Timber Frame Trestle Ponies

WOW!! Saw horses . . . on steroids!! Very nice.

-- Even if to be nothing more than a bad example, everything serves a purpose. cippotus

Those ponies are ready for some serious weight. Back when I used to build houses I would make 3-4 sets at a time all the same. Worked great I still have a bunch 20 years later. You mentioned that you cut the arch on the bottom spreader with a circular. Ho did you accomplish that on such a thick piece? I remember guys that did that with thinner material but not something that thick.

wow, now THESE are sawhorses!

-- Rob, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

stnich, I only had the blade depth about a 1/8 of an inch on the circular when I cut the arch. After that I dropped the blade to it’s max and did slanted breadcut’s. I don’t have a bandsaw, so this was the easiest way that I could think of doing a half decent job. The french curve is an awesome invention!

Kokoneesailor, These are a carpenters dream. Great job!!!!!!!

-- The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. "Helen Keller"

Now I see why these are so beefy, you’re getting ready for some timber framing. I think they’ll hold up! Nice build. Good luck on the house.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

This is really carpenters dream.

-- Jiri

Giddyup.

Where did you find the drill press? That is a gorgeous tool.

-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan

Maybe both a table and a work bench and saw horses? Waiting to see the results! :)

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

RG said it best:

“Giddyup.

Where did you find the drill press? That is a gorgeous tool.”

-- Chris Wong -- http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com --

Love the SUPER DUTY saw horses. But that old tool takes a back seat to NOTHING!! Love seeing the old tools being used. Super job.

Wow! Who made the statue in the last shot? It’s so life like.

LOL

Great trestles and heck yeah, now I’ve got a reason to buy a beam drill. Woohoo!

always,
J.C.

-- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -- John Muir

Great looking trestle ponies-I must say I would love to try my hand at making myself a set.Is there anyway I could get a copy of that magazine article. I am an aspiring timber framer and these look like a great project to start honing my skills on!

-- Reginald

Thanks for all the positive comments. The snell boring machine was an e-bay bid win item. I purchased 75 percent of my timberframing tools off e-bay. The more beat up and abused ( within reason) they are the more I seem to love them. I love breathing new life into an old, forgotten item. Every day is like Christmas when you’ve finished a marathon of shopping on e-bay.

As I let Reggie know, you can get the plans for these trestle ponies from a back issue of BackHome Magazine Jan/Feb 2008 edition. I don’t believe it’s very much money, and well worth it in my opinion. I’m attaching a link to the magazines back order page. You will have to cut and paste it into your browser, cause the hyper link thingy is beyond my comprehension.

Thanks again…Robert
http://backhomemagazine.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BBM&Product_Code=BH092&Category_Code=BI8

Well it looks like the hyperlink thingy works all on its own… lol