Make a Pair of Versatile Sawhorses

Woodworking

Build a Pair of Versatile Sawhorses *Cancelled*

Build a pair of furniture-quality sawhorses as you learn techniques you can use in intermediate-level furniture making.

 

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Mon, 2/19/2024 - Tue, 2/27/2024

Cancelled

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Type:
Class, Has Prerequisite

Location:
Woodworking & Small Boatbuilding Studio

Interests:
General Woodworking

About

These trestle-style sawhorses can support a work surface, extend the outfeed table on a table saw, or hold a rack of bar clamps steady as you arrange boards to glue up a panel. By freeing your hands to align the boards, the sawhorses help you achieve accurate, calm, trouble-free glue-ups. And with only a little adaptation, you can use the design to make a trestle table.

Learn how to:

  • Accurately mill parts from both solid wood and plywood
  • Use the small and large domino machines to cut mortises
  • Create bridle joints
  • Use a tapering jig on the table saw
  • Safely make plunge and stop cuts at a router table
  • Accurately repeat dado cuts

Project

You'll build two sawhorses with a base of solid wood and a top rail of high-quality plywood.

The basic design has a top edge 36" from the floor, comfortable for tall or medium-height people (you can make it lower if you want). If you plan to use the sawhorses to support an outfeed table for a table saw you have at home, measure that height and bring it to the first class.

Materials

  • A $200 materials fee, included in the class fee, covers all the materials you'll need.
  • Bring a clamp that you plan to use with the sawhorses for glue-ups. Or, if you haven't yet purchased clamps, the instructor can provide guidance on what to buy, and what widths to cut in the top bars.

Prerequisites

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • You must wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.

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