Project Information
This is the first project I did after my workbench. They are a pair of shopmade sawhorses or 'bents'. I have Tom Figden's book & have really enjoyed it. These are based closely off of his design.
The wood came from a scrap poplar board I had lying about, and from some cherry scrap boards I found in a clearance pile at the local hardwood dealer. They were finished in BLO.
Joinery is mortise and tenon for the feet and the lower stretcher. The top stretchers are in a kind of saddle, protrude slightly above the top of the legs & are also doweled into place. The mortises were also pinned/doweled.
The bottom of the feet are coved in the middle; I used a spokeshave plane to do this, and it added a tremendous amount of stability.
These things are small and so much lighter than my old sawhorses, but MUCH stronger and more stable. Go figure what better craftmanship will get you….
The wood came from a scrap poplar board I had lying about, and from some cherry scrap boards I found in a clearance pile at the local hardwood dealer. They were finished in BLO.
Joinery is mortise and tenon for the feet and the lower stretcher. The top stretchers are in a kind of saddle, protrude slightly above the top of the legs & are also doweled into place. The mortises were also pinned/doweled.
The bottom of the feet are coved in the middle; I used a spokeshave plane to do this, and it added a tremendous amount of stability.
These things are small and so much lighter than my old sawhorses, but MUCH stronger and more stable. Go figure what better craftmanship will get you….