You don't need a massive workbench
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- I believe sawhorses are an essential shop tool. They’re inexpensive and versatile, or as I say in this video: a cheap, flexible extra, mobile workbench. I’m going to show you how I built mine from construction lumber and if you can track my tiny espresso cup throughout the video, you’ll be able to get the plans I made for these for FREE!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:24 Design Overview
1:58 Rough breakdown
2:51 Sawhorses are cheap
3:34 Blanks glue up
4:37 A flexible work surface
5:19 Joinery layout
6:23 Cutting mortises
8:00 An extra workbench
8:27 Tenons are intimidating
9:47 Dry assembly and final touches
10:19 A mobile workbench
12:00 The Reveal 
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A great argument for the use of sawhorses and a great guide to building some beefy sawhorses 💪
Thank you so much!
Your thumbnails drew me in. You definitely have an artist’s sensibility!
Wow thanks so much!
I once bolted a motorcycle seat and handlebars to a sawhorse because yeah, that’s a thing 😂
Gets me every time I see it. 🤣
It's amazing some of the things we do "just because we can"
This are the European style saw horses. Used them a lot when I was over there. Never used any where the joints weren’t sprung so they moved a bit but worked. Saw horses come from when they had small houses and the table was a board or boards that were put up against the wall, horses nested and chairs hung on the wall when not in use. They may be called saw horses because they used them to rip lumber with a handsaw and could saw without obstacles.
Cool! Thanks for watching!
Great video! Nice voice-over and very clear, good audio and video. Well done! And now I have to make saw-horses!
Thank you for watching! I’d love to see how your sawhorses turn out. Tag me in an Instagram post if you like: @sturdyboneswoodworking
Grüß dich Cameron,
just found your channel and watched the first video! Awesome work, unique style so I'm proud to be your 3760th subscriber.
Definitely will watch your other videos soon too!
Best of luck and success with your channel
Your new fan Garagen Gio from Germany
Thank you so much my friend!
I think some people are missing the point. Sawhorses can be used for a make shift table if ones not availble, or if your work is not in need of a huge table. Just fepends on what your doing.
Thanks. I think so. The title might be a bit controversial sounding because of course big workbenches and assembly tables are awesome. But you definitely could get by with sawhorses with plywood on top for a while if you’re just getting started woodworking. Thanks for watching!
Nice sawhorses, Cam. I love that mortising jig!
Thanks David! It’s a great jig! Can’t wait to make a video and plans for it coming up next!
I agree. For me, that was the gem of the video! I'd love a way to build that such that it automatically squares and centres itself on the workpiece. Hmmmm....
Very well done video. Subscribed. You put much effort into your videos. Bravo.
Thank you! I’m really enjoying it and looking forward to doing more.
I played your game. I enjoyed it too. You also got me to watch your video twice, and pause it a few times, and I liked, subscribed, and commented.
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the plans! Thanks for the subscribe and like!
Awesome. Greatly enjoyed the play along puzzle too.
Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and playing along. Enjoy the plans and feel free to tag me in an Instagram post if you want. Would love to see how they turn out.
Thx for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Best work bench ever is modified pallet racking, with two pieces of plywood for the top. It’s rock solid, fairly cheap, easily adaptable, not too heavy and gets the job done!
Sounds like a pretty good idea. Thanks for watching!
Thank you Sir.🎉
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Okay. You convinced me I need to build new sawhorses. Definitely look solid. Thanks for the free plans and great video.
Thanks for watching Scott! Make some!
As someone who spent last weekend on my back patio making a coffee tabletop from an old 2x10 that was in my garage and some used hairpin legs my wife found for cheap, something like this or an actual workbench seems like a must to keep my back from getting worse.
I love that. I started on my back patio making furniture too. Well I hope you enjoy the plans and let me know if you have questions!
Wow.. took me a bit to find them all.. you hid one very well.. took watching several times to find it. I like these kind of easter eggs
Hahaha. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Yeah there are a couple really subtle ones.
Awesome. I want those!
Thanks Jesper! Get them for free!
I mean this in the best possible way, but you came across as a mix of EN Curtis & Four Eyes Furniture. (I’m terrible at names, but can remember faces for decades. lol). Great work, you earned my subscription today.
Thank you so much. I watch and enjoy both of those channels myself. 🙌
Really enjoyed this video, Cam. You've convinced me I need sawhorses in my shop. Also - I want that router jig!
That jig is up next! Video and plans, my friend!
Great video! Loved the editing and overall flow! I’ll be looking forward to future videos
Thanks Jason!! Appreciate you checking out the channel!
Man now I need to build another project. Why are you doing that to me 😂 great video mate
Hahaha. Do it, Tom. You won’t regret having them around. Thank you for watching!
Love these sawhorses, also a cool video and thx for the plans :)
Thank you so much for watching and getting the plans! Please let me know how they turn out. Tag me on Instagram when you build them @sturdyboneswoodworking. Would love to see them.
Great job brother. Everyone needs a set of those. poor coffee mug almost died in the making of that video 😂
Hahaha! Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great idea thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for watching! I hope you make yourself some sawhorses!
Awesome job on this one 👊👊
Thank you Mike!! 🙌
I absolutely love the design and execution. I'd be curious about a limited tools build of the same for those of us who don't have table saws or chop saws. I've built a few small jigs for my circular saw and think it would still be possible. I saw the cups, but will buy the plans and let you know how it goes. If you have any tips, I'd love to hear them?
Thank you! I include a section in the plans that covers alternative methods with a more limited tool set. You can absolutely cut the tenons, for example with a hand saw, and the mortises with a chisel and mallet. I have linked some good videos from other great creators that cover those topics in more detail as well. I appreciate the purchase!
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I actually do because I am incapable of putting tools away until after I have finished a project
Hahaha. I know that feeling. Tools don’t rest well on this workbench. But you could plop a piece of plywood on top and leave all your tools out on it if you like, I suppose.
Nicely done, i like the visuals of the tapered end pf the top beam but if they were mine i wpuld leave them square to better allow clamping to the edge. The tops are also chunky enough to put some dog holes in if you wanted to!
Hi! Thank you so much for the kind words! I agree with you. Those ideas would definitely make these more functional! If you try those things with yours, I'd love to see how they turn out! Tag me on Instagram with your finished shots (@sturdyboneswoodworking).
For those who say the game doesn't work, it certainly does. I missed the 2nd cupnfist time through. Got the rest ok though. Thank you for the free plans very detailed. Can these be made using a circular saw and/or Jigsaw as well. I'm new to this, and I'm 70 now, starting to feel it big time. Really do appreciate it.
I think you might have some trouble cutting the tenons with a circular saw but if you’re able to clamp them upright you shouldn’t have too much trouble cutting them with a hand saw. Same for the angles on the feet and top rail - I’d use a hand saw there as well. Circular saw will be best for cutting parts to rough length. Thanks for watching!
@sturdyboneswoodworking thank you for the reply. I do have hand saws, and I will give that a go.
First off this look like fine furniture and not simple work holding. Very well done. But I have a few questions: why not cut the mortise before the initial glue up? Why glue in the top when it could easily be damaged by your sawing work? (This also could make for swappable tops and jigs) Why not offset the dowel holes in the mortise and tenon so you can get a tension hold between the pieces and not have to rely on the glue?
Thank you! Yeah I tend to make everything a bit finer than necessary. Haha. I really like all your suggestions and think they would make these way more practical. Draw bored dowels would definitely work great and allow for swapping out the top of it got damaged over time. One thing I might do with mine is just bolt or screw on a piece of MDF to the top as a replaceable spoil board. And yes, cutting a wide dado in each side of the parts before glue up could be a faster way to get those done as well, especially with a miter saw trench feature, for those without a dado stack or table saw. Thanks for watching and for your thoughts!
Solid work overall, and they sure look nice. Since you've already gone to the effort of doweling your joints, consider upgrading to the drawbore mortise and tenon to really help pull those joints closed. I really like the bevel detail you put on the exposed ends too, but I think I'd leave it off so that it's easier to clamp things down to these.
Really good point. I considered that, since I recently made use of them in my recent video on breadboard ends. I just chose to reinforce them a little bit since they're glued on anyway. I also like your thought about leaving off the bevels (or maybe just making them more like 45-degrees) to leave some clamping space. I guess I went way more for form over function. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll update the plans to make that suggestion to folks in case they want to leave space for clamping. Thanks for watching!
The difficulty of finding the link got me subscribed 😂
Thanks so much for subscribing! Glad you enjoyed the puzzle!
1:45 You only need 3 points to create a plane... 4 points will actually cause them to rock if placed on an uneven surface.
Yes you’re right. But four will help. If we were to leave it as 2 flat spots rather than cutting away the middle of the foot it would be way worse.
Cool
Thanks!
Good thing you have that pick up truck.. those boards almost fit inside... Those trucks are so dumb these days.
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I can’t find the missing piece to make link work either. Watched 5 times but I’m also a little distracted. I don’t have instagram. Can I send a Pm on some other app?
My Facebook page should let you DM me as well. Or my website has a contact form that will email me. Thanks for playing! Website is sturdyboneswoodworking.com
Question for you sir. I see you are using a Forester II Saw blade. How long have you had it? Do you clean it often, to remove the sap. I would also like to ask if and when you would get it resharpened? I am asking as I am not sure if or when I should get my blade sharpened. I have cleaned it and that helped a lot. So just checking thanks.
I am using a Forrester II. I need to clean it more often than I do. lol. Probably about every other project, depending on the wood species I’ve used. I haven’t had this one sharpened yet but I’ve noticed a couple teeth that definitely need it. Cleaning it definitely goes a long way. I’ve heard there are great services that let you mail off your blade and ship it back nice and sharp but still need to identify a good one to recommend.
Followed your cup all the way through, got the website but did not find the free plans for the saw horses there. Shows $8.00 for them. Did I miss something in the web address?
I think you missed one! Several folks have gotten them. Thanks so much for watching. Shoot me a DM on instagram @sturdyboneswoodworking and I’ll send you the link if you dont wanna search the video. That way we won’t spoil the puzzle for others playing along. ;)
How does four points of contact prevent rocking on an uneven surface? I would think that you would need three.
Three would be best. But if you just leave the two flat feet, they’ll rock really badly if the contact with the floor is in the middle of the foot. So at least reducing that surface area helps some.
IMHO you need the dowels like I need a hole in the head. Better if you offset the holes by 1/4 their diameter and taper the dowl, then use it to pull the joint tight. Otherwise save the effort the glue is stronger than the wood.
Haha. Yeah I considered drawbored dowels but felt like these only needed a little reinforcement. But you’re right it’s probably not necessary since it’s unlikely these would be subjected to much racking force. Thanks for watching!
What is your finish?
I used Minwax Golden Oak stain and topcoated it with Howard's Feed-N-Wax. I started to use a film finish, but decided an oil/wax finish would stand up to more abuse and develop a nicer patina over time as a shop tool vs crack and scratch.
Box store 2x4s sucked even back in the 90s.
Hahaha. Well that’s disappointing. To be honest, I didn’t actually know what a 2x4 was in the 90s; I was 4. 🤣
I swear that you said pressure treated. Maybe that term Carrie’s diff meanings in diff areas. But for this area, it sounds like outside wood. And that wasn’t outside wood. Please help us that confuse terms.
Hi! Thanks for watching. I said there that I could only find pressure treated 4x4s (and you're right that's outdoor weather resistant wood), so instead of buying those I had to make due with the 2x12 pine boards I used in the video. Sorry that was confusing. I probably should have added that I don't like using pressure treated material on my table saw and band saw because they're wet, and that that's why I chose not to use it.
folding sawhorses are weak and shaky. big box folding saw horses are (the good ones) too damn expensive. building your own is fun
I agree. Could have made it 7 points! Thanks for watching!
Ok... Cool, but this is entirely out of reach for a beginner. If you want to make something beginner friendly, you're going to have to skip the jointer and planer. Even the dado.
Fair point. For what it’s worth, I include a section in the plans that covers alternative methods for cutting mortises and tenons, as well as ideas for materials such as the 4x4s I mentioned in the video, which would not require any milling, but would be rougher. I’ll keep this in mind, though, next time I make a video aimed at beginners.
It’s not that mystical. The name comes from the shape of the frame, which resembles a horse. Source: Wikipedia.
Thank you. And so glad you enjoyed my jokes. 😁
Didn't even watch the video but I disagree I need the biggest workbench, sorry homie
lol. Well thanks anyway for the comment. Cheers!
Same. Saw horses are phenomenal but if you are a woodworker, you definitely need a good (not small or light) workbench. His title is foolish and negates what his video is actually about.
He does his narrating at the solid workbench you both want. He mentions using sawhorses for specific purposes to expand its usefulness without being massive.
Well if you'd watch the video you'd know why you anyway need them ; )
Link game didnt work. And was very distracting and kinda annoying, especially when the link doesnt work.
It definitely works. So far 70 people have gotten them using the puzzle link. But I'd be happy to send them to you if you DM me on Instagram @sturdyboneswoodworking.
liked how you fool around, so I pressed like.
Did not like how you make someting so basic so complicated, so I unpressed like.
Consider doing something else, other than woodworking.
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