Knock Down Sawhorse/Bench

Nice Job. Looks quite utile. At what angle did you set the cut out on your rails? What is the overall width of the leg panels? 2” X 6”s for the rails?

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great space saver

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hi Chuck,

This looks like a very useful project. I can see a number of uses for it.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I guess about ten degrees of angle would be about riight, I don’t know cuz I guessed and used a bevel marking guage. I did one side and flipped it over and did the other side. Play with it a little Woodrat and see what you come up with. The plans are in Shopnotes #87 but you will have to pay for them… I didn’t want to pay so I just winged it. :^)

And yes Scott and Debbie you are correct. I’ll be using mine all the time.

-- --Chuck

Thanks, I need this.

-- Thos. Angle

I think I will have to build this. I just destroyed my low assembly table to gain back some space. This this would hang on the wall.

One idea for future versions and future builders, make the two sides of the support different lengths, say 20” and 32”. This way you can have the top of your table at two different heights depending on what you are doing. Then you get two tables for the space of one. Just an idea.

Keep up the good work.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Nice idea! Thanks for posting.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I am currently examining how I could upgrade this for various height adjustments and a feww other ideas I have. Good Idea Rob lemme know how it turns out if you do it

-- --Chuck

It’s not my Idea, I just saw it and it looked like the best option for my storage/space problems. But, I hope it helps anyone who uses it. Mine is in a crude form right now. I think the legs should be notched in a couple of inches to make it even sturdier and some cleats added around the notches on the lengths to firm it up a little more. I will say that after using mine all day I had no trouble from it, but there is always room for improvement…

-- --Chuck

Very nice. That would take up very little space when broken down.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great idea.

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I’ve been meaning to do something like this. I read in an issue of Shopnotes that someone routed grooves in the rails and fitted some t-track in them, adding to the functionality of the whole setup… that’s on my project list as soon as I move…

Nice!

Since I haven’t come up with a clever idea today, may I steal yours?

Great idea Chuck. Thanks for sharing.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I love all the credit, but it ain’t my Idea. I wish it were though, then again I wish I had a winning lotto ticket and a 200,000 sq. ft. shop too! :^)
Yeah Estley I read that article in shop notes too, I can’t remember which issue it was in though. I thought about making a top out of something like Poplar and putting holes in it for bench dogs and holdfasts. If I do I’m gonna make mine folding and use a few sliding gate locks so it won’t colllapse while working… now there’s a Chuckie original Idea for ya! I JUST CHECKED THE INTERNET, THE CUT SHEETS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE A FREE DOWNLOAD IN PDF FORMAT. Also they have several jigs you can make for this project for example a miter station and a benchtop table saw station!!! YOU’LL FIND THIS ON SHOPNOTES.COM – VOLUME 15, ISSUE # 87. Hopes this info helps you.

-- --Chuck

Very slick. My shop is, um… wherever I set it up. So an ultra-compact set of tables is a bonus. And thanks for tracking down the links to more information.

Glad I could help KDL, very few of us will ever have all the space we want.

-- --Chuck

This was the very first project I made in my shop…its very helpful and very secure.

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