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I have 50 year old saw horses that I built on the job site when I contracted my first home build, they are different than yours with plywood gussets holding the legs in position and a 2×6 top. The thing I like about them is they are stackable,,no stretchers are needed, easier to haul around. They are still going strong.
Yeah i made mine stackable aswell, thats whats good about those metal brackets, during the strength test they should've added a board on top aswell and they would've performed better
Totally agree, I always built mine to stack. I beveled my legs length wise and sideways to be more stable. Plywood gussets too. I also added a 2x4 sideways on the legs to make a step on each side. 👍🍺
Perkins Crew.. Sawhorses in the past as in the 40's through the 70's had to pass through a 16" spaced stud wall in other words 14 1/2" you can do that if the top bar and stretcher bar are spaced right.. I remember when I got my first job on a building crew having to build my own set of sawhorses. That was as they say the test to get a job. Often we would make them with a shelf as the stretcher because it could hold our Plaine and Chisels and other tools as well as our Hand saws Rip and Crosscut. Amazing how far we have come isn't it. Keep up the videos, love them. John in Missouri Valley Iowa
Now I m from across the pond, 58 yrs old now. Time served plasterer . I have witnessed these old veteran carpenters , rustle up with any old shit!! Bracing from the ply shuttering. Time is money!! On site a carpenter named Keith God rest his soul ❤ he built out of scrap a saw vice . So he and the other chippies could reset an sharpen their saws Don't saw tools like that anymore worth that sort of effort. Could talk about plastering trowels all day long but not about that lol 😂 . Brilliant video as always. To all the Perkins crew my respect. 👍👍
Jamie & the guys, that was so fun. The only thing missing was the shot of you stacking the horses. I would like to see how they stack up. I"m in, f you do a podcast. I'm team: "Let Jamie Talk" hUgz from Ohio for the whole crew, Lee
The bracket version is very compact to take with you if you screw the top beam in from one side, making it foldable. If you don't screw the top one in it's even more compact. Ideal to throw in the back of your car for a just in case situation when helping some friends out with some little job. Or just to have a bunch in a box for when you run out of room for material. 16 screws and some wood you can later reuse gets you an extra set for storage, as they are very strong in the downward direction.
You guys are just so much fun to watch, really funny, I don't see how yall get any work done but you do and it's looks excellent and it must be cause people keep ya going. I'm sure it's not always a comedy show or anything, I bet the time sure passes quick, have a good week guys.
Awesome video. I'm reminded of the TV show MythBusters! Informative, science based, and pretty damned funny! As the Essential Craftsman says, "Keep up the good work!"
Love your videos. Over the years I have made many similar saw horses. The problem always was that they were bulking and did not stack well. Now in my twilight years I have gone to metal foldable saw horses (rugged ones not cheapies) as I use a tool trailer and its all about being compact. That being said its near impossible to make a "one size fits all" in terms of applications and your design is great for meeting most requirements and it gives Jamie something to talk about 😆
My dad's saw horses were like that sans the horizontal long brace and horizontal top board. Lightweight but functional plus he used wood screws instead of nails to keep them from working loose and getting all wobbly
If you put the legs at the very end with a brace on the outside and no centre brace (or a centre brace on the outside of the legs that could be used as a foot rest) they would stack. Which for most people with small shops or storage rooms would be more beneficial.
i have two set of the metal ones you guys dont like. the only thing i do like about the metal ones is they fold up and are easy to store and easy to transport around and don't take up alot of room. i use them all the time and have never been cut by them. but are not as strong as the wooden ones so don't hold up as much weight and also are not as wide. the wooden ones are great as you can also build them taller if you are a tall guy. but they are hard to store and take up alot of room. the ones you threw together with the metal brackets for the legs didn't have a cross brace so they could stack on top of each other and take up less room to store. but great video keep up the good work
Those plastic Stanley ones are pretty good for a DIYer. Lightweight and fold up small. The only drawback is you never know your saw hit it until it collapses out from under you.
these are great - the only thing I would change is make flat top piece about 3" longer and center it on the header, then you could clamp boards to them a little easier, just have to buy one longer 2x4
I've been using the sawhorse plans from "Basic Construction Techniques For Houses And Small Buildings Simply Explained " prepared by the bureau of naval personnel pg's 224,225,226 for close to 50 years most of the picture's and drawings came from WW2 I'd bet but published in 1972 for the public.
The legs should be slightly angled outwards, this provides support to prevent swaying - if you don't want to, put a small side support underneath at a 45-degree angle.
Its so funny, I interviewed back in the 1980s for a job with a historic renovation company and the superintendent George (God rest his soul) had me build a set of saw horses. I so over built those two saw horses he nicknames me OB, yes he hired me.😂
Two quick thoughts. The metal bracket one could be further reinforced by adding another 2x4 on top (making a t beam just like Jamie’s design). And finally for the racking, some simple bracing would send Jamie’s over the top. You could do the same with the metal brackets, but at that point it’s become just as engineered as Jamie’s, what’s the point. Enjoyed the video. #letjamietalk !
What? You guys weren't out in that weather last week? What's a little polar vortex among friends? LOL! It was -12 dF in my area when I took my daily walk last week. I bundled up like I've never been in MY LIFE! I wore three of everything. People gave me looks as they drove past. LOL! When I got home there were icicles on the brim of my hat and on the outer edge of my balaclava. (LOL!) Stay warm. But, seriously? When you decide to retire from building houses you could easily put out carpenter instructional videos. You can say what you like about Jamie. He's really good at explaining everything.
Jaime's design is absolutely better overall, but I think combining them is the best bet for most of us. Essentially take the metal brackets, and add Jaimes bracing and top plate to it. Quicker, easier, likely similarly strong
A variantion would be to lose the top of the tee and make the vertical piece out of 6x2, then cut a couple of 2" slots to take 2x4 lengths. Now you have a couple of horse that will support a sheet.
I love and hate the metal brackets. They are usually made of such thin metal that there isn't a lot of lateral strength to them. I love a couple of things about them. First they are quick to put together. Second you can quickly and easily make separate lengths which allows for quick adaptation and nesting side to side. Third thing is the top cross piece is a safe waste board and you can easily sub in a 2x6. If the brackets were a little bigger and made out of 12 gauge instead of 22 gauge they would be plenty strong.
See now if you started with adding the middle bracing and the top piece to the other sawhorse like you do with the custom one i recon it would handle nearly as good, but what do i know we build our buildings out of brick here so its always sturdy 😂
Jamie: "You can have the plans for free and build your own." Jay: "Can I have these when they're done?" Moral of this story, work smarter, not harder. Jay is so wise, he's like a building Buddha 🤣 🤣
While I see the advantage to building saw horses for a larger job but they would be a hassle to transport job to job. I will submit that Fulton Stablemate saw horses are the gold standard for collapsible sawhorses. They are heavy duty and they stand up to the test of time. I have two sets; one is 25 years old and the other is 30 years old. Both sets have never needed repair, have always operated flawlessly with a shot of WD or the like once a year, and they look pretty much the same as they did when I bought them. I would urge any contractor to look at buying a set for themselves.
graduated saw horses a long time ago and i like convenience store coffee! its better than that awful stuff that helps build your status and it is as sorry as its drinkers
2:24 yes that steel one is horrible! I went to buy those then picking it up i cut 4 fingers and bleed out the whole store and had to get plastered by the employee's there 😅🤣
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the mood in your videos always makes me feel good. thank you all so much for sharing!
It’s called aura now
I have 50 year old saw horses that I built on the job site when I contracted my first home build, they are different than yours with plywood gussets holding the legs in position and a 2×6 top. The thing I like about them is they are stackable,,no stretchers are needed, easier to haul around. They are still going strong.
Yeah i made mine stackable aswell, thats whats good about those metal brackets, during the strength test they should've added a board on top aswell and they would've performed better
Totally agree, I always built mine to stack. I beveled my legs length wise and sideways to be more stable. Plywood gussets too. I also added a 2x4 sideways on the legs to make a step on each side. 👍🍺
I agree with Jason on the little jig if you could 3D print that I would buy a bunch of those just to have around and to give as gifts.
I was just gonna comment that he should make a quick STL file for those of us with printers for the angle marking jig!
I could model it up and 3d print and send out to you if you’d pay shipping.
@@jobsanbiju3762 make the model and share it!
Perkins Crew.. Sawhorses in the past as in the 40's through the 70's had to pass through a 16" spaced stud wall in other words 14 1/2" you can do that if the top bar and stretcher bar are spaced right.. I remember when I got my first job on a building crew having to build my own set of sawhorses. That was as they say the test to get a job. Often we would make them with a shelf as the stretcher because it could hold our Plaine and Chisels and other tools as well as our Hand saws Rip and Crosscut. Amazing how far we have come isn't it. Keep up the videos, love them. John in Missouri Valley Iowa
Guessing the lumber didn't arrive? Fun to see u dudes farting around in the shop!🤣🤣🤣
Pretty awesome video! My favorite part? "What's with that old drill?" The first thing I was thinking too!
Now I m from across the pond, 58 yrs old now. Time served plasterer . I have witnessed these old veteran carpenters , rustle up with any old shit!! Bracing from the ply shuttering. Time is money!! On site a carpenter named Keith God rest his soul ❤ he built out of scrap a saw vice . So he and the other chippies could reset an sharpen their saws
Don't saw tools like that anymore worth that sort of effort. Could talk about plastering trowels all day long but not about that lol 😂 . Brilliant video as always. To all the Perkins crew my respect. 👍👍
should name this video. We let Jamie talk lol great video
Thanks. I've been using a folding table. I think I will build some sawhorses.
Thank you, Jaime, for making your sawhorse design open source.
Jamie & the guys, that was so fun.
The only thing missing was
the shot of you stacking the horses.
I would like to see how they stack up.
I"m in, f you do a podcast.
I'm team: "Let Jamie Talk"
hUgz from Ohio for the whole crew, Lee
The bracket version is very compact to take with you if you screw the top beam in from one side, making it foldable. If you don't screw the top one in it's even more compact. Ideal to throw in the back of your car for a just in case situation when helping some friends out with some little job. Or just to have a bunch in a box for when you run out of room for material. 16 screws and some wood you can later reuse gets you an extra set for storage, as they are very strong in the downward direction.
You guys are just so much fun to watch, really funny, I don't see how yall get any work done but you do and it's looks excellent and it must be cause people keep ya going. I'm sure it's not always a comedy show or anything, I bet the time sure passes quick, have a good week guys.
What a chill video. More please!
Great change of pace video - love it!
You guys are so funny and so generous with your knowledgeable and experience. I'm happy to see you successful and thriving, you deserve it!
JAIME NEEDS TO WRITE A BOOK
Awesome video. I'm reminded of the TV show MythBusters! Informative, science based, and pretty damned funny! As the Essential Craftsman says, "Keep up the good work!"
okay the best tips, the jig and using the other pieces of wood to help keep the saw flat. 👍
Jaime needs a woodworking channel. Seriously.
Made mine out of 1x4 with a standing 2x4 at the top 20 years ago. still going strong. No angels needed. And you can stack them ontop of each other
when cutting the angle tops i always align the four legs clamp together and use a straight edge that way its only 2 cuts
Loving the edits😂. Awesome video and awesome design on the sawhorses!
Looked like fun. Thanks Jaime.
Good tip on the saw horses. Thanks.
Yeah I struggled to build a pair of those. It was embarrassing 😅. I will try out the plans. Thanks y'all
I can use this later- thanks 😊
Love your videos. Over the years I have made many similar saw horses. The problem always was that they were bulking and did not stack well. Now in my twilight years I have gone to metal foldable saw horses (rugged ones not cheapies) as I use a tool trailer and its all about being compact. That being said its near impossible to make a "one size fits all" in terms of applications and your design is great for meeting most requirements and it gives Jamie something to talk about 😆
I am not a builder, but this video suddenly makes me wanna build a sawhorse. Wild 😜
Did get the screenshot and will build me some nice ones. Thanks Perkins crew.
If you use the brackets you can remove two screws on the top stretcher board the horse will fold pretty flat.
My dad's saw horses were like that sans the horizontal long brace and horizontal top board. Lightweight but functional plus he used wood screws instead of nails to keep them from working loose and getting all wobbly
Add another 48" flat bottom below the header and try again for shear load and direct load.
If you put the legs at the very end with a brace on the outside and no centre brace (or a centre brace on the outside of the legs that could be used as a foot rest) they would stack. Which for most people with small shops or storage rooms would be more beneficial.
i have two set of the metal ones you guys dont like. the only thing i do like about the metal ones is they fold up and are easy to store and easy to transport around and don't take up alot of room. i use them all the time and have never been cut by them. but are not as strong as the wooden ones so don't hold up as much weight and also are not as wide. the wooden ones are great as you can also build them taller if you are a tall guy. but they are hard to store and take up alot of room. the ones you threw together with the metal brackets for the legs didn't have a cross brace so they could stack on top of each other and take up less room to store. but great video keep up the good work
Those plastic Stanley ones are pretty good for a DIYer. Lightweight and fold up small. The only drawback is you never know your saw hit it until it collapses out from under you.
I'm love'n this vid hints and tips overload 😅😅👌🇦🇺
i loved this video a lot ! i wouldn't mind if there where more like these :D
these are great - the only thing I would change is make flat top piece about 3" longer and center it on the header, then you could clamp boards to them a little easier, just have to buy one longer 2x4
I’m going home and building some for me! Thanks Jamie!!
Love when the guys hang at the shop. Could be a great location for the LJT Podcast 😊❤❤
Autopsy of the saw horse a nice touch 👍
Jaime jabber freebee. Thanks! Now print that jig for the angle and merch it! Print in Mikwaukee red, Dewalt yellow.
WE NEED MORE JAMIE HOW TO’S!!!🎉😊
Love it.. a simple video that’s beneficial.. you should trademark that😂😂
just built some sawhorses last week!! wish y'all would have put this out a week earlier!
one off the best videos yet.
I've been using the sawhorse plans from "Basic Construction Techniques For Houses And Small Buildings Simply Explained " prepared by the bureau of naval personnel pg's 224,225,226 for close to 50 years most of the picture's and drawings came from WW2 I'd bet but published in 1972 for the public.
Jamie builds the best sawhorses on God's green Earth!!!
you guys make me smile, even if I'm not a person that builds. ;p
Thank you
I like the all wood PBB version.Those metal brackets are rickety AF.
The legs should be slightly angled outwards, this provides support to prevent swaying - if you don't want to, put a small side support underneath at a 45-degree angle.
Its so funny, I interviewed back in the 1980s for a job with a historic renovation company and the superintendent George (God rest his soul) had me build a set of saw horses. I so over built those two saw horses he nicknames me OB, yes he hired me.😂
Fun video! Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤
Two quick thoughts. The metal bracket one could be further reinforced by adding another 2x4 on top (making a t beam just like Jamie’s design). And finally for the racking, some simple bracing would send Jamie’s over the top. You could do the same with the metal brackets, but at that point it’s become just as engineered as Jamie’s, what’s the point. Enjoyed the video. #letjamietalk !
Great saw horse.
Thanks
What? You guys weren't out in that weather last week? What's a little polar vortex among friends? LOL! It was -12 dF in my area when I took my daily walk last week. I bundled up like I've never been in MY LIFE! I wore three of everything. People gave me looks as they drove past. LOL! When I got home there were icicles on the brim of my hat and on the outer edge of my balaclava. (LOL!) Stay warm.
But, seriously? When you decide to retire from building houses you could easily put out carpenter instructional videos. You can say what you like about Jamie. He's really good at explaining everything.
On your mid video commercial. You got it all wrong. I make my mistakes for after I drink coffee. I need to have something to blame. 🥃🍺😂
Jaime's design is absolutely better overall, but I think combining them is the best bet for most of us. Essentially take the metal brackets, and add Jaimes bracing and top plate to it. Quicker, easier, likely similarly strong
That extra piece on top would have made the other ones a lot stronger
Thanks good. One!
A variantion would be to lose the top of the tee and make the vertical piece out of 6x2, then cut a couple of 2" slots to take 2x4 lengths. Now you have a couple of horse that will support a sheet.
Ad once again.... it's Jaime for the win!
Interesting video. Thanks for sharing
Just in time 💯
I love and hate the metal brackets. They are usually made of such thin metal that there isn't a lot of lateral strength to them.
I love a couple of things about them. First they are quick to put together. Second you can quickly and easily make separate lengths which allows for quick adaptation and nesting side to side. Third thing is the top cross piece is a safe waste board and you can easily sub in a 2x6.
If the brackets were a little bigger and made out of 12 gauge instead of 22 gauge they would be plenty strong.
Thank you.
See now if you started with adding the middle bracing and the top piece to the other sawhorse like you do with the custom one i recon it would handle nearly as good, but what do i know we build our buildings out of brick here so its always sturdy 😂
I was taught to use a hand saw to cut the angle of the legs 45 years ago
Thank you!
Awesome guys
Jamie: "You can have the plans for free and build your own."
Jay: "Can I have these when they're done?"
Moral of this story, work smarter, not harder.
Jay is so wise, he's like a building Buddha 🤣 🤣
Finally something I can do with you guys! Lol
Love it.
Nice job! check out Essential Craftsman's sawhorse's, takes them to the lumber yard and stacks tons of hacks of plywood weight on them!
If you only attach 1 side of the factory brace to the horizontal board, they will fold up flatter when storing.
Jamie should team up with the Next Level Carpentry guy on sawhorses. Think they'd enjoy that.
Great episode, using that for sure.
I would like to see you stack ten of them compactly for storage.
Love the stress test 😂
This should have been titled "Let Jamie talk, the motion picture"
The cinematography and sound design went way too hard for a video about sawhorses.
And I'm here for it. 👍
Jason sad , the board broke but the saw horse is still good. The boards are the saw horse. WOW.... And he has a channel explaining construction. Omy
Great video
Could you make a short or instagram story showing them stacking? Seems like the bottom/middle brace would cause them to stack super high
Go little sawhorse, go, get away from that big excavator.
Would you be able to explain the different marks on the Tape measure some time, please?
While I see the advantage to building saw horses for a larger job but they would be a hassle to transport job to job. I will submit that Fulton Stablemate saw horses are the gold standard for collapsible sawhorses. They are heavy duty and they stand up to the test of time. I have two sets; one is 25 years old and the other is 30 years old. Both sets have never needed repair, have always operated flawlessly with a shot of WD or the like once a year, and they look pretty much the same as they did when I bought them. I would urge any contractor to look at buying a set for themselves.
Well I didn't know it but I'm building some saw horses this weekend 😂
Thanks for letting Jaime build with us this time!
I have the sawhorse with “really sharp edges” cut myself before i even got the saw out
my question - how much strength do 4 plywood gussets add? please add the gussets and also assemble with construction adhesive and test again
Hey just a good tip iv always used make on horse 1 inch smaller so they can stack together wile your not using them
graduated saw horses a long time ago and i like convenience store coffee! its better than that awful stuff that helps build your status and it is as sorry as its drinkers
2:24 yes that steel one is horrible!
I went to buy those then picking it up i cut 4 fingers and bleed out the whole store and had to get plastered by the employee's there 😅🤣
jamie needs to write a book for sure
😅esos caballetes soportan un montón y duran también son buenos en la construcción los cargan de ladrillos refractarios ha morir😊
You guys really needed to do something during the snow huh? :D Great video, I was wondering how you guys built them :)