Sawhorse "The Ultimate Folding Sawhorse" Shopdog

[@pmrpac]

I have looked at so many sawhorses on YT over the last couple months. Some are good, some are just okay. Then I stumbled onto this video and was so glad I did. Simple design, simple to build, ver practical and small price for the plans. Thank you so much for posting this DIY build.

[@toyo2502]

One word ....BRILLIANT!!! WITH THE CHOICES YOU HAVE FOR work horses these are the best!

[@rickreed123]

Made two, and I love them. I used them to unload plywood right from back of truck onto shopdogs with a grid, and foam insulation board to cut down my plywood. Then used them to make a low entertainment center. Made the whole project go so much easier. Thanks woodshopdude. You are great. Thanks for sharing you great design.

[@mule666]

Seen allot of videos about sawhorses and this is the best so far

[@positivity5307]

This is a great idea. Using straps is very clever. I've used straps for many unusual things over the years and they perform much better than people expect. One tip would be to put a Fastex clip in the strap. They are crazy strong and make setup and tear down 100x easier.

[@docghines]

Interesting design. If i were building them, however, I would use 2x6s, with clamp notches cut on one edge, and V-notches on the other, and eliminate the need for all the different crossbars.

[@danaharris503]

I've used this x brace design for years as a sawbuck for cutting firewood. This is a great design for a saw horse, I got your plans, can't wait to build some, I just might make mine a bit taller. Thanks woodshopdude.

[@mrjkillion]

I am starting my 22nd year as a carpenter(local175). Two thumbs up my friend, that is one of the best folding sawhorses I have ever seen. Great idea, easy transition and sturdy. Livin the dream, building America

[@pjs4069]

I just came across your sawhorse video. I looked at the plans for purchase. I couldn't believe how inexpensive ($5) they were. I'm sure that I could have built them from the photos but it will be easier with the plans. Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@LJG781]

Very good.....I've been a carpenter/builder. for 38 years now...and that's got to be one of the best saw horse Idea's I've seen.....

[@jeanfunnell4849]

Thank you Grant for responding to my messages. Everything was sorted out and the plans were made available to me. They are so well presented and easy to follow. Every angle has a template which is full size so even a novice would be able to make these. Great product.

[@bobadkins2838]

Excellent saw horses! Very strong and versatile. I love your use of leverage, each horse is like 2 pairs of bolt cutters. The more weight you put on it, the tighter it gets.

[@jonnymiskatonic]

Brilliant design, like the other guy said, in seeing these we could probably just build them without plans with maybe a little trial and error. But a design this great definitely deserves the $5.

[@BonjourCoco1]

For sure the BEST versatile saw horses ever!!

[@Blaxmyth1953]

Superb plans! Very easy to follow and with excellent photos and diagrams. Glad I purchased them.

[@iseenochains-oops7863]

Super strong, flexible & foldable sawhorses. I have had these for 8 years.

[@ArunasSakalauskas]

One of the greatest Folding Sawhorse I have seen.

[@alzenkysahabatkita]

The legacy you are building as a content creator is one that will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact on the industry, inspiring future generations of creators to push boundaries, tell meaningful stories, and embrace their unique voices.

[@pemtax557]

Hi Grant ... I had heard about your sawhorse design from another website that had the class to acknowledge you as the originator of this system. I found them to be as clever as it gets ... They will meet my needs perfectly. I plan on a pair of 2"x4"x4' with 3 sets of notches for 3 more 2"x4"x8' as a sacraficial grid for breaking down full size sheet products. I've done this before on some very sturdy sawhorses I had built that were fantastic ... (other than it took a squad of Marines to move them). Your shopdogs will be perfect for what I need and I'll be able to set it up all by my 70 yr. old self. Thanks so much for the great design. Cheers, Dave

[@amberrhoton1]

We have a pair of these beauties and they get used more than anything in our garage. I love to do painting projects with old pieces of furniture. It makes a paint job so much easier. We have also used these for making tables when having a garage sale or when family comes over to eat. My children even know how to set them up- it is really that easy. My favorite part is how flat they fold up making it easy to store. Love Love these! PERFECT christmas gift!

[@cartmanrlsusall]

The hallmark of good design is not complexity but simplicity, those are good and very simple the changeable top beam and strap tension holding it together is genius idea

[@ryanmartens5667]

The basic design is great! I have taken the basic design and added attachments to fit my needs. Awesome idea!

[@healthballnut]

I just bought a set of plans. Instant download and just excellent detail. I am looking forward to this project . I have bought other plans online, no question, these are the best by far. Actual size templates and great explanation of the compound cuts. A real bargain at 5.00. First set I printed using the 2 sided option but this puts the 2 templates on the same sheet of paper so I printed a second set. On my colour laser printer, these are amazing, super high quality. Thank you very much.

[@DanJoy07]

Most excellent.!! Well thought out design. I've had multiple saw horse configurations to do all of the above, but not in the one device. Great design yields multiple configurations, and they seem well thought out. I'll see, very soon too! Thank you!

[@silvergrizzly316]

Shop dude, I've seen numerous designs on KZbin of your shopdog. They're probably copying your design tho, but you have brilliantly designed THE BEST sawhorses by far!!! I know people can just buy the materials and make them their selves easily. I just wish and maybe you do, can make a boatload of money for your BRILLIANT invention. W O W!!! THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN!!! Thank you for sharing. God Bless.

[@LeandroSilva-SanCa]

great job , I am Brazilian and I love working with wood , for me is a therapy , and see your work inspires me. congratulations.

[@markfernandes2396]

Human ingenuity at its best, remarkable, a labor of love. Great Job!, thanks for sharing your creativity with us. I will make some.

[@troycummings5083]

Yeah, I agree, that was an excellent idea for sawhorses. I look forward to building those someday!

[@mcorrade]

very very nicely done. These are probably the best saw horses I've seen in a while and the attachments are great!

[@docwoody521]

I used your video as a reference to make a set of these, only took about an hour and turned out great. Thanks for the video!

[@aros007z]

Wow, you are awesome, great design simple but effective! Purchasing one right now.

[@thesolarsailor]

Built a pair of these 3 years ago, greatest sawhorse I have ever used. Getting ready to rebuild them due to abuse.

[@fiftyoon]

Do you happen to know the overall height based on a 2x4 top support and the leg length specified in the plans? Thanks!

[@hollickrichard]

Great product and it got me thinking maybe the pad the v and the slot can all be made to work on one top centre support on one side alternate from v to slot at 3.5 to 4" spacing and on the other side router out a small slot and introduce a piece of high density foam standing about 1/8" proud of the surface this will protect and tidy work and if you are just putting a work board across then it might help level up on uneven floor surfaces (um bit of a leap that last bit).

[@kirksvillemale]

i run a handyman business and was looking for a pair of folding sawhorses. after checking my homedepot and not happy with what i found, i will be ordering the plans for these. they are perfect for what i need.

[@zoltankiss698]

Még mindig a legjobb variáció, amit csak találni lehet ebben a témában! 👍🏼

[@rivernet62]

Genius! Another attachment I can think of would be an out feed support. With all these uses, I think making 4 initially is not too many.

[@JohnHuntPhotography]

Great looking sawhorses, just searched for Sawhorses, yours came up first. Loved the design. Paid $6.83 Australian....friggin bargain. Well done woodshopdude looking forward to making them

[@ensign4Him]

ABSOLUTELY GENIUS!!! I really love the miter saw set-up. This is the best design I've ever seen. BIG Thumbs up! Had to subscribe to this...!

[@petermarsh4993]

Dear Grant, I downloaded and followed your plans and ended up with a great pair of saw horses. Inflation has gone ahead and my shop bought timber and straps cost me ~$150.00. Now I have the tools to break down pallets so that I can make a set of saw horses for cheap!

[@billquillin1952]

I just saw this. Excellent idea! Very creative with the attachments.

[@yakintexas]

Well that settles it; you just ended my sawhorse building you tube search!! Thanks for all the great info!! Fixin to build these now.

[@Navigator777777]

I work at a lumber store. Our home made sawhorses routinely support entire units of lumber and associated abuse from forklifts. They wobble and wiggle and do not take advantage of any angularity making the units stronger as the load increases. I like everything I see in this saw horse design.

[@j.d.parker5397]

Excellent thinking - and I (Like many) will appreciate your sharing the design. I am off to the store now for some stock to make them.

[@vermarc1]

yours wins the prize in my book; I can easily make it and love you can change the tops around for different use's. I saw some others on here that were very nicely done and great for in the shop, but yours will cover shop and outside the shop work.

[@timothydavis948]

this is great. I don't have a shop and this idea will make a great and quick work area anywhere. Thanks for sharing.

[@ginosmovies]

Thank you for sharing, creativity at it's best!

[@tonyioannoni4951]

I will probably not build those sawhorses, but it is simply a BRILLIANT DESIGN, simple, effective, solid, foldable, adaptative, multi-function, I would qualify them as the "Swiss-Army of sawhorses", technically you could extend the design with a table saw adaptation, drill press, sanding station.....and because my floor shop as my walls are very valuable real estate, I would double cleat both of them as I could then hang the second one on the first one already on the wall...no video build, no plans available...what is the deal?

[@FrancisQuigley]

Super idea, I love the chop saw mount. Well done

[@janwijbrand]

Bought your plans and built a set... European equivalent to 2"x4" I found is 38x89mm lumber. I used 5 lengths of 270cm. No dimensions-adjustments needed. They turned out great!

[@petermarsh4993]

Hi Jan, you mentioned that you bought Grant Banash’s plans for a folding sawhorse. I can’t see a link to buying same and I’m wondering if you could send me the link so that I can do the same.

[@icawn]

Great innovation. As an improvement, I would have both V and Dado cuts within the same cross support. Also, If you can fashion the design to use 2x6 cross supports instead of 2x4, it would surely have enough strength to hold a miter saw (even while having V and Dado cuts). Just some thoughts. Good work!

[@bill48m]

I built a pair and I use them all of the time. Great idea, good plans.

[@clem5123]

Smart man. Deserves to be paid for his ingenuity. I did.

[@twistedkane138]

it was all amazing but i think what i liked the most was when it was turned into a miter saw stand and adjustable hangoff support

[@daymonolson892]

regardless of some of these comments. I think you have done a great job. I love the cleat hanging set up for them. I will have to do this in my shop. Thanks again

[@plutofrasquieri2091]

Brilliant design sir, thanks for the ideas. Need to make a portal reloading bench, this adds new look at things I was planning

[@ChristFollower333]

Man those are handy as a shirt pocket. Good job. I think I'll build a couple sets. Thanks for sharing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

We need guys like you in the Govt. Old fashioned good thinking! Thanks for sharing/inspiring !

[@johnruckman2320]

My miter saw is a solid metal one with metal saw guides. The blade has a metal spine that fits into the guides and is about 6" - 10" deep and quite long. The miter table was bolted onto a board with the rail under it to clamp into a vise.

[@jimwilson1817]

I'm 78 years old and believe this is the best sawhorse design I ever saw. Economical, simple to assemble and works like a dream! I would have saved mucho dollars and many hours if I had found these shopdogs 68 years ago!! For security, I suggest a bright coat of scarlet red paint, plus stencil on your name and phone number in black. We maybe can't stop thieves, but we can force those bums to make use of our shopdogs in secrecy! My design suggestions? None. My building suggestions? Advise your customers to buy only Douglas Fir from a lumber yard. Suggest they pay a few bucks extra, then handpick only "near perfect" 12 foot long pieces. My local home centers stock only inexpensive (??) pine that is warped, split, twisted, bent, curved, knotted, wet, and otherwise damaged 2 x 4's in any length.

[@RichSobocinski]

Nice design! I think I would add one "vee" cut out to the "standard" cross piece and eliminate the the one with multiple vees. Chances are you are only ever going to be processing one pipe at a time and the single vee isn't likely to be a issue when performing non- pipe tasks.

[@dylanneely91]

Or eliminate the the unnotched board entirely and use the solid bottom surface of the pipe board in it's place

[@whistle3man]

I hate my old saw horses they wobble they don't fold, then I found your design. I just finished one set from your planes. I'm making one more set tomorrow. I love them, they are rock solid and the planes are good easy to follow and well thought out. Thanks for putting this together and offering up the planes. Well done.

[@fiftyoon]

I also bought the plans. What did you use for the length of 'A' the top support member? It's not specified in the plans. Thanks!

[@petershelper]

Hi, I managed to finish a couple of your sawhorses a while ago now and have done an adaptation to allow the use of a sliding chop saw. I have also done an attempt at a support frame for aiding in working with and cutting sheet material like plywood and 'Norbord'. I will admit that the framework for the sheet material could probably be improved upon. However, I only really need it until I have managed to finish of cutting the sheet material for finishing of the inside of my new shed after it being insulated.

[@ronsmith1426]

Awesome, just bought the plans and will be making these tomorrow!

[@ohyeah3750]

The best folding saw horses I have ever seen. I made two, but I used bungee cords instead of straps, faster, and I'm lazy, so I like faster.

[@5k37ch0]

I just designed my own saw horses and was about to begin making a how to video. I like your idea as well. I wish I saw it before now. I like all the attachments.

[@samfromcas]

received plans .nice one grant .a little project for the week end thanks.

[@djecak52]

Awesome and versatile sawhorse.Thank You

[@DaveBoatBuilder]

Just bought your plans and built a pair. Rock solid. Thanks.

[@petermarsh4993]

Dear Dave, where are Grant Banash’s plans? I’m trying to get hold of some to make my own folding sawhorses.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

I really have to laugh at the comments here about the strength of this sawhorse, obviously made by people that just do not understand the strength of materials, I bought the plans a year ago and have just got around to building mine, at this moment there is a 1 1/2 ton car resting on a pair of these, just how much weight do people want to place on a sawhorse ? Yes, there are problem transferring the template dimensions onto the wood you have, but surely people have enough intelligence to realise that the fixing bolt passes through the centre line of whatever material is used, as for robbing the bloke of the price of a cup of coffee and not paying a piddling $5 for the plans, well, those people do not deserve a pair of these excellent sawhorses. Many thanks for posting this video and helping the intelligent practical people of the World.

[@ihmesekoilua]

One year later: Did you survive going under that car?

[@KwentoNiDennis]

Just wow. Well designed sawhorse. 👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@mountainbikerdave]

this is economical, compact and simply genius

[@gregriley2635]

Exactly what I was looking for! Multi-purpose folding saw horses. I really like the miter saw jig as well as your other jigs. Thumbs-up and Subscribe.

[@davidwaite1889]

Follow Up Post: I found the plans to be very impressive, and easy to follow. It's the holiday season right now, so can't get around to making a set just now, but I'll make one more post and let you know how the build goes.

[@cyrilnorrie8450]

So clever and versatile! Great design.

[@Zthreve]

Brilliant! The best design I have seen. Thanks.

[@peterevans9153]

Such a brilliant idea and so simple to make ... thank you

[@mattleggett5609]

Love it, nice job my man and great ideas especially with miter saw part. I'll be doing this soon!!

[@thomasbrennan4608]

We're can I get plans

[@36891as]

Awesome, was looking for something light weight and did not take up much space. But the versatility on this is great. A the $5 plan is worth it.

[@johnkristoff2341]

Hey, Woodshopdude! You are one clever guy. Very well thought out. Quite resourceful and original. I've subscribed and will be watching for updates. John

[@BoldWittyName]

Watching in 2023 I'm thinking a 2x4 LVL would work great for that miter saw beam.

[@raynechantel2738]

Wow these are great! Can't wait to make them.

[@esnap]

I also had some 1/4-20 3" extra carriage bolts and some tightening knobs to make the out rigger support pretty rock solid, I mad the out of scrap 3/4 birch. Another hack I did was to run a 3 inch drywall screw into the bighting part of the legs so they just barely bight into the top cross piece about a 1/4". For a strap I just use 1/8" paracord w/ a cinch loop.

[@KBBAKTHA]

Simply Brilliant, mind blowing concept and crisp video.

[@sherakee6720]

Definitely the best plans for dyi workhorses.

[@DaCake2]

Those are great. I wish you had a video showing how you built them though.

[@sapulpaorganics5402]

Very easy to build, thanks for the idea!!!

[@bearsmoker6793]

very ingenious. You could also use extended 2x4's to make a grid for cutting sheet goods.

[@maximedwards3451]

As already been asked, HOW DO WE BUY THE PLANS. Thanks in advance, and great idea.

[@woodshopdude]

Weight capabilities are based on species and quality of materials being used and also craftsmanship of the Shopdog.

[@daviddrinen1265]

I like the cop saw stand with the sliding supports.

[@MrTiHiDi]

Just got the plans booklet. Best I have ever purchased and worth every Penny of $5 Busks. Thank you for taking the time to make such a professional plans guide. So to ask and I think it doesn't change anything except maybe a few more 2x4's I should be able to extend the legs about 6- 8 " without messing up the way it sits? seems it will have a wider stance but angle should be the same... I am 6'7" so having them a little higher would be awesome for me. OK everyone chime in... :o) SHOPDOG My new favorite You tube channel!!!

[@turbojav]

Did you try that? I'm going to try to make them 39" tall.

[@williamclews6384]

Great looking saw horses - where do I get the plans?

[@JonnRamaer]

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing. Great design!

[@bati800]

great work and smart idea. simple yet efficent result. thanks for sharing . hope you can gain profet from your efort

[@twistedkane138]

I had the same thought but i think that he was smart enough to make one so great you should try to make one based off of his instead of trying to take all the angles from his

[@DimestoreLiam]

Nice!!! Great design work, well done!!!

[@AusMiner]

Some great ideas in this one.

[@irreduciblerascal]

this is a really GREAT idea!

[@lampoon154]

Woodshopdude, you're a genius. Very ingenious!

[@HenningJohansen]

Your clamp tops can also be used in conjunction with some 8 foot sacrificial 1x4s to act as a base for cutting sheet goods using a circular saw and a straightedge?