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Made some solid timber framing sawhorses on the weekend. Made of 5" Cypress, mortise and tenon joints, draw-bored with 3/4" oak pegs. A little overkill in terms of bulk and strength but I had that cypress left over from another project. Going to start a small timber framing project soon so these will soon earn their keep. What do you think? Too chunky? Or, like a workbench, is heavier and more solid better?

Cheers, Dom

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WOW Hey Dom i like those,
 

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Sawhorses that are wobbly cause mistakes or accidents.

So I like these. They will be sturdy enough to do the jobs required of them too.
 

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I think they look great. Nice and sturdy. Great lookin' cat, too. What's her name?
 

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Those look great Don. They are a little narrow though, unless you are going to build another pair and put beam spanning each pair like cribbing ponies. It is often helpful if your supports are wide enough to hold a few timbers simultaneously and give you the ability to roll them 3 or 4 times so that you can get to each portion of the tenon or mortise.
 

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Hi Ron, "his" name is Roi; he won't be very happy to hear that haha
 

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Not sure what is happening to my comments.

Ron, he's a Bengal and is super active and focal; a real character.

Yeah i think you are right about the width. I would have gone wider than the 32" if I had more material. Maybe i'll modify later. I'll likely deal with one timber at a time, which as you say is not optimal, particularly as I'll need help lifting them up.

I intend on making some crib ponies as well to aid trial fits and assembly as well as for more options.

Appreciate the feedback. This will be my first go at traditional timber framing.

Cheers, Dom
 

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Sawhorses that are wobbly cause mistakes or accidents.

So I like these. They will be sturdy enough to do the jobs required of them too.

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+1 as long as you don't have to carry them to the jobsite ;) those look like a joy to use. They look nice too-
 

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Nice work, Dom. I thought mine were a bit much, yours are bomb proof. That big cypress looks great.
 

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Very nice looking horses. I want to make some stout saw horses as well, but I need them to come apart for storage. I'm limited on space. Those are very good looking though. The cypress looks great. I'm planning to use cypress for a komoda grill table. The stuff gets expensive.
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Gotta love a pair of STOUT sawhorses.

Check out the Timber Framer's Guild if you're not already familiar with it. Very great resource for all things Timber Framing.
 

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This is a very fine addition to your shop. It's nice and practical and beautifully done.
 

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My first thought: good legs for the workbench ))
Looks great!
 

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They're gorgeous. Too chunky? Your back will answer that question after you've moved them a few times.
 

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+1 for the majestic pussycat!
 

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Perfect, nice job. Your only gripe if you ever have one with them, will be saying are we there yet, dragging them up a hill somewhere. Just getting moved around your shop, you'll like the weight, and bearing capacity. Nice el Gato…

Thanks for posting.
 

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they should do the job and they are nice looking great job
 

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Very nice Dom, I like working with horses that stay put when wrestling big lumber.
 
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