folding sawhorse

an easy to build, folding sawhorse -

you'll need:

4 - pieces 2 x 4, 30" long
2 - pieces 1/2" plywood, 1' x 3'
2 - 16 penny nails
1 - short piece of rope

Step 1 Legs

legs are 2x4's, 30" long - make 4 per sawhorse. Note chamfer on one end - this prevents binding when opening sawhorse.

Comments

[jfarry]

Very good write up, made four for myself! Extremely easy! Gave you credit of course when I did my own write up about my experiences! Thank you!!

http://justmejustin.tumblr.com/post/7517913461/diy-saw-horse

[russingram]

Awesome, I'm glad you found my instructable useful.

[unclechime]

just built a set...used 35 inch legs, 1 1/8 plywood for tops(48x8), and replaced 16 penny nails with 3/8 by 8 inch bolts. feel so sturdy I am thinking twice about the retaining rope. Can stand on both of them and they feel solid(200 lbs). Will likely put rope if I use it for heavy loads.

[russingram]

awesome!

[4airtime]

Great instructable, just made a set, one 32"& one 36" wide. I used 40" legs which gave a working height of 34-36"(thanx jackbroo). I used allthread instead of nails. These things are sturdy.

[cferrando]

I just made a pair today. Nice idea and seems strong. I made mine out of 1X4's for the legs and 6" redwood dogeared fence for the span on the top. Also ripped down a couple of pieces of redwood at 2 1/2" and screwed them about 6" up from bottom of legs. This is where I attached my rope. With the rope lower on the sawhorse it seems to be sturdier. I am going to set these out in the weather for about a month to see how they hold up. If they do well without alot of warping and twisting, I will be making about 40 more. It beats paying $30 a pair at home depot. Great idea, thanks for sharing it.

[jackbroo]

I just built a set. The next time I would use longer legs.

[hassi]

I'll have one of these built this weekend...A darned good take on a necessary item... Cheers and a hearty "+"

[russingram]

cool - I'm glad to know someone else found the design to be useful!

[zachninme]

Thanks for making a CAD drawing because you had no example, or no camera... (something I wouldn't do...) Cool!

[russingram]

actually, I have both. I just like playing with Google Sketchup (and it's free!). I'll take a pic and post, later.

[radiorental]

nice! much easier to build that the clever stackable saw horses on make yesterday
http://pervivere.blogspot.com/2006/09/trigonometry-and-making-stuff.html

Although, maybe not as stable?

I would suggesting putting hinges on the posts to lock the folding point (hinge post to post)

[russingram]

I actually saw a set on a jobsite made with hinges...they used 1x4's instead of 2x4's. I didn't have any hinges, so I came up with this idea. They're actuall pretty stable...I've put a 2x12 across them to stand on while painting.

[meddler]

this is cool, more so for one with little or no carpentry skills like myself.