Classic Sawhorse - part 1

Using the old sawhorse for bundling branches was too much for it in the end; the poor thing ended up lame. Oh well...we have another lock down project



No point reinventing the wheel, let's use the leg that broke off to transfer some measurements.

Cut a 2.7m length of pine into four pieces on the 12" mitre saw.

 


Now to transfer some of the measurements.



Marked up an off-cut to setup for the compound mitre cuts.

Setup the compound angle, clamp the test block and make the cut - it's good.

  



Setting the cordless 8" mitre saw for the compound cut.

Note how I have nicked below the line; this will provide a glue channel later on when the leg is glued and screwed to the main plank resulting in a stronger bond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Transfer the angle using a Sliding T bevel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With all four marked we can make the cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

That's the first one done.



Enough for this session. I'll be back tomorrow to make the other bevel cut.