Making Strong & Cheap Sawhorses | The Carpenter's Daughter

Since many of you suggested that I needed some sawhorses, I asked my Dad to show me how I make his.
If you have any questions regarding the build, then feel free to ask below.
I was also kindly gifted Dickies overalls, boots and goggles to review in a blogpost:
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[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Here's my blogpost: thecarpentersdaughter.co.uk/woodworking/making-strong-cheap-sawhorses/

[@augustreil]

Excellent ! And yes, we love the dance moves ! Smart Dad you have there !

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Haha, glad you approve 😀

[@Jestunes]

I never had a dad growing up so all the carpentry, welding, painting and music I learned was on my own. Had to give your dad a big thumbs up for raising such a wonderful fun loving daughter. You are so lucky to have him. I hope you tell him every day. Oh btw I love seeing the completion dance. lol Nice to see it again...

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

A little tip. We usually put a sacrificial piece on 4 x 1 timber or mdf on the top of the saw horses so they are easily replaced rather than making a new top piece! 👍🏼🔨

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I love that idea! :)

[@MakingItOutOfTheWoods]

If it’s supervised by Dad and tested by Dad then it’s gotta be good! Well done 👍 - saw horses came out awesome. 🤗🌲🦊🌲

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks Claire :) It's great to have a teaching day from someone you can trust :D

[@richardhatcher7206]

One special dad well done

[@iamlonefrog4252]

It does my heart good to see you hanging' with yer Dad and making' stuff...and the dancing.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks :) Glad you liked it :D

[@josepherwin8709]

For a moment I was thinking you might not dance in this video... Aaaaaand there we have it! Great project! Every maker needs to have a pair of solid saw horses. Well done!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

How could I NOT dance on my new sawhorses? :D I've needed these for a LONG time :)

[@JohnClothier]

They look great. You did a good job. Im sure having a great teacher to assist with the tricky bits was very valuable!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks John! I'm not gonna lie.. It wasn't easy to understand at the time when we got to cut another 6mm notch etc. My mind was in overdrive 😂

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

It’s more complicated than I thought it would be, love learning about the new tools you use . Great video xx

[@TastefullyVikkie]

I actually thought the same!! But there are many designs you could follow... Matthias Wandel's looked easy. Or I was going to buy the ends online and make some myself but the fittings aren't that cheap

[@chrislogan8283]

one of the first things i made as an apprentice joiner was a sawhorse the same as the one you just made. its perfect not to tall not to long and light to carry.your dads a wise fella

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

He said exactly that... not too tall so I can walk on them :) Can't wait to learn even more :D

[@MrGeoffreySmith]

They look great, and you had a load of fun by the looks of it! 😀😀😀😀

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks Geoffrey :) It was a lot of fun (and a bit of a head spin lol)

[@MrGeoffreySmith]

The Carpenter's Daughter invaluable also. Everything involved in making these can be applied to a multitude of tasks!

[@paulyh4531]

Nice one , I made some folding ones with two hinges on the top and ropes to hold it apart but left them on my last job but they worked a treat and saved apace 👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Oooh, that sounds cool! Where did you get the hinges from?

[@paulyh4531]

The Carpenter's Daughter blimey it was about 25 years ago prob Travis Perkins then as most places didn't have online ordering or places we have now lol . I don't recall them being anything special just like big door ones they only opened the top out a few inches as the bottom bit would be wider door and frame method really 👍

[@mrdiv8418]

It's always great to have experienced teacher! Good job!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Definitely and thank you :)

[@paulkinsella8800]

Great saw horses you and your dad did a great job you should have these for a long time 100% craftsmanship/craftwomanship. Im loving your projects keep them coming 😀😀

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed! 😀 Thankfully my Dad just picked me up a second hand lathe cheap, so that's another journey he's encourage me with 😀😀

[@adamisbigdizzle]

Great video, I'm going to attempt these tmw!

[@SCRAPWOODTOCRAFTWOOD]

Great vikkie very informative explanation off the way you built them and good that your dad showed you how too do them the dancing was 👌👌👌

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks so much, Warren 😀 Hopefully I can pay another visit down the Woodyard soon for another useful build 😁

[@mike130557]

Dads are very handy to keep in your workshop for an additional pair of hands and advice! I just wish my Dad didn’t live 100 miles away! He’s been a carpenter all his working life, so I guess that make me The Carpenter’s Son! Im going to have a go at a couple of Folding Sawhorses, as space is tight! Should be fun!!! 👍🔨🤬

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

My Dad's about the same distance too, which is why I haven't been there that much to learn. Folding sawhorses sounds great as well :)

[@kaycox5555]

Here from the middle of California, all I can say is, what a creative daughter, and terrific dad!!!! Great job you all.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you! 😀 Hopefully I can continue to keep learning from him and putting his advice to good use!

[@DaveJudd]

Love the old saw stools. 20 year ago i had one with a removable nail box middle shelf.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

That sounds like a really cool design! :)

[@garydouglass9577]

Brilliant! Very well described and you have the best kind of teacher you could ever get 👌. I love that scrap pile your dad has as well 😋. Good job and toodle pip until the next one 👏👏👏👏

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you! I was worried it would incredibly confusing as I learnt a LOT that day! :) Nothing is waste to my Dad down the yard!

[@TheArlberg1]

Up with the very best Video Productions, very well done! You have learned from the Master and now I will copy all of it too!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you so much! :)

[@MGMakes]

Very detailed build, with a practical result. 👊👊👊

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks Martin :) I like things with a practical end use :D

[@mamabearssheshedtracykeato6941]

That's really cool! Now all you see is prefab plastic or seriously expensive steel saw horses! Thank you for sharing!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks :D Definitely one job at a time 😆

[@Blueboy9055]

Very useful to have, and I think you get more pleasure out of using things you’ve made yourself. Nice job, well done!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! I've already got them in mind for one of my next jobs! :)

[@ericcorse]

You are going to enjoy using those and they are built like a tank.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! I think so too :) I'm planning on using them to hang a door very soon!

[@maingun07]

Nice. Mine are taller, cheaper, and much uglier, but they are meant to be sacrificial. Yours look like they'll last you for years! Well done! Ain't dads that know carpentry great?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks :) I used to think my Dad was the strongest man in the world :D I bet most carpenter's children grow up thinking the same!

[@Highlandboxes]

Another great video Vikkie so much to learn from dad. :-)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks, Pam! :) Dads are great :D

[@LtDan-hr1pb]

Other that your goggles, a mask with a filter and ear protection would be more important than the suit and boots. I love your smile! Greetings from Maryland, USA.

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

Great video and great Dad!!! 👍🏼

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! I'll be you're the same with your kids! :)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Or will be when they're older.

[@spendtimesavemoneydiy]

The Carpenter's Daughter Haha yeah they are only 8 and 3 so I've got a little while before I have to make them a saw horse 😂

[@thomasmarliere2505]

He must have so much thing to teach you 🙂 Cool video 👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I'd love to download his knowledge 😆 He knows so much!

[@renegade1987]

great little project, even better to spend some time with your dad, i bet :-)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks :) Yes, definitely! I wish I took an interest in woodwork much sooner though 😄

[@deansjball]

Great video again buddy! Your Dad seems awesome! 👍🏻

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Cheers - will pass on the comment :D

[@Trebor2024]

Please take a look at your pullover cross cut saw. The blade needs guarding! I can’t see that the saw has extraction which it should have. Hearing protection, too. Exposure to noise has a cumulative effort and you I’ll notice your hearing loss when it’s too late! Not being negative just want you to be safe! Great videos which will encourage many to have a go themselves!

[@KkmakeUkv]

Great project, thos horses will last you lifetime. Your Dad has similar technique with cuting with table saw that my Dad uses. I'm scared to do that,so I have bandsaw to cut out the small pieces

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks Karol :) I think I'd be too scared to do that bit too :D

[@ilookafterthewater601]

You just can't beat traditional designs! I always look forward to seeing what you're going to do next, because every job you do is a goodun :o)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks :) I'm glad I got to make one if his sawhorses and never went with a plastic one. Also, I have so much to learn, so all the jobs seem to massively vary from one week to the next 😂

[@joealmonte3299]

Thanks for sharing

[@MsPdog1]

Nice job!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks again 😀

[@markyeomans529]

Amazing you are truly so talented

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! Hopefully one day I can be as good as Dad :)

[@JonnyDIY]

👍 Great job, but oh so short! Were they built for specific short task or for children? 🤔

[@vazza7504]

Brilliant!!!!!!! All you need now is some fencing so they don't escape. :-)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆And thanks! I'll keep these chained up good and proper lol

[@misshollybrooke]

Your dad is awesome! So are you. Obviously;)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks :)

[@PaulLockwood]

Great job, I bet you learnt so much from that day. Now with a workshop and tools to use like that, are you not tempted to move back north? Well done!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! I reaaaaally am tempted to move back! But I think I'd have to a big sponsor so I could hire my Dad to keep teaching me where he didn't need to make as much for customers lol

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I definitely don't work at his profitable pace yet 😂

[@slimysi99]

I have a man-crush on your Dad!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆

[@mc4kvb]

How fun I know you had working with your dad! I have a question....on the table you were using....the one with all the holes in the front of it...does he use that to make dowels? I saw it the last time you were there but I forgot to ask the question. Congrats on getting some good work clothes! Dickies is very popular over here in the states. I don’t wear them but I do wear steel toe boots every time I’m in the shop. One drop of my router on my foot was all that took to get me to wear steel toed boots!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks, Becky :) I love my new steel toe caps boots and especially to have an ankle support. They're almost identical to my hiking boots and so much more stylish than my boyish £10 Amazon ones 😂 Definitely a necessity! I dropped a rolling pin on my big toe once from just baking years ago... the air was blue! 🤣 I'm not sure about that door thing. I will ask my Dad as I was rather curious myself at the time. He has tonnes of doors and scraps he doesn't throw away. I will let you know soon 😀

[@narrowboatintention2996]

It is a hollow core door, done to save weight and material. I should think all Dads with a workshop love teaching their daughters.

[@mc4kvb]

narrowboat Intention Thank you very much!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! :)

[@negativecreep1728]

Proper old school workshop, I bet your dad would laugh at the thousands of pounds worth of tools we buy. Making your own beats the tat that B&Q sell 🗜🔨

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

He mostly picks up tools cheap at car boots here and there. In fact, I went to one with them and was going to buy some plastic ones, until he said I should make some myself that I can walk on :)

[@BossmanEight]

Wow! I definitely don't spend that much time on saw horses. Three pieces to form the top (to form an I-beam) & four legs. The top of the leg is tucked underneath the top horizontal and then over the edge of the bottom horizontal. That forms the leg angle. A few screws to hold the legs in place and I'm good to go. BTW, I consider these to be "throw away". I build a new set at every Habitat house I work on.

[@jonsmith8582]

Good skills there !

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks 😀 I wouldn't've learnt much if I just bought them 😀

[@ashleyburton8605]

I do enjoy watching your video's, So I thought I would subscribe! Keep up the great work

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you 😀 hope you keep enjoying them!

[@ashleyburton8605]

The Carpenter's Daughter Keep up the great content, I like your energy!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Cheers :D

[@martinmate2788]

Your dad must be proud of you

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I hope so 😀

[@martinmate2788]

Sure, cos you follow his footsteps well

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I'm a long way off that, but I like the idea :D

[@martinmate2788]

😀one step at a time

[@jacko420oioi]

Nice job 😀 keep up the good work

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you :) I'll certainly try :D

[@II_4_R_Z_II]

Awesome

[@EppingForest304]

Quite a bit of work involved... looks harder than I expected!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, I thought so too! 😂 But it was a great experience and use them all the time :)

[@I_Am_Michael]

the saw horse dance. cool.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Neeeiiiiigggghhhh :) And thanks! :D

[@daisycorta3340]

Nice

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! 😀

[@jdh_images]

Fascinating to watch - do you have goggles for Hans ?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I've just googled dog goggles and can't believe they exist 😆 He'd rip them off so fast lol

[@deltafox9429]

Hello ;-) it seems to be simple... but it does not ;-) A long time ago i wanted to make one sawhorse... but i made an horrible SAWPONY ;-)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I must admit, I thought it was going to be much easier, but I definitely learnt a lot of new skills :D

[@jonny7491]

I think you should have nailed the table to the floor as well wobble wobble😂😂

[@nerdsaw.workshop]

Luckily your saw horse building is better than your dancing😁 great video

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆 Yep... probably my only dance move lol

[@eviltrev4272]

Great vid as usual although the chisel dosent seem the sharpest? Checkout Matt Estlea. He has great vids on sharpening planes and chisels among other woodworking vids.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! It was definitely a sharp chisel, but there was a knot at 3:08, so I Dad stepped in for a bit for speed things up.

[@banjax66]

The Carpenter's Daughter... I wish you was my sister because that means we would have the same dad and he could teach me carpentry too. :) But at 7:16 your dog doesn't look to interested in your work. LOL.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆 Sadly Hans didn't get much of a look in that day, but he got tonnes of cuddles later! I know he would've howled all day long if I left him home alone :( (I've filmed him a few times lol)

[@banjax66]

He should be a happy dog.. He has loads of scraps of wood to chew on. :)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

That would've been a good idea to throw him a stick lol

[@C0zyDunt]

WOW! old school saw horses, I'm surprised anyone builds them any more, they just buy folding ones from B&Q, Screwfix or such like. Nice to see, my dad always had a pair. Oh and sorry but last mention of it, (promise) but your dog didn't look to happy and I think that was because you wasn't using the tennis ball technique to hold your top while you were chiselling out the leg slots.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Same here about Dad always having these sawhorses! I'd never seen him use plastic ones growing up. Hopefully the next time I go to the yard, I can find a game for Hans 😄

[@martinmessiah7130]

Never hold small pieces of wood near the blade with your hand it can drag your hand in. Always take your time using crosscut and chop saws.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

True. When and what size wood abouts are you referring to in the video? 🤔

[@martinmessiah7130]

The Carpenter's Daughter Hi I was not referring to you or what you were cutting in the video I was making a general observation on crosscut saws. You use power tools with confidence but the people that watch you may just buy one and go straight in there. I nearly lost my. Hand in my brothers joinery shop 25 years ago . I was cutting wood on one and had never used one before . I wish someone had told me how to use one properly. You have a responsibility to your viewers to give some cautionary guidance.

[@logcoatingservices]

Classic saw-horses

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I think so too :) These are the types I grew up with in the background, so great to finally make my own! :)

[@Adampeterdale]

Really miss your van vlogs... any in the pipeline?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! I haven't filmed any of my vlogs this year as we've had company, or they've been one nighters. However, I do have a van tour planned this Sunday and our Summer vlog later this year :)

[@davewilliams6584]

Ha ha nice saw horse dance, can just see that in the olympics

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Lol, I doubt a gymnast could break this in half 😉😁

[@TheBlock-hl9cv]

Wonder if dad will make a YT vid.. wish my dad helped me I'd be lucky if I got a nail. One screw is never enough

[@lewisw9405]

I read this as seahorses 😂

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆 That would've made an interesting video! lol

[@maxximumb]

Nice work. Not so sure about the dancing.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

What? You don't like my dancing? 😥😆😆

[@augustreil]

Her dancing is Awesome !!

[@JohnMadeit]

kiss, keep it simple stupid.. nice video :)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! :)

[@djray369]

Goodness. I don’t think I’d have the patience for that. Maybe if I was attractive and had a KZbin channel...

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

lol, I thought it was going to be easier. But I'm glad I didn't cheat and buy some brackets as I wouldn't have learnt as much :)