Lightweight Folding trestles from a half-sheet of plywood [video 427]

In this video I make a pair of #lightweight #folding #trestles to go with my portable bench from a half a sheet of Birch ply and a few offcuts. Enjoy!
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[@buddythompson5284]

Does anyone else watch Peter's videos just for the calming, stress relieving presentation style?

[@mauricecasey5556]

Yes, Frank Howath too.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

You mean I could just turn up and talk? Not bother to actually make anything? Wow, easy life! 😂👍👍

[@ciptrofin]

Indeed. Peter is a genuine Capybara...

[@ElRel]

Totally agree. He is a tradesman I would 100% trust

[@FuzzyScaredyCat]

Stress relieving? Not content with leaving a his van, full of tools, doors wide open whilst he goes into the workshop and shuts the door last time, this time he's leaving camera equipment out it the street.

[@nickolasreeks4743]

I'm sure Peter would make a blooming good counsellor. Laconic style, calming voice. Generally a bloody nice human being.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Ha! Honestly, I wouldn’t know what to do with the money 🤷‍♂️👍😂

[@youtubecommentor4480]

Awesome design! I’d call them sawhorses for sure. Many sawhorse designs are way overkill. If I can stand on them then they can be used for the majority of my woodworking needs. The folding aspect is a must for storage. Great design! Thank you!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@BensWorkshop]

Nice simple design with a little finess. Perfect for outfeed off the portable workbench.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Glad you like it!👍

[@dilrosun]

Thx

[@eskolehtovaara2494]

Great! Easy construction without any fancy details you really don't need. This can also easily been converted to a HD tool stand or whatever your imagination can achieve. Thanks Peter 😁

[@suresh0891]

Mr Peter , u r enlightenment for me and , woodworking guru

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Haha, thank you! 😂👍

[@NBeev1]

Nice easy style. Im a beginner woodworker so will give this a go.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@klemorxhannel8116]

Love the way simple your work🙏🏻

[@garybarchas4984]

Necessity is the mother of invention. Clever resolution for your needs.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

👍

[@Viken43]

Down to earth, honest and straightforward. A dad us makers wished we had 🥃

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Haha, everybody’s dad, that’s me! 😂😂👍👍

[@grumpywiseguy5992]

Peter, thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom with us. Also, thanks for not dragging us through sawing up everything in the video. What is important here is the idea and strategy you used to come up with this design, not having to watch you saw wood for 20 minutes. Perfect presentation. Please, keep these kinds of videos coming. You are a wealth of knowledge and experience that people new to woodworking, like me, need to see and experience. Stay safe, Regards.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! I think everyone has their own ideas of what they like to see in a video, and for some it's a step-by-step of each and every action; for others, like yourself, it's more about the why of what I'm doing. It's tricky to find the balance, sometimes, and good to hear I'm getting it mostly right - for now! 👍

[@flashwashington2735]

Fantastic content, great presentation of sound concept. Thanks.

[@mannequinplayer]

nice

[@chrisharrison6532]

Yes I actually find Peter has a very soothing personality and doesn't stress out

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

😂😂 You should see the outtakes! 😱

[@richarddicktaylor219]

Great video & for 18 years until last November our London house was 2 streets away in Aylmer rd. What a small world.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Wow, one of my most regular customers was in Aylmer Rd, lovely little street! 👍

[@SMee67]

Great additional complimentary add on for the portable table. 👌🏽 Nice and easy, good work there, mate. 👍🏽

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Bill! 👍👍

[@AlphaTroniks]

Namaste 🙏, Brilliant idea Peter! I am going to build exactly what you made but in India!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

They look pretty useful. Now I need to go watch the bench build.

[@awantamta]

Simple, elegant and ultimately useful.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Glad you think so!👍

[@barrykillick596]

You sir are an inspiration some great advice and tips you never stop learning in this game love it

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@carboumen7661]

Nice......me gusta ....

[@silentscribes]

Awesome; I love the design.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@ignaciomardones8298]

the best idea. thank you.

[@toolmanlh]

Years ago I made similar folding horses but your design has a much improved lower brace/platform. 👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@rickfletcher8389]

Very neat and tight design

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@EddyCarroll]

Lovely elegant design Peter - no more than we’ve come to expect 😀👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Eddy! 👍👍

[@dhammer5645]

I have got three kinds of sawhorses and "trussles". One kind built out 2x6's and 2x4's, can hold up a steel beam if need be and has done before. Second kind are store bought folding "Toughbuilt" brand, they are my go to now a days. Can hold up 500lbs each. Third kind is store bought plastic "trussles" quick to setup and use them for rolling out rolled aluminum flat stock. I think I have enough sawhorses for now.

[@mikebenson5744]

ive a couple of stanley crappy plastic trestles which i use with a sacrifitial top which will be getting replaced with a pair of these

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

👍👍

[@sewob147]

Plans bought. Spot on.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank! 👍👍

[@asterixborden-koi6881]

Love them

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍👍

[@BischBaschBosch]

Great minds 'n all that...I was just designing a trestle build myself. Great functional simplicity Peter. Trestle making always been a right of passage. Never trust a chippy who's never made one! ;)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Stew! Yeah, I’ve been knocking out versions of this for years, could probably do them with my eyes shut! Love your table saw build btw - coming together very nicely! 👌👍👍

[@BischBaschBosch]

@@10MinuteWorkshop Thanks mate.

[@briantafelmeyer7337]

Nice sawtrestles! I know it’s irrational but as photographer the whole time I’m watching the video I’m thinking about the camera you left outside on the ladder and I just want you to go get it.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Sawtrestles! **That’s** the word I was looking for! 😂😂 Thanks! And no cameras left unattended - apart from the one that blew over and broke...😬🤷‍♂️

[@designer-garb572]

I have a plastic set of these and they are so handy, great design,.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

👍👍

[@tor-bjornadelgren3517]

Thank you, light and easy to make. Great idea!😊

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@jamartin1]

Very nice!!💜

[@paultay23]

Great intro... you should be on the stage Peter.. oh and that's just what its like when you get older....these young uns don't realise how hard it is to get down off a trestle... 😁 great videos and nice design.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Paul! Kids today, no idea; when we were their age we had to get up at 5am, lick the road clean... etc...

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video thanks Peter

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Michael! 👍

[@canugizabit2810]

thank you

[@SujMenon]

Great build Peter 👏. Excellent addition to last week's table 👍😁

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍👍

[@LTWCarpentry]

Looks like I’m buying ply at the weekend then 😂 great video Peter.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

😂👍👍 Thanks!

[@idlersdream826]

That’s a great simple design, easily customisable to suit one’s own requirements 👍.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

👍👍

[@wightmand]

What a wonderfully simple yet elegant design. Will give it a go. Thanks :)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@stevecoles399]

Very good

[@frankslittleworkshop]

Nicely done Peter (as always) 😁. I seem to remember when we didn't have to "plan" the simple act of stepping down off of something 😂. Now it's almost rewarding if we don't end up in A&E 😂🤣. Great build and a nice addition to the bench. Top job. Thanks Peter 😁👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Frank! Yes, always treading carefully these days! 😂👍

[@Filmchippy]

Congratulations on the 80k mate 👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Chris! A Saturday night special, that was! 😂👍

[@paulparry4734]

Thanks for the great video Peter I made 2 today just the same. Also used the peanut mini jig with loose tenons.

[@amateurvegan2636]

Really great design, they look reasonably strong to me especially when you consider the plastic trestles that are a similar design can take a good bit of weight

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Yes, they’re certainly strong enough for sheets of ply and MDF. Wouldn’t put a railway sleeper or a steel beam in them, but that’s bit what I do! And yes, good point about the plastic ones too👍👍

[@amateurvegan2636]

@@10MinuteWorkshop blimey, not very often the creator replies :o in good time too! Keep up the great work and I look forward to the next one :)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! I always try to respond or reply in a timely manner; gets a bit manic when the videos are first out on Friday, but altogether calmer by Sunday! 😆👍👍

[@kennywoods8713]

Thanks Peter, think they'll be strong enough, triangles have been used foe years for strong projects. That dowel jig looks exactly like my wolf one I bought in Germany back in the 90's when I was in the forces. Only difference is mine is orange. Keep safe.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Kenny! Yes, plenty strong enough I think! 👍

[@forbeginnersandbeyond6089]

Excellent!

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@Theosplaytime]

Just finished watching the Gosforth Handyman videos now onto you

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

great! I'm on it :)

[@mikehunt4375]

Use a dowel for the pegs on the shelf? Quicker and easier?

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Yep, could do; hadn't thought of it! 👍

[@jimlad01]

@@10MinuteWorkshop ...or even, dare I say it, a couple of screws. Either way, a very nice flat design.

[@CharlieSkapentry]

Very nice slim profile. I made some fold up ones similar from 3x2 CLS a few years ago after breaking too many stanley ones 😂. Can jump up and down on them and regularly throw full sheets of mdf onto them and they are solid

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Nice! Full sheet of MDF is ~45Kg; I weigh a fair bit more than that, just sayin' 😂👍

[@visumexcipio]

Cool. Interesting

[@matthewwhitley]

Finally cracked out the Aldi Palm router!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Yes! Been sat in a box forever! 😂👍

[@chrisharrison6532]

Yes Pete I can imagine but your finished video is the one that counts

[@cliveclapham6451]

Award winning Arty camera work 😎

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

😂👍👍

[@j.thewoodcraftninja3918]

Excellent video- both the previous workbench video and these trestles. Planning on making a MFTC for cabinet installs and finish carpentry; I think I might need these too! If I didn't know better, I'd say your well on your way to being the "Ron Paulk" of the UK...🤣

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Ha, and thanks! Yes, always come in handy a set of trestles! And wait until we get to the ultralight mobile bench... 🤔😆👍

[@j.thewoodcraftninja3918]

@@10MinuteWorkshop Yes indeed! Me: "I hope we don't have a second lockdown in my state" Also me: * stockpiling plywood and materials to make the MFTC and the "10 Minute Workshop" bench and trestles during the lockdown since it will be the only chance in awhile I would have to make it, lol.

[@sinsofvorador]

Them would be cool to add a tilt top too.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Yep - and nothing stopping you, if that’s what you want 👍👍

[@sinsofvorador]

Lol. Thought about an out feed catch for my table saw. My shop is so small I need thing. That I can deploy and stow quickly and easily

[@huskyneusify]

Geez ! I didn't realize you do your own stunts !! 😜😜😜

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Yep; the things I do for the channel! 🤷‍♂️😂

[@JohnnyMotel99]

I love the whole design and execution but what about folk who don’t necessarily have all the tools to make the joints. I use the plastic Stanley versions, which are crap. But they have one good feature which is two slots on the top for two lengths of 3*2, then there is a good support for 8*4 sheets.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

I understand where you’re coming from, but I used a £15 dowel jig to make these joints. Can’t really get much cheaper than that! 🤷‍♂️ And the beauty of these is that if you want eg cut-outs for a couple of lengths of 3x2 then you can add them in👍👍

[@JohnnyMotel99]

@@10MinuteWorkshop thanks, I think I will get one as I love your design. Do you think the top could be made to fit two rails out of 3*2?

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

You’d need to make the hinge shorter to accommodate them; at this size I think I’d be more inclined to notch them to take a length of 18mm plywood. 🤷‍♂️👍

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

New sub. I really admire the design and construction. I think I may give it a try 👍👍👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks, and welcome! 👍

[@stevewalker7822]

Handy dandy lightweight sawhorses

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Certainly are! 👍👍

[@ricos1497]

I'm thinking you could have designed a "thicker" set that incorporated a flat top with a row of dog holes on the top in some fashion. Don't ask me why, I haven't thought that far ahead yet, but I'm sure it would be useful!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Good idea - noit sure what for either, but I bet you can think of something!👍

[@bobso18]

Hold down clamps used in an mft to clamp material to the saw horse

[@manujmundhada7522]

Just a thought. Your bench was heavy and you seemed exhausted lifting it. Basically your bench was two saw horse and a top combined together. It can also be two sawhorse and top separately and attached at site.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

The bench was a little heavier than I was aiming for - watch this space - bu I loathe working off trestles, personally, so absolutely not for me. As always, these designs are fully customisable to individual needs, so anyone can make their own changes. 👍👍

[@dougsaunders8109]

Love the dowel jig domino comparison, I bought a domino having watched your channel only if I had known, £15 on Amazon 😆 (PS. Already had dowel jig, but that spoils the comment)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Yep. Love my domino, but honestly the dowels hold up just fine! 👍

[@dougsaunders8109]

@@10MinuteWorkshop me too. But I can see why the dowels would work just as well in this case

[@michaelburton4521]

Nice intro Peter

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Michael! 😆👍

[@johnmorrison1050]

I would like to have a pint with this guy😊

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

👍🍻

[@sweetlands2871]

Club hammer was a tad overkill methinks. Great work as always Peter 👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Never! Club hammer’s my go-to for everything - dowels, dominos, chisels, mortise & tenon, stuck wheel nuts, tricky customers, a club hammer - like a tin of tomatoes - improves most things! 👍👍

[@jtthe3rd634]

@@10MinuteWorkshop lol Peter tricky customers love it .

[@AkosLukacs42]

Just watched a video by Bourbonmoth yesterday saying a domino is just a fancy doweling jig :D Of course he owns a small and a big one

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

😂👍👍

[@gray5857]

Love your videos. My parents are from the uk and your voice and presentation style makes me feel i am being raught by my dad . Very good quality content. Thank you so much. What dust extraction festool vac would you recommend

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! I started out with a Midi, and honestly I think still it's a great vac, especially with the latest update with bluetooth etc... My original is from 2006 and still going strong, having been carted around to jobsites daily, then brought back to the workshop for an evening shift, for most of its life. 💪

[@gray5857]

@@10MinuteWorkshop and what about size wise? Which model was that?

[@j_b_woodwork7648]

Why not use 2 6mm dowels rather than making pegs from the plywood, surly dowels aren’t as weak

[@paulmaryon9088]

Hi Peter, Great idea, as always thanks for posting, however the intro made me think I,d stumbled on a Tommy Cooper vid !! Stay safe

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Haha - just like that! 😂👍

[@EM-fh2tx]

Wish we could search through comments so I could find out if this was asked before. Sorry if this is a repeat. I made my first item using dowels recently, and I'd like to improve on the next one. Would you mind posting what dowel jig you used? Thank you!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks - and yes, that would be a good feature! I put links in the video description - there's a 'Tools used and featured' section in every vid. though there always seems to be one that gets missed out! Here's the dowel jig - amzn.to/36ygsQq 👍

[@mrcastro8740]

Como siempre me sorprende tu dedicación y tus ideas Peter. Como podría conseguir la forma de recrearlos en mi taller.

[@grahamdavis797]

A great video. I plan to make these trestles however the price of Birch ply is off the scale given most originates from Russia. Any cheaper and available alternative types of plywood you would recommend? Thanks

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Yes, that 'Baltic Birch' name is a real giveaway isn't it! I'll be looking at a few Birch ply alternatives in the New Year, but Maple faced hardwood ply is getting a lot of attention right now. 👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Curious how tall you are, Peter 😂 You looked like you had to bend down to walk through the door!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

5’10” - it’s a low door! 😂👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

@@10MinuteWorkshop 😂😂

[@AndersKjaerProduction]

Hi Peter, Great design and love how you showing us this. I was wondering - Will the trestles fit into the workbench? Keep up the good work.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Anders! No, not with the legs attached, or at least, not without some re-designing. There'd be some weight issues there as well, I think! 👍

[@NomadMakes]

Nice sawhorses, or trestles... Not that I know the difference :D Loved the intro, mate. And I noticed that you made very sure to shut the door. LOL! Cheers.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Goran! Absolutely - doors closed, totally secure. 👍 Hang on, you didn’t leave the camera outside did you?? 😱😂👍

[@r1tac324]

I've learned a lot from watching many of your videos. Thank you for the excellent detailed explanations which has helped a novice like me with understanding how to go about things. This one however, made little sense. Detail was missing on how each piece was put together to achieve the end result, what tools were used to cut the piano hinge for example. What measurement for the leg pieces, where did you use the dowels to attach what to what? After learning so much from your previous video's, it is sad to now not be able to follow along.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hi Rita, and thanks for your kind comments about previous videos; I’m sorry you felt you weren’t able to follow along with this one, but I do say clearly in the video that I draw the trestles up full-size on a pice of paper, and take the dimensions off the bench. Or you can of course make them to any size you choose. Ditto cutting the piano hinge - I show it being cut with a grinder, but it can easily be done with a hacksaw; if you don’t know that, all you have to do is ask - as a long-time viewer of my channel I’m sure you know that I respond to all questions and comments. There’s a couple of things going on here though; firstly, it sounds like you prefer the step-by-step videos where you see every cut, every joint, every detail, and I appreciate that perhaps as a relative newcomer, then that would be helpful. The sad fact is though, that those kind of videos just aren’t very popular, and as a full-time content creator, I want the videos to appeal to as many people as possible, to get as many views as possible. And the other consideration is simply one of business; you don’t give away what you’re trying to sell. Plans are available for both the bench, and these accompanying trestles on my Etsy, and there are also links in the description over there to a freely available step-by-step video that leads you through the process, for anyone who needs that kind of detail. Plans are also freely available to channel members here on KZbin, or to my Patreon supporters. Hope that helps. P

[@r1tac324]

@@10MinuteWorkshop Hi Peter, Thank you for your reply. I am simply a single parent trying to learn some DIY to make ends meet at home. Just trying to cut a piece of wood straight was the first issue I came across. Then learning how and what tools etc were needed and how to attach a hinge on my broken door, odds that needed fixing around the house and hopes of making shelves myself to save and achieve something for myself, from watching your videos I have been able to do these odd jobs. I don't possess a grinder but did purchase a tracksaw after watching your series. Anyhow, Thank you for the detailed video's that did help me achieve all of the above.

[@pgriffithsulster]

Peter, what type of bit did you use in the router please? Just getting into routing. Thanks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! It’s just a straight two-flute bit, nothing special. 👍👍

[@andreassaetrehanssen]

Did you consider adding magnets for extra flopp-open-protection when closed?

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

No - the little pegs should be a pretty snug fit in the notches, so there’s little chance of them opening accidentally - though there’s nothing to stop you adding magnets if that’s something that might be an issue for you. 👍👍

[@mangravy2000]

How much do you weight and what is your guesstimate on how much this could handle? Would you be comfortable if your twin brother was standing up top the trestle with you?

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

These are lightweight trestles - they're really not meant to bear much weight, just act as in/outfeed trestles for the bench if you're cutting sheets. I'm ~70Kg or so, and it's a definite no to my twin brother joining me - that isnt what these are for. 👍

[@kevinohara8671]

Maybe you could incorporate a mid step to stop me getting stuck up here lol

[@bobso18]

Hi Peter, I enjoy watching your videos and always get distracted by wondering what is the black coating on your worktops?

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Haha, thanks Robert. The bench tops are just stained MRMDF. I plan to swap them out for Valchromat or something similar, at some point, but that’s a project for next year! 👍

[@lightmechanic2370]

You did it again. Ladder is left outside. Sheesh! Ignore editing tricks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Mad, bad *and * dangerous - that's me! 😂👍

[@craigpeel5995]

Hi Peter, you sounded a bit out of puff when you got down from the trestle. You’re not a cheeky smoker are you😉 Good project👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

It's one of the many reasons I don't use lavalier mics very often; years of asthma medication have left me a little wheezy, and the lav mic only exaggerates it. 🤷‍♂️👍

[@srs26]

Love your videos Peter! I am keen on the Festool tools, I would like to buy their drills, any chance of a review? I can't see any reviews on the drills on your channel as far as I can see. Kind regards, Simon

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Simon! No, I haven’t really talked about them much, thanks for pointing that out. 👍👍

[@grahamsmith874]

Hi peter knowing what you know now would you buy the MFT 3 again

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hi Graham. Mine's an older MFT/1080, but honestly, no, if for some reason I lost the one I have, I'd build my own from the benchdogs bits and pieces and come up with a hinged rail of some kind - as good as the alternatives are, there's nothing quite like being able to lift the rail out of the way lie that! 👍👍

[@paulgreene421]

Look great Peter. Did you ever finish your last wardrobe build saw 2 videos ..

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

There's the final episode of the install (P7?) to come. They're all in a playlist here - kzbin.info/aero/PL7S6M0i1Mz9oJUgin03z_5vRpnISBnhXk. 👍

[@paulgreene421]

@@10MinuteWorkshop thanks Peter I thought I mist it.. I saw all the other ones. I just wanted see how it finished for you. I watch and enjoy all your videos.☺

[@darrenhorne2504]

Last time he left the van doors open, now he’s left a camera and ladder in the street! Great video as always Peter.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

I know! Total amateur! 😂 Cheers Darren! 👍👍

[@normanboyes4983]

I think you need a stunt double for intros like that.😂

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

I think I do, Norman! 😂👍

[@ricos1497]

@@10MinuteWorkshop You missed a trick there Peter. You were perfectly set up for the "unfortunately, due to lockdown restrictions, [insert handsome actor's name here] was unavailable for the video" gag. You need a writer too.

[@DeafMaker]

nice design, I approve :-D but you left your camera outside :-D

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

😂👍👍

[@hythewoodworkdesigns]

You had to be the first to mention it didn't you.

[@DeafMaker]

@@hythewoodworkdesigns yes I did lol

[@olivepressdesign]

Another really informative and interesting video Peter. You pick relevant and enjoyable topics thank you. Could you tell me about your TS55 blade choices like in this video. I’ve noticed in the past few videos whenever you are ripping wood you seem to use another white/green blade other than the 48 tooth one that comes standard with the TS55. Is that by choice to change blades when doing certain cuts? Which blades? (Did I miss a video where you explain?) Thank you

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hi, and thanks! I picked up a few alternative blades when I was trying different ones out for the tracksaw workshop series, and I needed a fresh one last year when I was cutting some veneered board, so I picked the Kay Blades and Fixings one; it performed well, and was a lot cheaper than the Festool original. The difference here though is much simpler than that; I was using two saws, one set to cut the 15* bevels, and one for the straight 90* cuts; the older bevel saw has an original Festool blade in it, but they were both 48t - no difference between them, really. I think I have about a dozen blades ready for sharpening, must get around to that soon! 😂👍

[@MatSmithLondon]

Just noticed the borough marking on the wheelie bin in shot (I said “I reckon he is West London” to my partner last night!) Look up Mat Smith Photography on Google maps, I’m just around the corner :) Do you take friendly visitors (after lockdown of course)?

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hi Mat. Good sleuthing work - but my address is on my website, lol! And yeah sure, when the madness abates, absolutely. 👍👍

[@MatSmithLondon]

@@10MinuteWorkshop I have no future as a detective clearly!

[@rebelsean]

Hi Peter, great video thank you. can I please ask where you get you, Birch Ply, from, I'm from Essex and new to the area, Many thanks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hi Sean, and thanks! I buy from a local timber yard, ajferguson.co.uk. I can’t recommend anyone local in Essex, but if you get yourself over to Instagram and follow @essexmakers_official, then Paul @cunninghamscustomcreations or Simon @simonmakesit would be happy to advise, I’m sure! 👍👍

[@andrewwatkinson1548]

Great stuff as usual Peter. I’ll be making these for definite. By the way, how much roughly are you paying for birch ply? I can’t find half decent shuttering ply for less than 30 odd quid, god knows what an 8x4 would be in birch. Many thanks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Andrew! I pay about £60 inc vat for18mm bb from my local timberyard, ajferguson.co.Uk. Good yard, good people. 👍👍

[@garethrosey]

Thanks for another great video. I bought your bench plans last night, and eagerly await the coupon code to get the plans for the trestles. The dowel jig handy, I've got some cabinets to build for my new garage so that'll make things easier. One thing though, the link to it in the description appears to be dead, don't want you missing out on affiliate dosh 😉. Also one question, I often see you using the nail gun for jigs and laminating ply together, I don't suppose you've done, or could do, a video on nail guns. If not, what size nails do you use for tasks like this? Thanks

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks, dowel link should be good now. And yes, Nailer & stapler video has been planned forever, I just need to get around to it! 🤷‍♂️👍

[@garethrosey]

@@10MinuteWorkshop top man. Hopefully it's sooner rather than later so I've got an excuse to buy one to build these trestles!