really nice shop addition. I can see a pair of these in my future when I make my next set of sawhorses. I really enjoy the versatility of these and they are invaluable for saving shop space.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
PCorl
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posted 189 days ago
Great design. No more commercial folding saw horses for me, your design has them all beat.
PirateOfCatan
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posted 189 days ago
The horse attachment is my favorite. Not to disregard the more shop related ones.
-- P.O.C.
3fingerpat
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posted 189 days ago
Excellent design, congratulations on such a fine idea. I have a set of wooden folding saw horses but no where near the functionality of yours, well done sir.
-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"
ND2ELK
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posted 189 days ago
Wow! very impressive design. I am with the rest of the guys, I need me a set of these. You need to patent these!
God Bless
tom
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Derek Lyons
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posted 189 days ago
Lovely! Any plans available?
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Cory
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posted 189 days ago
Very, very cool idea. I was just thinking of buying some more sawhorses…but you’ve cured me of that ill. Please tell me you have a sketchup drawing or some plans available. I’d love to know the angles on the cuts.
Thank you for the terrific contribution!
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Rotceh
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posted 189 days ago
great idea, and very usefull.
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LocalMac
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posted 189 days ago
Very creative. The attachment possibilities are limitless. You have a great design here.
-- Don't tell her I'm in the shop!
flcopper169
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posted 189 days ago
Very useful …. I love the mobility possibilities…..
Thanks for sharing…
Rob
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Canexican
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posted 189 days ago
Thanks for all the comments with regards to Tom’s comment these are Patent Pending. If you would like to have a set of plans and hardware kit vistit my web site www.woodshopdude.com.
-- www.woodshopdude.com
Don K.
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posted 189 days ago
Thanks for the link to your web site…headed there now !!!
-- Don S.E. OK
copatuga
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posted 189 days ago
I like, I like. I think I will go order me some plans now.
-- Ben....Georgia
shimmy
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posted 189 days ago
That is such a great idea, but I got to ask, no measurements?
Built2Last
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posted 189 days ago
I’ve owned a steel version of these for years now and they work great!!!!!
-- BUILT TO LAST WOODWORKS, West Blocton, Alabama
Derek Lyons
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posted 189 days ago
No thanks. Lumberjocks is for woodworkers to share information. Not for spammers to pollute with the commercial offerings.
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Cory
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posted 189 days ago
I’m pretty sure he’s not spamming…he’s posted quite a bit and has a bunch of projects up.
-- Premium firewood created daily.
Canexican
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posted 189 days ago
Sorry Derek,
Sure did not mean to offend anyone. I built these last year and I got so many positive comments from friends, family and lumberjock folks that I thought I’d try to make a little extra money for my single income family. If this is a problem to have a link to my web site for other people, please let me know and I will gladly remove it. I’m not actively trying to sell on lumberjocks. I’ve actually given many plans away already. I just thought that I’d put my web site address down for those who wanted to research the idea any further… as a matter of fact, I’m sure many lumberjocks who look at my site will just try to make them without my plans anyhow. I did notice, too, that there are numerous other folks on lumberjocks who have their e commerce sites listed as well. Wish you all the best with your wood working endeavors – the Canexican
-- www.woodshopdude.com
JDL
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posted 189 days ago
Awesome design indeed! The price on the site seems pretty steep for a set…
-- Jay
ND2ELK
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posted 189 days ago
Hi Canexican
In my opinion you did nothing wrong. You gave us an idea for a great set of saw horses. If a person does not or cannot design his own he should not get all up set because you wanted to be payed for your plans. Can’t blame you for trying to make a buck for your family.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Derek Lyons
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posted 188 days ago
Canexican, if all you had done was put a link in your signature or a discussion in your blog that would be one thing.
But you went far beyond that in posting a commercial product you are selling as though it were a personal project you were sharing. Then when asked to share in the, in the spirit of this site, you threatened lawyers. Then when challenged you try the ‘pull the heartstrings’ act.
-- Derek, Bremerton WA --
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 188 days ago
The pictures of this sawhorse are all I’ll ever need if I wanted to make one.
But I think I’d make a few modifications to it.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Canexican
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posted 188 days ago
Great Dick, that is exactly my reason for posting them.
-- www.woodshopdude.com
tmiller
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posted 187 days ago
Canexican,
I after reading the posting rules it apprears you have done nothing wrong. The fact that you have posted multiple pictures shows you are not trying to hord your design. Thanks for posting this and I think I am going to attempt to make some.
Derek,
If you need to, please discuss this further through personal messages to Canexican (as directed in the posting rules).
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SteveKorz
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posted 187 days ago
Great idea!
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wbrennan
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posted 164 days ago
Wow! Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Now I know what to do with my scrap 2X4.
Czapala
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posted 58 days ago
Just wondering if anyone has purchased or used these plans. I am also borrowing sawhorses and want to make some and these look REALLY cool.
Czapala
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posted 55 days ago
Anyone?
tjbier
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posted 11 days ago
Hey great idea!!! I will be making some like it soon!
czapala, just take good notes of his and try to make it close.
-- Tom.