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Exceptional Uses of a Sawhorse in Woodworking

  • Perla Irish
  • April 2, 2019
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  1. What is Sawhorse?
  2. What is a Sawhorse Made of?
  3. Exceptional Uses of a Sawhorse
    1. Used as a Drying Rack
    2. Space Buffer
    3. Works Well as a Workbench
    4. Use as a Cutting Grid
    5. Scaffolding
    6. Police Barrier

Woodworking is one of the skills that have many significant benefits. Some of the results of the skills include the source of income for people who have perfected in woodwork.

The production of unique finishes can be used at home and in the offices. Woodworking can also be part of leisure activities for those that love woodwork.

A friend gave out suggestions that he would want to start woodworking. He had no idea where to start from to perfect his skills.

After thorough research, he decided to make a sawhorse which is an important item in carpentry.

Exceptional Uses of a Sawhorse in Woodworking
Exceptional Uses of a Sawhorse in Woodworking

He, thus, put his mind to work and made a sawhorse. He was able to use it as working bench, as he focused on other necessary items. In essence, this is an essential item in a workshop if one has to perfect in woodwork.

Visit any workshop, and this will be among the first items that you will set your eyes on as you move around. Woodworking shops also have them in stores from reputable manufacturers.

Still, this is an easy tool to make by yourself in your workshop and save on the cost of buying it. It’s either made of wood or metal stands and especially if one intends to buy it and a permanent basis.

Besides, woodworking students in High school and Universities use a sawhorse. They use it in a bid to master the art of carpentry in their studies.

Any inhabitable ground by human beings will have a wood made an asset. When making the finishes, a sawhorse is required to support the completion of the entire project.

Before we proceed, let’s discuss what a sawhorse is:

What is Sawhorse?

A sawhorse is a beam that has four legs, and its primary use is to support a board during sawing. Woodworkers use the sawhorse in the construction of home improvement projects. Sawhorses are also known as mules, and they support better when used in pairs.

The best sawhorses give full support to the part of the wood that is being cut. The woodworkers use it as a workbench for the do it yourself projects.

When using the sawhorse as an off-site tool, most times the carpenters leave them behind after finishing their projects. Other Carpenters that come along use it for their operations too.

This is because it’s an easy and cheap item to make.

As such a carpenter does not have to move along with it. But, there are those that would opt to make it a permanent item to use.

They can screw it up such that it is easy to fold it and move with it even when away from the workshop.


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What is a Sawhorse Made of?

A sawhorse is made of wood. Usually, the 2×4 lumber acts as the legs, while the 4×4 wood is the bench used to offer the required support on the wood in question.

Join the legs together to form an A shape.

Once the stand is up, the bench gets attached to the Apex of the A-shaped part of the legs to form the sawhorse. The tool is ready for use at this point.

From the time immemorial, this type of saw horse is considered the best sawhorse. It is used to support the wood that is being cut for good finishes.

Below are some of the uses of a sawhorse.

Exceptional Uses of a Sawhorse

  1. Used as a Drying Rack

This is an exceptional way of drying wood which is pretty simple. The woodworker brings together the sawhorses and places some thin timber on it.

This allows even spreading of the wood for drying and ensure clear support together. Lay the wood that needs to be dried on top, and the area should be warm to ease uniformed drying of the same.

  1. Space Buffer

There are times that you need privacy from the working area and a sawhorse can be a perfect tool to aid in this exercise.

The best thing to do is to arrange some of the sawhorses in the area you want to keep private. Ensure that there is a caution tape alerting people to stay away from your working area. This is one of the safety notes that ought to be put in a woodworking workshop.

  1. Works Well as a Workbench

Think of a situation where you want to travel for a contract in a nearby estate where there is no workbench. A sawhorse is used as a workbench by clamping the wood, and once done, you can get the workbench for the temporary work you intend to do.

If you opt to create a permanent workbench, screw the wood plan to the sawhorse stand to enable ease of movement.

  1. Use as a Cutting Grid

The carpenter sets the lumber along the sawhorses that are available. As it happens when using it as a drying rack, so it is used while cutting grid. One can cut the pieces that you would prefer. The most cuttings that have great finishes are the flimsy and smaller pieces.

  1. Scaffolding

When doing your framework, a sawhorse can perfectly support the exercise. Ensure that the sawhorse is set on a flat level surface, and the legs are compact enough.

Make sure that the legs are stiff enough to avoid sinking on the ground, as you work to finish on the framework.

Once you have set it in the right manner, run the scaffolding plank on top of the sawhorses, and screw the framework as required. Ensure that the framework does not slide in any way to be able to get perfect finishes.

  1. Police Barrier

Amazingly, a sawhorse acts as a police barrier. Think of a time that the police want to control the crowd from accessing a certain area when carrying out security operations. Assembling some of the sawhorses will aid in helping the success of such activities.

It will also be a nonviolent way of controlling people rather than using guns and teargases which affect people’s health.

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