The greatest Sawhorses, YES, but do they make a good workbench?
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2020
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In this video I build a few pairs of sawhorses and two pairs of torsion beams. Combined these make for a pretty good knock down, portable workbench. The main goal I was trying to achieve with this project was to create a secondary workstation for in the shop, or onsite that could be stored on a shelf.
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You’re probably one of my top 5 favorite RUclips channels. It makes a huge difference for me that you are a professional cabinetmaker like me, not a professional content producer. You’re also my kind of humor. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much William.
Completely agree! I am in the same boat. Content and credibility!
@@davidbatthauer9062 Thank you David.
Me too Mike Farrington. I love you.
Thanks for creating this video. I am stumbling across it close to a year after its creation as I am working on a design for my own saw horses. One of the benefits of RUclips is how the content keeps giving long after it is created.
Thank you.
Mike... I built a mantle that had about the same amount of biscuits in it and was made in about the same fashion as your torsion beams. I was documenting it with a ton of photos and when I got done I couldn't find my tape measure. After spending about 15 minutes searching all over the job site, I decided to scroll through all the photos I took and I finally found it. In the feenzy of glue up, I had set it down on the bottom plane of the mantle and forgot to remove it. With the amount of biscuits, glue, pocket holes and pins, it was NOT retrievable. Someday when styles change and that mantle is removed, someone will end up with a perfectly good Stanley 25' tape measure from 2014! Thanks for the video. Good to see and hear you again.
Ha! That is a totally great story. I have left a few things in walls, and under cabinets. I have also found a few things as well.
Burnt Endgrain Restaurant, chay-oss, penultimate whatever. Very tasteful script. This is probably one of the best woodworking videos I've found, and largely because there was none of that cheap slapstick nonsense or annoying music. Thanks for such a delightful production and rising above the rest. Subscribed.
Wow, thanks!
Watched a lot of sawhorse videos but none were “the one” for me … that is until your video. These are the sawhorses I want. Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you!
I think that for many of us envy and compliments for you are in our hearts. I found this site today and I think I won't abandon it easily
Thank you.
Mike
Your skill set is most admirable.Your horses seem worthy of the Derby .Keep up the videos.
Thank you.
Great stuff - I've been a carpenter/furniture designer/builder for 35 years and you did things here I've not thought of.... I drove up the The College Of The Redwoods and met James Krenov back in the late 90's trying to get into his program - I made the cut to get into the hat but didn't get picked, they sent me a nice letter saying if I applied again the following year it would work out but I was busy working by then - In the end I was self taught - You've inspired me to do a similar system. My current "shop" is a clients garage with a cracked concrete floor so not optimal but I make it work. Good job
That is unfortunate, funny how life can get in the way of itself sometimes. James was a force of nature in the studio furniture would.
I love this video Mike. I took a class with Hunter Kariher at the Penland School back in 1985 (oh shit!) I believe and James Krenov was one of the inspirations we were introduced to. 🙏
Good stuff, thank you.
I've been eyeing these sawhorses in several of your posts, and glad I found this video!
Thank you. I use them daily.
Sir, I’m always behind in technology, just like being 2 years behind finding your channel and getting hooked on your content! I was a in the field heavy equipment mechanic/welder/fabricator for 45 years of my career and sure couldn’t have used ideas like yours for my purposes, only built out of 2/4” steel. I’m pretty sure my body would be screaming at me a lot less now. I’m retired now, and plan on ordering your plans . I see so many uses in my home shop….
Thank you very much!
Wow, thanks!
Beautiful Work Mike, beautiful presentation, great humor. You're a great teacher. Thanks
Thank you Jack.
I'm a 63 year old carpenter, with a background in millwork (among all other aspects of carpentry). I'm a detail guy with a penchant for jigs. I am thoroughly enjoying watching your videos. I'm interested in your work table. It appears to be of torsion box construction. I will peruse your videos to see if you've posted one related to the construction of it. Anyway, keep up the good work. I am so happy to see that there are still some serious craftsmen out there.
Thank you. Yup, my workbench is a torsion box on a scissor lift.
Super innovative concept you got there!! Your work is always so inspiring and your craftsmanship is unparalleled. Please keep mind freaking us!
Thank you, I'll try.
What a great idea, especially for those with small workshops! A solid work bench that can break down to save space!
Thanks Will.
Another great video. Your projects are so practical and everything you build is furniture quality. Reminds me of one of my favorite sayings, “Anything worth doing is worth doing well”.
Snowy lately in metro Denver. My snow blower is getting a workout.
Thank you. I very much subscribe to the "anything worth doing..." saying. Mine too, we've gotten a fair amount of snow the last couple weeks.
@ Mike Farrington love the torsion beams. The keying of them is sweet. The biscuiitimg, peg holes and all other details are ingenious. Well done. And your commentary is crazy funny.
Thank you very much.
Looks like a great system, thanks for sharing. Going to have to drag some lumber out tomorrow and put some together. Keep the great videos coming.
Thank you, will do.
You're amazing, Mike! Great to watch a master at work!
Thank you Bill.
James Krenovs books belong in everyone's library.
Yes.
I'm obsessed with your videos like you are with wood! The humor puts it over the top 👍
Thank you very much.
That warm fuzzy feeling you get when Mike uploads a video :)
Thank you Chris.
This video is packed with good information. I get more out of it with every view. Thanks Mike.
Thank you very much.
Great stuff as always, Mike. Thanks for taking the time to share your work. I've learned a great deal from watching your videos - many of them over and over again. You bring a unique blend of efficiency and high-end quality to your work that I aspire to emulate. As an idea for a future video I would love to see how you do a full kitchen. I'll be working on my own kitchen soon and I'm sure you have some ideas I could steal :)
Thank you. I would love to do a kitchen video, but I have yet to get my head around how I would build, film, and edit, that undertaking. Honestly, I would need to hire someone to do that efficiently.
Great video, Mike! I think a set of these might be the perfect solution to figuring out how to have a shop in the same space my wife parks her car. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you. I think you are correct. This would make a very good knock down bench.
Really like the idea, thanks for sharing! Also the narrative of your video's keep getting better, keep it up!
Thank you Scott.
Two comments on youtube videos in my life, and both are to say how hilarious your sense of humor is. Great work.
Ha! Thanks Bill. I do the voice over to these videos with no feedback. I complete the video post it and I have no idea if anyone will think its funny or stupid. So, with that said, its nice to get a positive response.
Brilliant as always! Looks like an easy project for a beginner to knock out, especially when workspace is at a premium. Thanks for sharing.
I think you're right. I think lots of woodworkers working in their garage could benefit from a station like this, especially during glue ups and finishing.
I really like this idea. I have a 3-car garage that doubles as my workshop. I have to be able to keep everything mobile so it can be stored out of the way so I can get the cars back in and keep my wife happy. A system like this could really make good use of my space.
I was thinking exactly what you mention here. I really thought that the small nature of these beams would make them easy to store on a shelf out of the way. It takes me 4 minutes to setup the whole thing about half that if I'm only doing one section. In other words I think it makes a pretty cool knock down bench.
Love this project. Gotta make a set for myself. Thanks for the great videos. Keep em coming.
Thank you Brian.
Krenov made some serious advances in woodwork. Laminating a hand plane and more
agreed.
Just took a tour of your portfolio. Great work and very inspiring. Thank's for what you.
Thank you for the kind words.
I could have watched you plow the snow for hours.
Ha! Come on over next times it snows.
I've been meaning to build some proper sawhorses for some time now. Thanks for the demo and inspiration
Thank you. Give these a try.
Good to see you back Mike...👍
Good to be back.
loved the idea f the lam beam for the top. never thought of that one. Nice to see you using the James Krenov style saw horses I think they are the sturdiest little buggers and light too
Glad you liked it!
I wish plywood was still this cheap in 2022🤣🤣🤣 and yes I'm commenting on old content. Idc I still watch the old ones while waiting on the new ones 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I'm with ya. Give it another 9 months, things will come back down to earth.
@@MikeFarrington I can't wait. I just bought a new house and have millions of ideas and quite a few of those are based on your work...the rest are my wife's ideas 🤣 and I appreciate the reply, I know you're busy
I have not seen such a fresh idea for relatively long time on YT!
Thank you and I appreciate your invisible hand.
@@MikeFarrington Ha-ha! You have deciphered me!
Awesome! Most useful build I think I've ever seen.
Wow, thank you very much.
@@MikeFarrington You're welcome =)
Awesome system.
I currently use a full-size Paulk bench that I carry around in my trailer.
If I didn't already have it, this would be the cat's meow.
Having multiple size saw horses, and two different size beams makes it extremely versatile. Well done
Thank you. At one point when considering this build, I was just going to build something very close to a Paulk bench. In the end I wouldn't be able to store that sized bench where I wanted it. The idea to reduce the bench to beams came from the place I wanted to store them.
Always enjoy your videos and love your humor. Your woodworking is pretty good too! Thanks
Thank you very much.
Such a great video. I came without the intention of staying but you kept me intrigued the entire time! This was my first time hitting the bell button!!
Thank you very much. That is awesome to hear.
Thanks for all the entertainment Ron. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, will do.
That is a HUGE shop. Nice.
Thank you.
Fantastic idea from professor Farrington
Thank you.
I am grinning much of the time I'm watching your videos, Mike. (Grinning nicely, I add)
Ha! Thank you.
These sawhorses are so beautiful, that it renders them unsuitable for anything else than looking at. :-) Carpentry masterpiece
Thank you very much.
Yes, beautiful small table furniture for the showroom is a more accurate description here.
But a sawhorse? This former framer says that’s something made in 20 minutes from spare 2x4s and 2x6 headers using only a circ saw. Instead of a wax finish on top , it has a hundred shallow cuts. The framer that tells me the showroom piece is his sawhorse is the guy who won’t have the roof on before winter sets in.
@@Nill757 I'm not sure I follow. So are these good or bad sawhorses?
Missed the kids, they add a fun note to your videos. As always nice work and tips..
Thanks Roger, the kiddos will be back once it warms up a little.
Great Design and versatility. Thanks !
Thank you.
Love the torsion beams. Sawhorses alone only go so far. Cool video!
Thank you. I agree, sawhorses are great, but with some more options they can be much better.
Great video, Mike. I like the subtle humor, too. I might have to make a couple of those sawhorses now.
Thank you. Give it a try, they are pretty darn useful.
Really cool work station. Thanks for the insight.
Thank you.
Great Video once again. I notice the stand in the background for drying items after they have been sprayed or finished. I would love some more videos of your finishing techniques. Spraying cabinets and built in units etc.. Thanks again for some amazing videos. I feel like a kid again watching Norm.
Thank you very much. I'll try to get some spray info out there.
wow. Those are so freaking awesome dude, thanks!
Glad you like them!
Great design! I need this like....TODAY!
Thank you.
As a handy homeowner short on space, you just made my year for the next 5 years.
Ha! That is great to hear.
@@MikeFarrington Actually, when I relocate to Idaho and start out with a 20x40 live in garage as an anchor for the house, this will probably be on the first ten to do list.
Great video and great project. Just bought plans. This will make a great main work bench for me in a small, and messy, shop. Thanks.
Thank you. Good luck with your build, and thank you for purchasing plans.
Nicest sawhorses I've seen, buddy. And, as always, superb presentation.
Thank you sir.
Really nice idea.
Thank you.
remarkable....I'm barely able to understand most of what you do....thanks to shop class I can watch this as art. Not joking. Really like your video and approach to strength in your joinery designs
Thank you.
Very cool project. I really like the idea of the torsion beams. Don't you just love the sound a good sharp plane makes.
Thank you. The sound a plane makes is one of my favorite.
Great build and concept. Thank you.
Thank you John.
He sells the plans for $10!!! What a hero
You are welcome?
Luv the SawHorses, I made a workbench several years ago out of oak stair runners! I made a stool to go with it . Very similar configuration to your sawhorses. I made it height adjustable. I use it all the time as a workbench, support, it has many options! I used a 2 X 12 on top and a series of holes up the legs for carriage bolts and wing nuts to adjust the height!
Good video, great 👍🏼 Job!
Thank you, sounds like a great bench.
This is simply brilliant.
Thank you John.
I'm super impressed!
Thank you.
Always inspiring, always entertaining.
Thank you Jeff.
What a great aid for the workshop or, the worksite 👍👏👏👏👏
Thank you Terry.
See you got the storms too...nice weather for workshop time.
Yeah, its snowed 3-4" about every third day for the last two weeks. The one I filmed was the first. We need some sun, I'm running out of places to put the snow.
Mike with all the tips you've given me, I feel the need to share one with you, re: your JD tractor. Someone I know told me to nix the blade on mine and get a blower. Though it cost more than the 1st JD I'd ever bought [2k], I was extremely happy with the results after buying it. No more piles of snow I couldn't move; I just blow the snow anywhere I want to, and with hydraulic everything like yours, its all the better. Btw, great build as always, and a new sub too. God Bless.
Thank you. I actually have a 47" JD two stage blower. What I don't have is the front PTO kit. I need to invest in that. Also, this new (new to me) tractor is wider and I think I would need to make up some wings for the blower.
Nicely done thanks for sharing 😎
Thank you.
Bought the saw stools(sorry) but made the bench beams, bloody great for glue ups! As you can adjust the width so clamps can hang down both sides! Thanks to your channel ive become a better carpenter and a biscuit jointer crank! If your ever in the uk i owe you a gallon of beer!
Thank you very much. That is great to hear. For a gallon of beer, I may make the trip.
Those beams look great.
Thank you.
Fantastic video - always enjoy them
Thank you.
I have never seen plywood that nice at Lowes.
Lucky find.
Fun video, well done, smart saw horse system. Thanks for making this.
Thank you very much.
A very well presentation and to the point.
Thank you George.
You need to make one that can fold in half. This is stunning, super precise, and video detail is perfect, much love from Scotland 🏴
Thank you. Popular woodworking made a similar sawhorse that folds. Its a really neat design.
Mike Farrington do you know what exact video is called as I can’t see it in his huge list of uploads? Thanks
@@MrAidanfleming I don't know that they have a video, I do know they have it in print and on their website. Do a google image search, you'll find it.
Loving the cut scenes! Chuckled every time!
Thank you. Trying to keep things light and fun.
was waiting for a s-l-o-w motion cut scene right after the glue up with some humorous commentary about waiting for the glue to dry.
Always nice watching your videos mike. Seems I’m always adding another tool (or two) to the wishlist once I’m through each one.
Seems like winter finally hit Colorado as of late.
Thank you. I think you will find these very useful if you end up building a pair. Yup, we have been getting our dose of winter.
About a year in with my torsion beams and trestle supports. Best tool in my small shop! They get configured different with each project I tackle. Indispensable!!!
Thanks for sharing! That is really cool to hear.
Wonderful build as usual. As always I enjoyed your narration and I enjoyed that some times the only sounds are the sounds of creating (not afraid of silence).
Thank you for sharing about James. This is the wonderful thing about youtube. We all get to, a lesser level, be apprentices of james. Prior to youtube you could live your entire life and woukd be lucky to learn from a master craftsman. Now master craftsmen are widely available for all of us the learn from.
Thank you
Thank you. RUclips is a really great site for sharing. Its a pleasure to be apart of it.
All I can say is "Great" thanks Great for woodworkers and Airplane homebuilders
Thank you. It’s been a nice addition to the shop so far.
Excellent video my friend! And a nice dose of subtle humor too!
Didn't know your channel until watching this video; but you just gotta a new subscriber!
Thanks! 🤜
Welcome aboard!
Some self made sawhorses have been on my list for some time. Nice to see a great example
Thank you. They are a useful shop fixture.
I’m no biscuit snob Mike ! I always said if they’re good enough for Frank Klausz, Norm Abrams and now “the mighty Mike Farrington “ they’re good enough for me ! Great ideas Mike !
Ha! Thank you. I agree, Frank and Norm are two of the greats. If its good enough for them...
Great work as always.
Thank you.
OOooooo. I love this as a meld between western woodworking and the typical japanese planing beam/lack of a workbench.
Thank you Adam. I agree with your assessment. Its somewhere in-between and inspired by both.
Penultimate...I knew that English degree would come in handy one day! Great project Mike!
Ha! You have no idea how funny this comment is to me, in a very real way.
Great work! I enjoy your videos
Thank you.
Nice video. Great design , practical with lots of features whilst also aesthetically pleasing and enjoyable to work on Id say. You got a sub.
Thank you very much!
I missed your little "shop helper" in today's video. Maybe he can use that low version of the sawhorses for his projects. Great build as always and very useful! Also love the great "pro tips".
I bet the low version would be about the right height. He hasn't been in the shop much because its been so cold.
Wow!! Great video of great work!!
Thank you very much!
well done, very well done.
Thank you.
This is a nice and incredible evolution of the @RonPaulk Workbench, he will definitely appreciate this. Going to build it for sure!
Thank you. I think there is some overlap between the two benches, but his is a stand alone bench. I feel this is more of a supplement to a main workbench. I really like Ron's bench but, I wanted something that stored smaller and easier.
@@MikeFarrington Oh yeah this is better with the cutting station and all the accessories that I can think of. My parf kit will be use again and again. Great job! 😉
@@GianlucaTurriniok I use my Parf guide more that I thought I would. Its great for all kinds of stuff. Back to your original comment. I wonder if the Paulk bench is an evolution of this design? I say that because the first time I saw this style of bench was a long time ago. I wonder if he saw another carpenter with these and decided that he would prefer to have a full bench top?
Awesome work🙌🏽
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video and that is a cool idea for a mobile bench.
Thank you.
"No-one knows what their talking about, myself included." Love it!
Its the truest thing I have ever said.
These are cool! Thanks!
Thank you.
really nice and usefull, great work
Thank you.