Description
These instructions will show you how to build these Ultra-Compact 23″ tall sawhorses, step by step.
Novice woodworker? No problem, this is a very easy project!
About the Sawhorses:
- Ultra-Compact
- Lightweight
- Strong
- Stable
About the Plans:
- Formatted for normal household sized printers, so you can print them at home.
- Include both Imperial AND Metric Dimensions!
Tools required (or at least strongly suggested) to build this project:
- Table Saw
- Jig Saw
- Drill with a Hole Boring Bit
Jesus Morales (verified owner) –
This saw horses are one of the best I have ever had… Very strong n reliable…
Travis –
I like them they look great
Mike (verified owner) –
The plans were very great … very thorough. The idea is very clever and the sawhorses are very strong. I made one change: I placed a 2×4 (notched) to fit between panels which I notched at bottom. This keeps the sawhorse at a fixed opening and increases its stability. The cross member gets removed each time the SH is folded.
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thanks, Mike! And thanks for sharing the details of your modification!
Ron (verified owner) –
I want to complement you on your high quality plans. They are very very complete with detailed measurements and how to cutting suggestions, that will be very helpful in producing a quality set of sawhorses.
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thanks, Ron!
Steve (verified owner) –
Great plans, very clear and easy to follow. They could be improved by adding metric measurements or having an alternate, metric version.
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thanks for the review! I’ll add a metric version of the plans when I get some time!
Robert Fontaine (verified owner) –
These sawhorses are awesome!!!
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thank you, Robert!
ROBERT OCONNELL (verified owner) –
I built the two saw horses, and have since cut all the pieces for the workbench
The plans were easy to follow, having the plywood dimensions was very helpful _ I got them cut when I bought them.
Strong saw horses _ plan on painting them for protection.
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thanks for sharing your review!
Adam Sandor (verified owner) –
Absolutely brilliant and assembled very quickly. Thank you
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Adam, thank you for awesome review!
Nick (verified owner) –
I was in dire need of a set of sawhorses for a project. These plans worked great , they’re way more stable than figured they’d be, and they only set me back the cost of plywood! Thanks so much
1 Minute Workbench!
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thank you for the awesome review! I’m glad you’re enjoying the sawhorses!
Biff porridge (verified owner) –
These are great, my shop is quite small so I can tuck them away in a corner until I need them, also really easy plans to follow. Thanks
Graham. (verified owner) –
Downloaded the plans. Not made the saw horses yet, but the plans look very detailed and easy to follow. Good job Tommy.
Mr. Marty (verified owner) –
Hi Tommy: I downloaded the plans just as a test to see how you do your detailed instructions. Very impressive documents. I took the sizes with me to the lumber store and they cut a piece of 1/2″ 4 x 8 sheathing to the main sizes then I brought these 3 pieces home to do the rest of the cutting.
I followed all of the sizes and did the outer cuts with a circular saw.
I stacked the 4 pieces together to do the interior cuts.
They turned out fine but I did need to do a lot of fileing and sanding to make everything smooth. Painted bright red and with the yellow rope they look and work great!
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thanks for taking the time to write a review! I’m glad you’re happy with how they turned out, and I’d love to see pics of the red/yellow combo!
Cahyo Ediyanto (verified owner) –
Very amazing sawhorse
al w carl (verified owner) –
truly a great design
love them
Dan McKenna (verified owner) –
Great plans! You can always go into a project thinking you know how to do, but having someone do the leg work for you it’s always better.
Saifee Rashiq (verified owner) –
Thanks for giving these plans away for free. The woodworking community seems to be very kind and supportive like that, I’ve noticed.
Anyhow, I followed them and made two very serviceable sawhorses. If I can do that, anyone can. Angle-cutting the bases was a genius idea!
Keith (verified owner) –
Functional and simple.
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Keith, thank you for the review!
David (verified owner) –
Great straight forward plans.
Easy to follow.
Ideal for a small workshop.
Nice one Tommy
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thanks, David!
claudio (verified owner) –
solid and reliable trestles, very resistant and easy to build
Tommy Rich (verified owner) –
Thank you, Claudio!
Jim Petrella (verified owner) –
Clear and concise instructions. Simple yet effective design. Perfect for saving space. I cant wait to build the collapsible workbench to go with them. I dont know what the max load on these is but theres been a pile of lumber sitting on them for a week waiting to be framed in my basement right now and they haven’t fallen apart yet!
jing ledesma (verified owner) –
This is good stuff . will make one of these. need to free some space space since I only have a small room to work on. Thanks Tommy
George –
Great design, simple to build and easy to follow. I also like that the info is both metric and that ancient unit of measurement used only in the USA. Thanks Tommy
Ryan Schwiebert –
Good basic design that uses very little plywood. I changed them a little to fit my needs, but these basic plans were great.
Leonard George (verified owner) –
great plan!!!