Thank you Shane! I made these saw horses and there great! By the way they were the first thing I've ever build and I'm a 58 year old woman. Since then I've build a work table and on it many projects. Thanks for getting me started on my life long dream of woodworking!
There's sooooooo many ways to make sawhorses. Bottom line, if they do what you want them to do than they are good. I make mine without the bottom brace and they work great. Good job!
Thanks Jay. I checked out your video and your sawhorses turned out great. Anyone who reads this comment, check out Jay's Channel. He does some good stuff! Cheers mate.
Came back to your video. Making second set of saw horses and needed the cut of the leg angles. Lame excuse. Honestly I love your humor and how easy you explain each step.
Best DIYness presenter on you tube: serious skills great humour, persuaded me to build me a workbench having just retired at age 70. Keep it up mate and thanks Geordie Normski
I guess I should learn metrics but being in the US most of the stuff I use is in imperial.What I have done in metric is actually very accurate and a little fun
Thank you for the video and your good nature. My brother and I made a saw horse based on your video and it kicked off a series of projects from TH-cam. You helped start a very positive thing in my life.
Made two of these to your instructions, but made the legs 30mm longer, and they turned out great, just the right height for me as i have a back problem leaning over the commercially made ones with legs only 650mm long. great vid ,easy to follow ,thanks
I love the idea that you can easily replace the top i-beam piece when it gets stuffed up too much and replace any of the legs when they get damaged without too much DIYness being involved. Great tip Nackers!! Love your videos.
Shane, my old mucka. I built a couple of these 'horses' and must admit that they have been absolutely indispensable in my workshop (garage). Cheers matey, keep up the good work.
Thanks Shane for what you do. I made the saw horse’s thanks to your video. Prices have gone up , cost me $ 120 for pine from Bunnings. Keep up the good work.
I made a pair of these a year or two ago Uncle K, both of them stacking types. They are perfect as saw horses. However, while making a pair of gates recently I turned them into a mini work bench for working outside and yes they worked, but with the shorter legs they gave me a bugger of a backache, and I had to stop every hour for a cup of tea. ✌❤ Bob.
The best and easiest saw horses I've seen made. will definitely be making a pair myself later this afternoon. I love your videos - humorous as well as super informative. keep up the awesome work :-)
Another great vid mate. I reckon you've earn't yourself a treat. Go buy an impact driver skin for your Makita. You'll never never look back. I thought they were overkill for screwing off pine etc, but know I use one all the time. You never want to use your normal drill for driver screws again. Great tip knackers!
Très très bonnes explications jai très bien compris c est clair précis et avec le visuel très facile a comprendre reste plus qu a sy mettre bravo et merci.
Heureux que vous ayez trouvé la vidéo utile Mariegabrielle malgré la barrière de la langue 👍 Merci d'avoir regardé et pris le temps de me laisser des commentaires! À la vôtre👍😁
G'day mate. I mentioned to the missus the other night that I need a couple of saw horses then I see this. I like the I- beam style and I access to some pallets. Might just give it go. like your stuff keep it up mate.
Thanks Shane, I needed some strong horses to set my new Home Made Miter Saw Station on. this will be splendid. I particularly like the I-Beam method for strength and durability.
Good day mate, hows it going... I like your movie how to build saw horses. I have a little tip for bracing. make a triangle for the out side dimensions so it should look like a pyramid with the top cut off. that way it will make the saw horses sturdy and you can stack them up. I am going to build these also this week. thanks for the good tips
LOVE THESE ,I am going to make a set of these for myself. I have been working on all my projects on my knees in my driveway so I am excited to make these. MIne will not be red but they will still be cool!! I have seen so many guys post a saw horse video but no one else uses the term "SCREW OFF" when putting them together. JUst so funny !! Thank you so much for your video I will make these for myself for sure. You have saved my knees !!!!
Good stuff Cheryl! They really are simple to make and will last forever👍 Mine are still going strong after years of being knocked around. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
you can miter the legs to 17º to spread them out and add supports outside of the legs instead of inside to make it stackable and very strong. the bracing between the legs is simply to prevent it from racking, you could use plywood sheeting or 1 by 4 to keep it slim and light.
From the Land of the Real Man Florida with our 3 million Gators and thousands of Crocks. A job well done. Great Video and thanks for sharing. " I Love orange. I am going to do one orange and one "Jimmy Newtron Green."
Can't wait til I have a yard so I can make these! Great idea and such a thourough video. I would have never thought of DYI-ing them. My kitchen chairs act as my saw horses for now lol
Shane, you are an awesome guy! Whenever I watch one of your informative videos I always smile from your good nature humor. I love your interior trim videos. I wish you the best .... Roger
Great vids, I did my schooling in the change to metric era. I still can't always make my mind up, so sometimes its mm sometimes its inches depending on which numbers fall more conveniently. Your weather looks a lot better than here in blighty.
Cheers Dave!....yeah l'm a bit the same way mate....l chop and change but in the long run prefer metric 👍👍 Yeah it's winter over here a t the moment so it's a little chilly but at least the sun's out👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks for watching mate 👍🇦🇺😁
Good job with the video and nicely done with comedy... Just built mine and they are awesome!!! I put glue on the I-beams and it seems it made them stronger... I'm thinking about adding wheels... Great video.//Chuck
Hi Shane Thanks for the reply, yet another great video, well explained and easy to follow, working my way through your others. Keep it up and lets have more, Dave
Uncle Knackers to the rescue. I remember watching this a Raccoons age ago and thought.. Pretty neat. So a few days ago I was just finishing a table top, on a set of El cheapo horses from Bunnings and they collapsed. I nearly had a heart attack, as this was a 'Very' expensive piece of wood. So the next day with your instructions in hand I went to the timber shop. I now have three deluxe horses that could hold up the Harbour bridge. Thanks Shane BTW, the price has gone up. cost me $60
Awesome!! Well done Pete. I feel for you re the collapsing sawhorses....been there done that. My collapsable sawhorses collapsed onto a pile of boxed up fluorescent light tubes!!....smashed the lot of them 😖...not a happy camper. Cheers mate.
Quality horses there matey. There is a building site up the road from me and I shall be visiting their skip to recycle the 4x2 they are ditching.....guess what I will be making?
Thanks for the comment Ted. The paint is a little bright but l don't actually mind it. Put it this way, l'll never have a problem locating them:) Cheers mate
First time I ever see any of your videos buddy. That joke about the horses just about killed me! Very very funny. Love the way you work I love the way you explain everything. I have subscribed and will definitely keep track of your videos. Thank you.
gotta say knackers....I stumbled onto your vids and I learn a lot and get a good giggle. I do a radio show on the gold coast on a radio station called hot tomato and I tell people about ya. hope it helps coz you help me. My dad's dad died young so dad didn't learn this type of thing from his pa so he couldn't teach me...so you are doing a great deal of good. can you do a video on making shelves? I'm always nervous about that.
Sean Flanagan G'day Sean. Thanks a tonne for the shout out mate…it's much appreciated. I checked out the Hot Tomatoe Website…..are you part of the Flan and Emily team? I'll have to have a listen. I don't plan to do a shelving video in the near future as all my time is devoted to getting my new home built which l am also video taping and posting to TH-cam. If you have any questions please feel free to message me on my DIY For Knuckleheads Facebook Page. Here's the link: facebook.com/DiyForKnuckleheads?ref=hCheers mate :-)
Hi, Shan great videos. Just a thought, if you make the middle piece of the i beam 2" shorter, 1" on each side, you will be able to use a clamp to hold a piece of timber when its on the horse.
Thanks wildtiger. The i-beam sawhorse is very strong thanks to the i-beam construction. Good stuff on knocking up your first project. If you get the time, how about you post a picture of the sawhorses on my DIY For Knuckleheads Facebook page? facebook.com/DiyForKnuckleheads?ref=h I would love to see them. Cheers mate and thanks for the feedback
Great video. I watched it and made myself a couple! How did I live without them?? Super easy and super solid! I took a little pride and cut the 15 degrees on the leg ends. I used pressure treated lumber so they would not need painting - they are going to be outside most of the time. Thanks for this.
No worries Ross and thanks for the feedback...much appreciated! Yeah you did well re the 15 degrees...they sit and look a lot better. Have a good one mate :-)
Love the horses but would like to suggest a minor change. If you wanted to clamp something vertically for planing or special handling you could do so by lengthening the bottom of the "I" two inches or 50mm and drill a 2" or 50mm hole in the horizontal about 3" back or 78mm. This would allow you to insert a clamp and brace something vertical to your horse.
Awesome video,the quality is getting bloody good. I have always needed a set of saw horses so now I am going to make them. The children can measure up for me so I don't expect it to be as good as yours. They do a better paint job than me as well:) I don't know where I can find "virgin" wood like yours but I will look.
I prefer number 2 version they look a lot stronger, plus I wouldn't paint them I would leave to their natural colour or maybe a coat of clear varnish or something along those lines to bring out the wood. Still their great saw horses, Cheers.
Hey there Uncle Knackers. It's Mr.Death here from Canada. These are great, but why not use glue on the I-Beams as well as the screws? Also, i found installing a second board on the top of the I-Beam made for easy fixes when i inevitably cut into the Horses. That did make them a bit heavier, but i can be kind clumsy at time. Thanks again for what ya do. And by the way, i love the way you said "Take some Pride" We all need to take those extra steps, to make our DIY stuff the sweetest.
Trell Johnson Thanks Trell. I don't think glue is needed as the screws hold really well. Good idea about the second board on top ….well done. Cheers mate
Absolutely loving your style of teaching. Thanks very much for taking the time. Just for my interest, how much would this project cost in new timber today; July 2021? 👍👍👍
Good timing Billy, l was just putting the stools away! There are two stools. One is stackable and the other one isn't, which just means that one sits on top of the other. The non stackable stool, you'll need 4 legs at approx 800mm each. The IBeam you'll need 3 lengths at approx 1100mm long. You'll need the bottom brace which is approx 1100mm long and the two leg braces are approx 400mm long. The stackable stool, you'll need 4 legs at approx 800mm long and for the IBeam you'll need 3 lengths at approx 1100mm long. All the timber is 90mm x 35mm. Good luck! Let me know how you go 👍
Worth noting that if of necessity these are to be outside horses, they should ideally be made from treated timber. Also a good idea to seal all joints with a flexible polyurethane calking compound. Surely the legs could be made from 3" x 2" (oops th's ....errr ....75 x 50?) & thus be a little lighter?
True Peter, if they live outdoors then treated timber would be an advantage regarding longevity. I used 90 x 35 for the legs as it makes the sawhorse a little sturdier.....at least it feels sturdier. Thanks for watching and for the tips 👍
Zach kruger Yes you can Zach. The trouble with these however is that the external brace makes them awkward to move around and it also makes it difficult to work close to the stool. Just a couple of points to consider. Cheers mate
Nice vid. Did you know that in the USA we also use the term "screwing off" but it means something different. Here it means to be engaged in a recreational activity when you're supposed to be working. So the next time a Yank starts to chuckle, you'll know why.
Thanks for sharing Shane. I like this design quite a bit. I'm curious whether the bottom (long) horizontal brace in virgin 2 adds any stability though against racking left to right? Would it be better adding short 45degree 4x2 braces from the legs to the top instead? That, combined with some plywood gussets on either end, instead of the (2 shorter) braces between opposing legs, would make them stackable?
G'day M.P. The design tips you mentioned would work well. I have to say that l use my horses all the time and they are still as good as the day l built them. I don't have any stability issues at all. Good luck with yours. Cheers 👍
I figured I would need to build these before I started to build my workbench. I want to make the sawhorses flush with the platform of my saw so that it can double as a chop saw station. How can I figure out how long my legs on my sawhorses need to be in order to keep it flush? The angle of the legs is throwing me off. Thanks
Hi Scott. What you need to do is build the i-beam the place it on the ground in front of the workbench. Next, sit your legs in position on the i-beam and mark a line from the top of your workbench to the corresponding point on your legs. Cut the legs on this mark and this will give you the height of the workbench. Hope that makes sense. Cheers mate.
Don't let the angled leg confuse you. It's still a 31" leg... measured from the long side of the angle to the square top -- 31"... I think you'd first measure from the floor to the top of your chop saw platform to get the height the saw horses need to be, in order to be flush with the top of the platform.. Then, measure from the long side of the 15° angle on the leg to the length you determined is the height of your chop saw platform. However, you must SUBTRACT 1.5" from that leg measurement, because the top of the I-Beam is 1.5" wide. Therefore, that 1.5" will be added back to the total length of the leg, when you fasten it under the top of the I-Beam. At least, that's how I think this goes. His sawhorses are 32.5" tall. 31" for the beveled legs + 1.5" for the I-Beam.
Not badatall. If you're concerned about striking screws with a saw blade, use dowels when building the I- beam. Or you can make a sacrificial piece to fit over the top. For a really tight fit with dowels. Cut a dowel diagonally lengthwise, forming half round wedges. With through holes, insert from each side and hammer in. Gets tighter than a sailor with a half bottle of pusser neat.
To give some added strength/support! Set the legs in the thickness of say 3/4 ply and gusset the legs of one unit outside of legs other gusset inside of legs may need to add some shimming and the y are still stackable.
Thank you Shane! I made these saw horses and there great! By the way they were the first thing I've ever build and I'm a 58 year old woman. Since then I've build a work table and on it many projects. Thanks for getting me started on my life long dream of woodworking!
P.S. Thanks for adding measurement conversion, I don't do metric.....
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Hope your still enjoying sawdust, went to you rchannel and played ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'. Great.
There's sooooooo many ways to make sawhorses. Bottom line, if they do what you want them to do than they are good. I make mine without the bottom brace and they work great. Good job!
Thanks Jay. I checked out your video and your sawhorses turned out great. Anyone who reads this comment, check out Jay's Channel. He does some good stuff! Cheers mate.
Another one of the best videos I've seen on this topic
Thanks Monique....glad you found it useful 👍😁🇦🇺
Just made these per your instructions. They are very sturdy. Thanks a lot.
That's great to hear Riza. Thanks for taking the time to watch and for the comment. It's much appreciated. Cheers
Came back to your video. Making second set of saw horses and needed the cut of the leg angles. Lame excuse. Honestly I love your humor and how easy you explain each step.
Good stuff MO 👍 I hope the second pair went as well as the first. Cheers mate 👍😁
Best DIYness presenter on you tube: serious skills great humour, persuaded me to build me a workbench having just retired at age 70. Keep it up mate and thanks Geordie Normski
Thanks mate....I appreciate the comment mate and well done on the workbench! Have a great weekend 👍
Thanks much for putting in inches for us "across the pond"
No worries Dave. Glad to oblige. Cheers mate
Hey Shane could you put supports on the outside on one horse and inside of the other? GREAT channel
dave gale Yes you can Dave. Glad you lie the Channel. All the best for 2015 mate. Cheers
I guess I should learn metrics but being in the US most of the stuff I use is in imperial.What I have done in metric is actually very accurate and a little fun
Thank you for the video and your good nature. My brother and I made a saw horse based on your video and it kicked off a series of projects from TH-cam. You helped start a very positive thing in my life.
+cannonbird47 That's Awesome Cannonbird! I'm glad you found my videos. Good luck with your future projects. Cheers :-)
I made a set today out of 2x6. They are rock solid and were very easy to build!!
Mate, that is one solid set of sawhorses! Thanks for the feedback. Cheers.
Made two of these to your instructions, but made the legs 30mm longer, and they turned out great, just the right height for me as i have a back problem leaning over the commercially made ones with legs only 650mm long. great vid ,easy to follow ,thanks
Thanks Owen. Appreciate your comment mate. Cheers
I love the idea that you can easily replace the top i-beam piece when it gets stuffed up too much and replace any of the legs when they get damaged without too much DIYness being involved.
Great tip Nackers!! Love your videos.
Shane, my old mucka. I built a couple of these 'horses' and must admit that they have been absolutely indispensable in my workshop (garage).
Cheers matey, keep up the good work.
Thanks Tone Knight. Appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers mate
i made a sawhorse from this video the one difference I made was the legs are 35-inch long.excellent
Good stuff mate. Mine are still going strong..love 'em 👍
yea thanks for the vid.they cut out a lot of hassle
Thanks Shane for what you do. I made the saw horse’s thanks to your video. Prices have gone up , cost me $ 120 for pine from Bunnings. Keep up the good work.
No worries at all Kerry 👍😁
I made a pair of these a year or two ago Uncle K, both of them stacking types. They are perfect as saw horses. However, while making a pair of gates recently I turned them into a mini work bench for working outside and yes they worked, but with the shorter legs they gave me a bugger of a backache, and I had to stop every hour for a cup of tea. ✌❤ Bob.
Good excuse for a cuppa Bob 😂☕️☕️
I just literally finished putting a set of these together. They work great.
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top bloke !!!very simple and easy !makes all is vids very easy and simple to understand keep up the good work mate !
I built a set of these for my workshop - they are perfect. And very strong! Thanks for the video!
No worries Pursuit of Eden. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers.
The best and easiest saw horses I've seen made. will definitely be making a pair myself later this afternoon. I love your videos - humorous as well as super informative. keep up the awesome work :-)
Glad you liked the vid Maria 👍😁 Thanks for watching and for the feedback! Have a great day
Great video mate, super easy to do following your instructions, just made a sawhorse then.
Awesome! Well done mate and thanks for taking the time to watch 👍😁🇦🇺
This is a very good video. Thank you for showing us how to build sturdy sawhorses.
👍😁....Thanks Lonnie! 👍😁🇦🇺
Good day I love the way you show people how to make them I will definitely make sum for myself keep up the good work thank you Jurgen klop
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😂...BOOM! Thanks for watching Brian 👍 The sawhorses are great mate...you won't be disappointed 👍😁🇦🇺
Thanks. That's seems really easy and simple.
No worries Scott:)
your work is so tidy and professional, I love it.
Excellent tutorial/tips mate,thanks for sharing !👍🏻
👍😁.....Thanks mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Thank you, started making a set with my new saw and realized I needed some guidance...awesome video..nice and simple!
Highview Hill Micro Farm Thanks Highview Hill Micro Farm. I appreciate the comment. Cheers
Thanks Shane. Just made a set of these and they are great.
Fantastic Andrew.....Mine are still going strong 👍 Thanks for watching mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Just when I thought I had time to finish my current project I find this. Great Mate!
+Billy Barton It's a real easy build too Billy. I use mine al the time. Good luck with it. :-)
Will do ~!
Thank you for the upload. I have built one myself from a recycled pallet free of charge. Cheers , Paul
Gotta love those pallets Synthetic NZ :-) Cheers
Another great vid mate. I reckon you've earn't yourself a treat. Go buy an impact driver skin for your Makita. You'll never never look back. I thought they were overkill for screwing off pine etc, but know I use one all the time. You never want to use your normal drill for driver screws again. Great tip knackers!
Thanks gtidrive. Mate l would love to get an impact driver. l'm just waiting for the old girl to die....and it won't! Cheers mate.
Très très bonnes explications jai très bien compris c est clair précis et avec le visuel très facile a comprendre reste plus qu a sy mettre bravo et merci.
Heureux que vous ayez trouvé la vidéo utile Mariegabrielle malgré la barrière de la langue 👍 Merci d'avoir regardé et pris le temps de me laisser des commentaires! À la vôtre👍😁
G'day mate. I mentioned to the missus the other night that I need a couple of saw horses then I see this. I like the I- beam style and I access to some pallets. Might just give it go. like your stuff keep it up mate.
Thanks Shane, I needed some strong horses to set my new Home Made Miter Saw Station on. this will be splendid. I particularly like the I-Beam method for strength and durability.
No worries Steve and good luck with them...you won’t be disappointed 👍😁
Great and easy plan for workhorses. Bad horse joke. Thx :)
+eric laurin Come on Eric…that horse joke was one of my best :-)
Good day mate, hows it going... I like your movie how to build saw horses. I have a little tip for bracing. make a triangle for the out side dimensions so it should look like a pyramid with the top cut off. that way it will make the saw horses sturdy and you can stack them up. I am going to build these also this week. thanks for the good tips
+Lauren Siemens Thanks Lauren and thanks also for the extra tips re the bracing. Cheers :-)
Nice work Buddy very clear instruction how all vids should be
👍👍...Appreciate that John 👍😁🇦🇺
Yes! Just what I need. Will be making these and using this design ASAP. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Best wishes.
No worries Mark 👍👍 I've had these stools for quite some time now and are still as good as new😁😁 Good luck with them and thanks for the feedback 😁👍🇦🇺
LOVE THESE ,I am going to make a set of these for myself. I have been working on all my projects on my knees in my driveway so I am excited to make these. MIne will not be red but they will still be cool!! I have seen so many guys post a saw horse video but no one else uses the term "SCREW OFF" when putting them together. JUst so funny !! Thank you so much for your video I will make these for myself for sure. You have saved my knees !!!!
Good stuff Cheryl! They really are simple to make and will last forever👍 Mine are still going strong after years of being knocked around. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Great job it's a joy to watch your projects keep up the good work.
Folding sawhorse would be good to watch you make
Thanks mate.
Uncle Knackers should have his own tv show.
Cheers Richard and thanks for the 'share'. Have a good one mate.
Very entertaining presentation - Thank You Uncle Knackers
My pleasure Mohammed! Glad you found it useful mate and thanks for watching 😁👍🇦🇺
you can miter the legs to 17º to spread them out and add supports outside of the legs instead of inside to make it stackable and very strong. the bracing between the legs is simply to prevent it from racking, you could use plywood sheeting or 1 by 4 to keep it slim and light.
Guess what I'll be doing when I feel a bit of handy man com'n on!!...best design I've seen Shane....enjoy your vids to mate..cheers from over here...
Hey fjbutch, thanks for the comment mate. If you get inspired have a crack. They are so easy to build. Thanks for the share as well. Cheers mate.
From the Land of the Real Man Florida with our 3 million Gators and thousands of Crocks. A job well done. Great Video and thanks for sharing. " I Love orange. I am going to do one orange and one "Jimmy Newtron Green."
No worries Eddie..thanks for watching mate and l reckon the orange and green would look awesome! 👍😁🇦🇺
Can't wait til I have a yard so I can make these! Great idea and such a thourough video. I would have never thought of DYI-ing them. My kitchen chairs act as my saw horses for now lol
Kitchen chairs can come in handy:) You would't be the only one using them.
Shane, you are an awesome guy! Whenever I watch one of your informative videos I always smile from your good nature humor. I love your interior trim videos. I wish you the best .... Roger
Thanks Roger. Appreciate the comment mate. Cheers:-)
I love it again, thank you Shane!
Too easy Jamal. Cheers mate
Nice job, great design.
Thanks Jack 👍
Great video thanks a lot. I will start building one soon.
Thanks Adrian. Good luck with your build. Cheers
At 10:20 I got distant overtones of Rolf Harris! Lol.
Nice project, May do these as I'm looking to build an outhouse!and these will come in handy.
Very easy to make Keith. You won't be disappointed 👍
Great vids, I did my schooling in the change to metric era. I still can't always make my mind up, so sometimes its mm sometimes its inches depending on which numbers fall more conveniently.
Your weather looks a lot better than here in blighty.
Cheers Dave!....yeah l'm a bit the same way mate....l chop and change but in the long run prefer metric 👍👍 Yeah it's winter over here a t the moment so it's a little chilly but at least the sun's out👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks for watching mate 👍🇦🇺😁
Good job with the video and nicely done with comedy... Just built mine and they are awesome!!! I put glue on the I-beams and it seems it made them stronger... I'm thinking about adding wheels... Great video.//Chuck
Thanks Chuck. The wheels would be an interesting addition. Cheers mate :-)
DIYness... love it. Looking forward to more budget conscious projects. Keep it up.
Thanks for that Jat Cave. Stay posted mate as there's more to come. Cheers
Hi Shane
Thanks for the reply, yet another great video, well explained and easy to follow, working my way through your others.
Keep it up and lets have more, Dave
Cheers Dave
Uncle Knackers to the rescue. I remember watching this a Raccoons age ago and thought.. Pretty neat. So a few days ago I was just finishing a table top, on a set of El cheapo horses from Bunnings and they collapsed. I nearly had a heart attack, as this was a 'Very' expensive piece of wood. So the next day with your instructions in hand I went to the timber shop. I now have three deluxe horses that could hold up the Harbour bridge. Thanks Shane BTW, the price has gone up. cost me $60
Awesome!! Well done Pete. I feel for you re the collapsing sawhorses....been there done that. My collapsable sawhorses collapsed onto a pile of boxed up fluorescent light tubes!!....smashed the lot of them 😖...not a happy camper. Cheers mate.
Quality horses there matey. There is a building site up the road from me and I shall be visiting their skip to recycle the 4x2 they are ditching.....guess what I will be making?
Thanks mate and good luck with the sawhorse build. Cheers mate
Never seen one made like this, but I really like it!❤
Works really well Susan and are very easy to make 👍😁🇦🇺
Spot on, mate!! I-beam's work very well.
Keep up, with the humor. Great vid!!
Mate, l've been using mine on a regular basis for the past couple of years and they're still going strong! Thanks for the comment :-)
Hi Shane that's a good idea!
You should make covered bridges as art pieces with old pallets, they would look great just like back in the day,
I'll keep that in mind Brans. Cheers mate
Add plywood gussets on both ends where the legs and I beam meet will give added strength.
Good tip mate 👍
I like that I beam idea .. Very good video :)
Thanks mate.
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Nice video, and the horses are not bad either, only think i don't like is that bloody paint colour lol, well done mate!
Thanks for the comment Ted. The paint is a little bright but l don't actually mind it. Put it this way, l'll never have a problem locating them:) Cheers mate
shaneconlan1
That's right! You'll never lose them. You could also use them for a roadblock! LOL!
First time I ever see any of your videos buddy. That joke about the horses just about killed me! Very very funny. Love the way you work I love the way you explain everything. I have subscribed and will definitely keep track of your videos. Thank you.
Thanks Marcel!...glad you liked the vid mate and the sub is much appreciated👊👊👍 Cheers 😁
Just what I was looking for mate, greatly appreciated. Will forward you a link when they're done. Thanks again. DT.
Look forward to seeing it D.T. Cheers mate
Thanks Uncle Knackers
No worries Terry
GOOD STUFF WITH THE SAW HORSES DIY NICENESS
KEEP IT UP FINECUTES
Thanks Robert. Appreciate the comment mate. Cheers
GREAT !!!!!!! THANKS BUDDIE
No worries Javier. Glad you liked it. Cheers
gotta say knackers....I stumbled onto your vids and I learn a lot and get a good giggle. I do a radio show on the gold coast on a radio station called hot tomato and I tell people about ya. hope it helps coz you help me. My dad's dad died young so dad didn't learn this type of thing from his pa so he couldn't teach me...so you are doing a great deal of good. can you do a video on making shelves? I'm always nervous about that.
Sean Flanagan G'day Sean. Thanks a tonne for the shout out mate…it's much appreciated. I checked out the Hot Tomatoe Website…..are you part of the Flan and Emily team? I'll have to have a listen. I don't plan to do a shelving video in the near future as all my time is devoted to getting my new home built which l am also video taping and posting to TH-cam. If you have any questions please feel free to message me on my DIY For Knuckleheads Facebook Page. Here's the link:
facebook.com/DiyForKnuckleheads?ref=hCheers mate :-)
Well done Shane another great vid I no I'm a bit behind but I've not long ad my own house and your videos are very helpful 👌🏻 thx bud .... river
Thanks River and good luck with the renos! I hope the vids can help you out a little. Have a great week 👍😁
Hi, Shan great videos. Just a thought, if you make the middle piece of the i beam 2" shorter, 1" on each side, you will be able to use a clamp to hold a piece of timber when its on the horse.
Thanks mate and great tip! Much appreciated 👍😁
When you tell people to screw off, It's a good thing! Great video I gave you thumbs up/subscribed. Cheers!
Cheers Ted....thanks for watching, for the sub and the thumbs up!! Much appreciated mate 👍😁
Awesome, I built some of my own for my first wood working project (gotta start somewhere). They seem to be pretty damn strong!
Thanks wildtiger. The i-beam sawhorse is very strong thanks to the i-beam construction. Good stuff on knocking up your first project. If you get the time, how about you post a picture of the sawhorses on my DIY For Knuckleheads Facebook page? facebook.com/DiyForKnuckleheads?ref=h
I would love to see them. Cheers mate and thanks for the feedback
Great video. I watched it and made myself a couple! How did I live without them?? Super easy and super solid! I took a little pride and cut the 15 degrees on the leg ends. I used pressure treated lumber so they would not need painting - they are going to be outside most of the time. Thanks for this.
No worries Ross and thanks for the feedback...much appreciated! Yeah you did well re the 15 degrees...they sit and look a lot better. Have a good one mate :-)
Great vids. Nice ideas. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
+Zaf No worries Zaf. I appreciate the feedback. Cheers :-)
Good job, other videos show a guy cutting dadoes, complex angles and gluing.....ludicrous. Thanks for the simplicity
No worries Charles. Thanks for the feedback 👍
очень простая конструкция, молодец
+Сергей Нестеров Спасибо за это. Я рад, что вам понравилось видео
Love the horses but would like to suggest a minor change. If you wanted to clamp something vertically for planing or special handling you could do so by lengthening the bottom of the "I" two inches or 50mm and drill a 2" or 50mm hole in the horizontal about 3" back or 78mm. This would allow you to insert a clamp and brace something vertical to your horse.
Great idea David. Appreciate the feedback mate. Cheers
I prefer the virgin 2 😂 it's very stable and I just finished making it 😄
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Great Video!
+ninjamarky Thanks Ninjamarky.
Hell of a place for large knots................................
Awesome video,the quality is getting bloody good.
I have always needed a set of saw horses so now I am going to make them.
The children can measure up for me so I don't expect it to be as good as yours.
They do a better paint job than me as well:)
I don't know where I can find "virgin" wood like yours but I will look.
Thanks mate. In actual fact, these are so easy to make the kids can measure AND build them! Yeah mate, virgin wood is rare:) Cheers
If the bottom of the legs are cut at 15 degrees shouldn't the braces be the same rather than 18 degrees?
Great video
Thank you
👍😁...Cheers mate 👍😁🇦🇺
I prefer number 2 version they look a lot stronger, plus I wouldn't paint them I would leave to their natural colour or maybe a coat of clear varnish or something along those lines to bring out the wood. Still their great saw horses, Cheers.
Thanks Barry. Yeah, number two is stronger, but at the expense of stackability unfortunately. Appreciate the feedback mate. Cheers
I want to use these saw horses for my squats at gym....so will u plz tell that how much weight can these saw horses support
Hi Ayush. Mate all l know is that they can hold a fair bit of weight. It all depends how well you make them.
great sawhorse knackerrrrrs
Sean Flanagan Thanks Sean :-)
Good job! Thank you!
No worries Adrian. Thanks for the comment.:-)
Hey there Uncle Knackers. It's Mr.Death here from Canada. These are great, but why not use glue on the I-Beams as well as the screws? Also, i found installing a second board on the top of the I-Beam made for easy fixes when i inevitably cut into the Horses. That did make them a bit heavier, but i can be kind clumsy at time. Thanks again for what ya do. And by the way, i love the way you said "Take some Pride" We all need to take those extra steps, to make our DIY stuff the sweetest.
Trell Johnson Thanks Trell. I don't think glue is needed as the screws hold really well. Good idea about the second board on top ….well done. Cheers mate
Absolutely loving your style of teaching. Thanks very much for taking the time. Just for my interest, how much would this project cost in new timber today; July 2021? 👍👍👍
Thanks mate.....all up around the 55.00 Aussie dollar mark. 👍
Shane could you use 2x6's in the Ibeam top and bottom and then use two 2 2x4' sandwiched as the middle beam?
hey mate i'm doing this project for school. I was wondering hows much stuff you need for portable saw horses. ASAP!
Good timing Billy, l was just putting the stools away! There are two stools. One is stackable and the other one isn't, which just means that one sits on top of the other. The non stackable stool, you'll need 4 legs at approx 800mm each. The IBeam you'll need 3 lengths at approx 1100mm long. You'll need the bottom brace which is approx 1100mm long and the two leg braces are approx 400mm long.
The stackable stool, you'll need 4 legs at approx 800mm long and for the IBeam you'll need 3 lengths at approx 1100mm long. All the timber is 90mm x 35mm.
Good luck! Let me know how you go 👍
thanks mate will do
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Ya know what?, I reckon I might give this a go...
Go for it Anthony 👍😁
Worth noting that if of necessity these are to be outside horses, they should ideally be made from treated timber. Also a good idea to seal all joints with a flexible polyurethane calking compound. Surely the legs could be made from 3" x 2" (oops th's ....errr ....75 x 50?) & thus be a little lighter?
True Peter, if they live outdoors then treated timber would be an advantage regarding longevity. I used 90 x 35 for the legs as it makes the sawhorse a little sturdier.....at least it feels sturdier. Thanks for watching and for the tips 👍
wouldn't you be able to put the cross members for support on the outside of the legs and still stack them?
You could zack but you would need to build the top sawhorse a lot bigger than the one beneath it.
shaneconlan1 couldn't you build it like these ones and them be the same size www.thissortaoldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2Sawhorses.jpg
Zach kruger Yes you can Zach. The trouble with these however is that the external brace makes them awkward to move around and it also makes it difficult to work close to the stool. Just a couple of points to consider. Cheers mate
Nice vid. Did you know that in the USA we also use the term "screwing off" but it means something different. Here it means to be engaged in a recreational activity when you're supposed to be working. So the next time a Yank starts to chuckle, you'll know why.
Hahahahah...yeah l gathers that Ron form a few previous comments 👍
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Thanks for sharing Shane. I like this design quite a bit. I'm curious whether the bottom (long) horizontal brace in virgin 2 adds any stability though against racking left to right?
Would it be better adding short 45degree 4x2 braces from the legs to the top instead? That, combined with some plywood gussets on either end, instead of the (2 shorter) braces between opposing legs, would make them stackable?
G'day M.P. The design tips you mentioned would work well. I have to say that l use my horses all the time and they are still as good as the day l built them. I don't have any stability issues at all. Good luck with yours. Cheers 👍
I figured I would need to build these before I started to build my workbench. I want to make the sawhorses flush with the platform of my saw so that it can double as a chop saw station. How can I figure out how long my legs on my sawhorses need to be in order to keep it flush? The angle of the legs is throwing me off. Thanks
Hi Scott. What you need to do is build the i-beam the place it on the ground in front of the workbench. Next, sit your legs in position on the i-beam and mark a line from the top of your workbench to the corresponding point on your legs. Cut the legs on this mark and this will give you the height of the workbench. Hope that makes sense. Cheers mate.
Don't let the angled leg confuse you. It's still a 31" leg... measured from the long side of the angle to the square top -- 31"...
I think you'd first measure from the floor to the top of your chop saw platform to get the height the saw horses need to be, in order to be flush with the top of the platform.. Then, measure from the long side of the 15° angle on the leg to the length you determined is the height of your chop saw platform. However, you must SUBTRACT 1.5" from that leg measurement, because the top of the I-Beam is 1.5" wide. Therefore, that 1.5" will be added back to the total length of the leg, when you fasten it under the top of the I-Beam.
At least, that's how I think this goes.
His sawhorses are 32.5" tall. 31" for the beveled legs + 1.5" for the I-Beam.
Not badatall. If you're concerned about striking screws with a saw blade, use dowels when building the I- beam. Or you can make a sacrificial piece to fit over the top.
For a really tight fit with dowels. Cut a dowel diagonally lengthwise, forming half round wedges. With through holes, insert from each side and hammer in. Gets tighter than a sailor with a half bottle of pusser neat.
Thanks for the tips kleinjahr. Much appreciated. Cheers mate and all the best for 2014!
To give some added strength/support! Set the legs in the thickness of say 3/4 ply and gusset the legs of one unit outside of legs other gusset inside of legs may need to add some shimming and the y are still stackable.
Good tip Dennis and thanks for sharing 👍😁
Way 2 go bro!😎
Cheers Gus! 😁🇦🇺👍
awesome
+javier a. castillo Thanks Javier. Glad you liked it mate. Cheers
Hello from Chicago ! Good video but what exactly is a "millimeter" ?
+Roy Martin Hi Roy. To put millimetres into perspective, one inch equals 25 millimetres
@@diyforknuckleheads Actually one inch equals 25.4 millimeters.