Made me a "saw bench"

[Tjurved]

Hello made a "saw bench" designed by Christopher Schwarz. Well I have not made the sawing notch yet but it might come. Made it in my appartment using a backsaw, planes stanley nr 7 & 4, drill and chisels. Think it will come in handy for lots off stuff! Now I really need to make another...

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nicely done.

 

[Wayne]

That's not a saw bench, its proper furniture. Should be in my lounge.

 

[Philster]

Nice one - be careful, though. The Schwarz is addictive

 

[ozzy1977]

Very tidy, but it looks so wrong not to be covered in saw cuts and splops of paint

 

[Robson Valley]

Very well done. Can't have too many of those.
I suggest that your next project is to make a pair.

 

[demographic]

Worth cutting a narrowing notch into one end from about 50mm (at the end) down to about 30mm.
That way you can put a door into the notch when you plane it and it holds it.
Here's one I threw together expecting to make a posher one when time allowed, thing is I threw it together in 2005 so its lasting well considering.

 

[verloc]

Worth cutting a narrowing notch into one end from about 50mm (at the end) down to about 30mm.
That way you can put a door into the notch when you plane it and it holds it.
Here's one I threw together expecting to make a posher one when time allowed, thing is I threw it together in 2005 so its lasting well considering.

Hah thats more like it - exactly the same as the ones my old man used to knock up.

 

[Fraxinus]

Looks very well made
I do, however, have a problem with some of the stuff Schwarz promotes as the "way to do" this or that.
This design is a case in point.
A carpenter's saw horse (as this generally known as) has legs that splay both out sideways and forward of the timber platform. This requires the use of compound angles and accurate workmanship so was often a job for apprentices to undertake. The reason for the secondary splay is mostly to do with stability but also has a secondary role when a carpenter has to plane something on the "horse". It prevents racking/movement to enable ease of work.
Saw horses were one of the first projects we had to make as apprentices and we had good fortune to have a tutor at college to explain them.
Rob.

 

[crosslandkelly]

+1 to all of the above, but it is still a tidy job.

This is the type, although there are many variations.

 

[thejollyroger]

Very nice job. Chris Schwarz writes some good stuff but I can see what Fraxinus is saying.
Look up Tom Fidgen's sawyers bench, it is worth a look.

 

[Tjurved]

Thanks and yes compound angled legs are probably a good idea. Guess I will see how this works. Have an idea to make some sort of shaving horse attachment for it.

 

[Whittler Kev]

Obviously reading the British knock everything idea again
it looks good to me

 

[crosslandkelly]

Obviously reading the British knock everything idea again
it looks good to me

Sorry mate, but no one is knocking anything here, if you see constructive ideas as knocking a project, then that's your problem.