Carpentry,, Questions,,, and Answers,,!

[hunt4570]

Feather boards are your friend when using table saws and edgers etc...

:thumbsup: Yup, there are ways to control those things.

 

[tallyho8]

Oh... if you are going to cut a lot of plywood this is what you need!

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You have 8 red handled tools in that photo and I can't make out what they are. What?

 

[hunt4570]

You have 8 red handled tools in that photo and I can't make out what they are. What?

Those would be some of my clamps, you never have enough clamps!!

That is my clamp wall, you'll notice clamps of different styles almost all the way to the corner.

 

[tallyho8]

My buddy's well educated wife thought saw horse was the past tense of seahorse. :laughing:

 

[cqaigy2]

I believe this is what he is talking about, you are making a little "I" beam on top. This way you can make them as long as you want, I used a 2x5 on the bottom to give the legs a little more spread. I normally cut my legs at 32-36 inches depending what I'm using them for. These are 36" and are for a temporary island in my kitchen.

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My dad used to make them like that. He'd knock out a few, as needed and get to work.

 

[cqaigy2]

My buddy's well educated wife thought saw horse was the past tense of seahorse. :laughing:

I think i've seen this one used more then a few times.

 

[hunt4570]

Those would be some of my clamps, you never have enough clamps!!

That is my clamp wall, you'll notice clamps of different styles almost all the way to the corner.

I was out in the shop today and counted the clamps on that wall in question. 45 total clamps there of several different varieties..

 

[hunt4570]

My dad used to make them like that. He'd knock out a few, as needed and get to work.

They are easy to make and very customizable, taller , shorter , whatever length you want, you can change the splay of the legs with a different width bottom piece. Whatever you want.

 

[bunyip]

I have seen sawhorse ends with a box section that you slide a plank into, as soon as it is angled out it locks, I use the plastic horses as they store flat then the girls steal them for saddle stands.
Clamps, must have over 100, different types for different jobs and 4 10' ones I made for benchtops, building a guitar you use at least 20 at a time.

 

[hunt4570]

I have seen sawhorse ends with a box section that you slide a plank into, as soon as it is angled out it locks, I use the plastic horses as they store flat then the girls steal them for saddle stands.
Clamps, must have over 100, different types for different jobs and 4 10' ones I made for benchtops, building a guitar you use at least 20 at a time.

Yes, can never have too many clamps!! I have several pipe clamps that will go as long as the pipe you have is.

Well the last time I built a guitar, oh never mind I never built a guitar!:laughing:

I have a couple plastic sawhorses, don't use them much.. and no horses! well other than sawhorses...