Sawhorse Woodwork

Manufacture of a Sawhorse using Hand tools for my Building Construction  Industry Trades Organization qualification.

In term 1 2021 I learned how to use hand tools to manufacture a Saw Horse to a specific size from a set of drawings. This took about 6 weeks (24 hrs) I will explain how to make a sawhorse in this blog post

Here is my finished project.

This project was made by using hand tools only. No powered tools were used apart from a battery-powered drill to drill the holes for the screws.

I enjoyed drilling in my legs the most because it meant that I was getting closer to finishing my work

I found cutting the bottom of the legs the most difficult part because I had to get the measurements right or else my work wouldn't sit on the ground evenly. I overcame this by checking multiple times to make sure all my measurements were correct.

To make a sawhorse I carried out the following processes.

Tools I used:

Hand Saw

Chisel

Wooden Mallet

Try Square

Drills

Sliding Bevel

Marking Gauge

Plane

Combination square

For the first day or two, I was measuring my lines to cut the space where my legs would be put in. Once I marked the lines I began cutting but I couldn't cut all of it, I had to use a chisel to get the middle pieces out. Once I had finished that I needed to cut my legs out. When cutting my legs I had to cut them on an angle so that they would fit in perfectly. I then had to plane the legs down to the right angle then cut a little corner piece so they would fit. After that I needed to drill them in, most of my leg pieces fit in well. After that, I cut out the support plates and drilled them on. I then cut my support beam that goes underneath out and drilled it in and it fit well. After all that I just had to cut my feet down to size and to a flat angle so they sat flat on the ground and then I was done

• Marking out the top.

• Cutting the joints

• Hand sawing the leg ends.

• Marking out / planing the legs

• Fixing the legs

• Attaching the end piece and support.