tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89264978173670174632024-03-15T18:10:11.162-07:00The Woodworking TripWelcome to my blog! My name is Trip and I enjoy making videos of my woodworking adventures and sharing them with you! Take your time and look around, in the column on the right hand side look under labels and select an interesting topic to view related posts.
Also, if you enjoy my blog please follow me to get updates to when I make new posts. Thank you all for checking me out!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-14686381156563012012013-11-22T05:37:00.000-08:002013-11-22T05:38:06.526-08:00How to Build a Custom Built In ClosetI built this wonderful built in closet for my son. It's great efficient use of space with lots of storage compared to what used to be here, a desk. <br />
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Check out the video and be sure to check out my Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/SailingandSuch<br />
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Thank you all for watching! More woodworking videos coming soon, don't worry.<br />
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(this video isn't shown on my Youtube channel, I'm not sure if I want to "clutter" it up with vlogs...)Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-42610842667590779052012-10-18T08:11:00.001-07:002012-10-18T08:11:16.854-07:00Simple Router Dado Jig VideoIt seems I was in need of a dado jig for my router for some upcoming projects, so I decided to put one together and share it with other woodworkers. I hope you enjoy my short and to the point video!<br />
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<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-85219521602474271662012-09-19T19:05:00.001-07:002013-01-27T05:47:07.484-08:00The Ultimate Shop StoolCheck out this easy to build shop stool! Not only is it a great place to sit in the woodworking shop but it also can serve as an extra hand for great outfeed support.<br />
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<b>These plans used to be free but now they charge for them! How silly?!?! I'm so sorry everyone but maybe I can get another video out describing the dimensions and things in more detail</b>?<b> <a href="http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/shop/archive/2012/08/01/double-duty-shop-stool.aspx">click here to go to American Woodworker's page on it</a>.</b><br />
<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-696254013961119172012-09-04T12:39:00.001-07:002012-09-13T09:48:44.151-07:00How to build a Folding Stick Chair<i>Draft</i><br />
This chair is a fairly simple build, although it does take a fair amount of time to cut the parts and drill the holes in all of them, but after that's done it's pretty simple. The design sparked my interest and I figured I would make one or two of them, I'm glad I did, they turned out great!<br />
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There are plans for this chair in a few places online, some will cost you some will be free but are difficult to understand or navigate through due to ads and whatnot. I hope to provide you with a straight forward and easy to follow how to guide!<br />
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Have a look at my short video to get the what all the project entails and understand how everything works. You will find the details and dimensions of the pieces below the video.<br />
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<i>All of the pieces are cut out of 2x4 stock, they are all 1 1/4" x 1 1/2".</i><br />
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<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-528815660709385872012-08-09T15:37:00.001-07:002012-08-10T06:08:04.960-07:00Easy Door Frame Rot RepairMy future father-in-law's back door was starting to rot at the bottom and he asked me about it. He said he wanted to know if he needed a whole new door. I told him I could just patch it up with some epoxy putty and he looked at me a little funny. Once the job was done, he was pleasantly surprised at how good it looked and he was surely glad he didn't have to buy a new door.<br />
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I made a video on the method I used, maybe you could use it too!<br />
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The router plate I used is a Kreg Precision Plate and it's probably one of the best router plates out there for the best price, alot of positive reviews on it. Any other router plate would install basically the same way though.<br />
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To install the leveling screws, just drill a hole a little smaller in diameter than the bolt itself and then carefully thread the bolt into the hole. The threads of the bolt should grab onto the wood and hold fairly well, if it goes out of wack it's simple to adjust later. Any size screw will do, I just used some spare ones's I have laying around.<br />
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Thanks for visiting and be sure to come back for more!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-64021112893240097212012-02-11T06:25:00.000-08:002012-02-11T11:09:08.524-08:00Drawer Storage Unit in my Woodworking ShopI had one of my Youtube subscribers request that I do a video on my drawer storage unit that he spotted in one of my <a href="http://woodworkingtrip.blogspot.com/search/label/Videos">other videos</a>. I was happy to do the video for him and it turned out well and gave me an idea or two for future videos! <br />
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This thing is great for storage and I like the small, shallow drawers the best because it seems like it's the small stuff that gets layed down everywhere in the shop where you can't find them when you need it. Well, the small drawers give you a place to put this suff.<br />
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Thanks for watching! If you want to see more of my videos <a href="http://woodworkingtrip.blogspot.com/search/label/Videos">CLICK HERE</a>.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-6187025669067604492012-02-04T16:05:00.000-08:002012-02-13T04:46:20.838-08:00My Mobile Router Table VideoI had one of my Youtube subscribers request that I make a video about my mobile router table that he spotted in my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDNpceag7E">shop tour video</a>. It's a simple video but it gets the basics across for this easy to build router table.<br />
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<br />Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-74044238098407985002012-02-03T09:24:00.000-08:002012-02-03T09:24:34.628-08:00Simple Garage Shelving UnitI have been working a lot lately trying to straighten up our garage. When I first started there was quite a bit of clutter everywhere, slowly but surely I have been getting things in order and throwing out quite a bit of "trash" that my stepfather had collected over the years. One thing that was posing a problem is that there were not any small, shallow shelves to store spray paint, oils, and other liquids, mostly we have shelves that are about 2' deep which is way to deep and causes you to loose things easily.<br />
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I saved some scrap lumber from a remodeling job that I was working on last week figuring it would be perfect for some shelves. I was right, these shelves didn't cost me anything but time and I have enough scrap to make a least 2 more units.<br />
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This was an easy project that anyone should be able to pull off in an afternoon or even an hour. Be sure to check out my other videos. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to let me know.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-55431791710720682002012-01-28T13:41:00.001-08:002012-01-31T14:37:31.902-08:00DIY Drill Charging Station{EAV:c37991ac4872e97e}<br />
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I finally decided to get busy on my Drill Charging Station, one more woodworking project that would help me organize my shop some more. It came out wonderfully and was actually really easy to do.<br />
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Here are the dimensions of the main pieces for those who are interested. <br />
Bottom- 7 ¾” x 19”<br />
Back- 10 ¼” x 19”<br />
Sides- 11” x 7 ¾”<br />
Inside Dividers- 7” x 10 ¼”<br />
Shelf- 6 ½” x 10 ½”<br />
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I left about 3 ½” in the slot for the drills to drop down into. The wires just bunch up behind it and stay pretty well since the French cleats put pressure against the wall holding them there.<br />
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If anyone has and questions feel free to let me know.<br />
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Don’t forget to check out Will Ellis too! http://www.o2thinkbig.co.uk/Projects/Project-Home/?clubId=1739Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-3431011594451865642012-01-23T04:32:00.000-08:002012-01-28T13:24:56.762-08:00My French Cleat SystemCheck out my french cleat system in my woodworking shop. It's a fabulous way to hang things on the wall and the storage options for a small or large shop are endless with this system, use your imagination!
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Thanks for watching, click on the"Videos" link on the left side of the page for more!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-73577680708513785542012-01-15T17:38:00.000-08:002012-01-15T17:38:59.426-08:00My Woodworking Shop TourI figured I would do a little shop tour video for everyone! I know I enjoy seeing other people's shops to get ideas and learn what works for them so that maybe I can make my workspace a little better.
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I know I really ejoy showing my small woodworking shop to any guests we may have over, I love explaining what each tool does and how and why I built my different jigs, storage systems, and shop furniture things. Maybe my video gave you some inspiration or an idea of a way you can improve your small shop.
If anyone has any questions please feel free to let me know and I will be happy to answer them!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-46608941904018057372011-12-31T07:42:00.001-08:002012-01-15T17:39:29.814-08:00Simple Drawer Making - A How To VideoI was making some drawers the other day for a couple of vanities when I got the idea to make a video on how I build my easy - simple drawers in my woodworking shop. This method doesn't use and complicated joinery or any specialized tools. If you have every feared making drawers like I once did then try this route and you should be able to take drawers on easily.
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Thank you all for watching!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-12882205318641240582011-02-09T19:01:00.000-08:002011-02-09T19:04:21.183-08:00Tool Review - Hitachi 2" Brad NailerHere is a quick review of my Hitachi 2" Brad Nailer, NT 50AE2. Figured I would try a tool review video and see how it turned out, overall I think it went pretty well.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oQXu73YM5bw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />If anyone has spotted any other tools in my videos that they would like to see a review done on just let me know, I'd be happy to do another.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-57899842808975835432011-02-07T13:11:00.001-08:002011-02-07T13:19:01.845-08:00How to build a Lumber Rack Video- Better than free plans!I definately needed a lumber rack in my new small shop so I got to looking around the internet at other people's ideas and builds and most of them seemed pretty complicated or they protruded out from the wall to much for my small shop. <br /><br />I came up with a simple but strong design that doesn't force you to sacrifice space nor does it take alot of tools, materials, or complicated jointery to build. In my small shop I am trying to put alot of things on wheels and this lumber rack is not built all the way to the floor so that I can roll tools underneathe it.<br /><br />So take some time to watch this video and build yourself a great lumber rack.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4Wbkjx-_Ubc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I do consider this a meduim duty lumber rack but you could easily add two more uprights with supports between these making them 16" on center rather than my 32" on center. This would add alot of extra strength is you decided to load it up excessively.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-43332337933278288812011-01-17T04:21:00.000-08:002011-01-17T04:41:14.279-08:00The New Shop Pt. 2 Moved InThis past week I have been working hard and I have most of my tools moved into my new shop space, it's so exciting! First I insulated the walls then put 1/2" plywood up. After that I painted the plywood white with a eggshell latex paint which really made the shop brighter and appear larger after two coats (I still have some touching up to do, but I wanted to get my tools in there).<br /><br /><a href="http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/?action=view&current=2011-01-14_14-32-41_984.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-14_14-32-41_984.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/?action=view&current=2011-01-14_14-33-37_584.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-14_14-33-37_584.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/?action=view&current=2011-01-16_09-24-47_999.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-16_09-24-47_999.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/?action=view&current=2011-01-16_09-25-02_797.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-16_09-25-02_797.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/?action=view&current=2011-01-16_09-25-15_202.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-16_09-25-15_202.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/?action=view&current=2011-01-16_09-25-47_792.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-16_09-25-47_792.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />It feels so good to get my tools in there!<br /><br />The next few things I am working on are my french cleat system and my lumber rack. I am putting french cleats where ever I can and hanging whatever I can on them. This way everything in my shop can be moved around without much trouble with the only things being permanent on the wall are the lumber rack and the ladder to the attic. You can see where I have already hung a small cabinet and a clamps on my french cleats. The clamps had no where to hang and were taking up valuable space rght off so I made up a quick holder for them. Also, I needed a place to put some fasteners so I made up the small cabinet to hold my hardware.<br /><br />My lumber rack will be located above the jointer and my unfinished router table. I am making it out of 2x4's and 1/2" plywood, it is pretty simple but should do the job nicely.<br /><br />Moving into my new shop I will be building lots of new shop furniture and jigs, most of which I will try to make videos on. This afternoon I hope to be able to complete my lumber rack and have a tutorial video made and uploaded by Wednesday. I already have all of the parts cut for the rack I just have to get to videoing!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-6850128534984620092011-01-11T18:57:00.000-08:002011-02-07T13:19:39.462-08:00The New Shop! Pt. 1I am loading up my shop and moving it to a new home! Well, not yet, but I am getting close!<br /><br />I have decided to move my shop to my home, since I have had a break-in and having a shop at home would be so nice (having to drive 20 minutes to my shop makes me spend less time there). The plan is to moving into a bay of our "boat barn", it is a larger garage if you will that is approximately 30'x60' and has a two boats, fourwheelers, a golf cart and a bunch of my step father's junk, yes, most of it is junk. Sadly I couldn't convince him to give me the whole thing, so I settled with one bay of it a 13.5'x25' section.<br /><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-07_09-36-28_979.jpg?t=1294801018"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 639px; height: 360px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-07_09-36-28_979.jpg?t=1294801018" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-07_09-37-04_163.jpg?t=1294801018"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 639px; height: 360px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-07_09-37-04_163.jpg?t=1294801018" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, it is pretty full. Most of the barn is this way, I think my stepdad is a mild hoarder..... alot of the stuff is... well I won't go there. I got him in there with me Sunday afternoon and consolidated all of the things into the other parts of the barn. Our agreement was that I could get 100% of his stuff out of that bay and have only my things over there. It took us probably a good hour to move it all, when we were done it was looking good.<br /><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-09_16-03-48_290.jpg?t=1294801018"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 639px; height: 360px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-09_16-03-48_290.jpg?t=1294801018" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-09_16-04-09_40.jpg?t=1294801018"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 639px; height: 360px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-09_16-04-09_40.jpg?t=1294801018" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-09_16-04-26_48.jpg?t=1294801018"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 639px; height: 360px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/New%20Shop/2011-01-09_16-04-26_48.jpg?t=1294801018" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />My plans are to close it off completely from the rest of the barn with a nice wall. I want to insulate it, hang 1/2" plywood all along the walls, paint it white, then move all my tools in and build something! More to come! <br /><br />Feel free to "Follow" along with me, this should be exciting! Look in the right column for "followers" and click follow.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-14353394121110033762011-01-03T05:48:00.000-08:002011-01-29T05:26:29.616-08:00How to build Cornhole Boards- A video TutorialHere is my video on how to make a nice set of cornhole boards. Everything is up to the tournament standards and these thing look nice. Not just some plywood and 2x4's.<br />Anyone can build these with just a few simple tools.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E8U-wkgDXBE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E8U-wkgDXBE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />The pocket hole screws were my preferred method although you could simply screw from the outside of the 1x4 into the plywood deck, predrilling and glueing would be recommended. Nails would probably work in place of screws but I would be sure and put plenty of both nails and glue.<br /><br />I hope you all enjoy!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-35436320354394716652010-12-29T07:39:00.001-08:002010-12-29T07:43:45.069-08:00DIY Plywood Cutting TableI completed my video on my Plywood Cutting Table! I think I am getting a little better at making videos too. They are getting more precise and to the point with less rambling and less "uhhh....." "and uh..." in it. Also, I think I ended up with a much better quality picture in the video since I rendered it to different specs. <br /><br />I hope everyone enjoy's the video and feel free to comment and ask questions if you have one!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vMmFEfXkeyc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vMmFEfXkeyc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-53636782910061173232010-12-20T06:46:00.000-08:002010-12-20T07:10:31.111-08:00Things to come!I am happy to say that I have finally figured out a solution to my video camera problems! <br /><br />It all started when my computer became infected with a virus and my computer needed to go to the shop because it was beyond my capabilities to repair. My mother, as a favor, sent my computer to the shop to have it cleaned up and somehow the message got across to the computer tech's to just wipe my hard drive clean, or at least one of them (my important one). So anyways, I receive my computer back and realize what has happened and that I have lost quite a bit of important files. One of those files being a program called HD Writer which is used to get the videos off of my camera. Well, I try to find the disc with the program on it but failed time and time again to locate it. So time goes on and after much searching all across the internet I find a new program that can do the job, for $34. It was either buy the program or basically toss the camera, I bought it.<br /><br />The first thing I did was I took the videos I made of the construction of my folding sawhorses and edited them and uploaded them to YouTube and posted it here on my blog, the previous post actually. Hopefully that video will get out to some people who need a nice stable sawhorse that can be stored out of the way easily.<br /><br />The next thing on my agenda is to get some footage of my "accessories" that I use on top of my sawhorses to make working MUCH easier. The first thing is my miter saw stand.<br /><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/Sawhorses_%20Miter%20saw%20stuff/8d2279cd.jpg?t=1292857229"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 479px; height: 368px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/Sawhorses_%20Miter%20saw%20stuff/8d2279cd.jpg?t=1292857229" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This thing is great, it gives me something to use with my miter saw that will support longer pieces and gives me a bit of a fence to help hold the stock I am cutting straight. More information on this coming soon in a video!<br /><br />Then there is my plywood cutting table. Usually, when using sawhorses, I would lay one or two 2x4's across the tops of the horses to act as supports when cutting my plywood. Making this table was pretty simple and cheap, well worth the effort. It is good for more than just ripping plywood too, it's a great work table on the job and in the shop also.<br /><br /><a href="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/Sawhorses_%20Miter%20saw%20stuff/1.jpg?t=1292857406"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 521px; height: 326px;" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/WoodworkingTrip/Sawhorses_%20Miter%20saw%20stuff/1.jpg?t=1292857406" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This thing will be featured in a video soon also! Be sure and check back soon, the videos will be here on my blog and also on my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SailingandSuch?feature=mhum">YouTube channel</a>.Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-1581509025016116792010-07-09T09:49:00.000-07:002012-08-10T15:15:54.500-07:00DIY Folding Sawhorses - Version 2.0 with Free PlansI am calling this free plans, I have the cutout photo of a sheet of plywood with the dimensions on it. The rest pretty straight forward I believe. But, while I was building this set I was video taping a how to video and hopefully that will be up and running online soon which should make everything very simple.<br />
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The working height in version 2.0 is approximately 31" which uses a leg panel height of 28", and the width of the sawhorses are nearly 43". The width of a leg panels is 5" which allows you to cut two leg panels out of a 48"x33" section of 3/4" plywood. It may be difficult to understand but I will have a image of the cut list soon which will help clear everything up.<br />
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Everything else is the same as the original version. <br />
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I built a set of these about three of four weeks ago and have been using them on remodeling and construction jobs and they are holding up great. I have had easily over 100 8' pieces of tongue and groove pine on them along with a miter saw and they never showed any signs of weakness. Everyone who comes to the jobs takes a close look at the sawhorses and asks my boss man where he got them, it feels good when he points at me and says "He built them, not me".<br />
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The construction is pretty simple and I think you should be able to simply recreate your own. I did however make a cut list type thing on Sketch up that shows how you can get the pieces easily out of one sheet of plywood.<br />
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The "U" shaped leg panels are 28" tall and about 42 15/16" long and 5" wide on all three segments. When it is laid out on a sheet of plywood I center my saw blade on the line since I am using both pieces on either side of the blade.<br />
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The rest is pretty easy, 6 pieces 3" x about 42 15/16" (four of them with an 18* bevel cut down one long side) and 4 at 2". Then from the inside of a leg you cut 8 pieces that are used for the inside of the legs for support.<br />
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Here is a video helping with the building process. I go into some detail about assembly and remind you of a few things, check it out.<br />
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More detailed photo's and descriptions are availiable <a href="http://woodworkingtrip.blogspot.com/2010/06/diy-folding-sawhorses-first-design.html">in this post</a> that should aid in the the building process.<br />
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If anyone has and questions of comments feel free. Don't forget about <strong>The Woodworking Trip</strong>, there should be a video on these things coming soon. Thank you!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926497817367017463.post-44107695288683632482010-06-03T16:44:00.000-07:002010-06-03T17:32:02.913-07:00DIY Folding Sawhorses- First DesignSawhorses, every shop needs them, everyone probably needs another set. I know I do but I wanted something different, something that was easy to store, not to heavy, very sturdy, and all one piece. I have been wanting a set like these for a while and I have looked on the internet for different plans and different designs but I could never find anything I really liked.<br /><br />(The following is a little story leading up to these sawhorses, feel free to skip down a bit)<br />Here recently I was working with my cousin who owns a construction company and he has an enclosed trailer that he hauls his tools around in. He also just recently had to let an employee of 6 years go due partly to the economy and partly to performance. One thing about the past employee is keeping things neat and organized (or so my cousin claims, but he doesn't have much room to talk). Anyways, the enclosed trailer is about a 14x8 I would guess and is full of tools, nails, hoses, chords and a bunch of other stuff that has no business being in there or either needs to be thrown out. One thing is a set crappy saw horses that are beyond their prime and are just thrown in on top of everything else. This situation got me thinking I need to give him a set of folding saw horses. <br /><br />So with the sawhorses on my mind I was watching a video of a fellow woodworker's on <a href="http://lumberjocks.com/">Lumberjocks</a>, where he was building a computer table out of plywood which somehow made a light bulb go on in my head.<br /><br />The problem with alot of lightweight sawhorses is that they wobble, I hate when they wobble. So I thought I could make the legs on each side out of one piece of plywood that way they would not wobble. Then I got on Google Sketchup and came up with these versatile folding sawhorses.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci0ZJ6yZ7WH1p5qk_m1mNjXbFGAWLAsX-msKd8Ay2EY7a_vnyUPL3X2o4mJ5I_vQmX-XqhvSXs76adu-eg_9D-KDhx6cqkTiHy0Rg-dnFtzyPzOYMXpHRn-emaXH43gy9IkPwjRw9ZMHA/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci0ZJ6yZ7WH1p5qk_m1mNjXbFGAWLAsX-msKd8Ay2EY7a_vnyUPL3X2o4mJ5I_vQmX-XqhvSXs76adu-eg_9D-KDhx6cqkTiHy0Rg-dnFtzyPzOYMXpHRn-emaXH43gy9IkPwjRw9ZMHA/s400/FoldingSawhorse+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478701419277070178" /></a><br /><strong>Click on any image to make it larger.</strong><br /><br />I have only built the one so far but it's great. It took some time to work a few kinks out but here they are. They aren't very heavy and you could easily carry two at one time, I think the leg frames could be made a bit narrower without any problem which would make them even lighter.<br /><br />One thing I wanted which I have seen on a few other horses is a replaceable top board because they get cut up so easily after a while. You can also have different boards for different applications like a large clamping surface or a panel cutting jig.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVtcpFf1i2eZM_Ai111lwD-9neA33YwbOmRkdTMovODo8OvI__ChmzG0u11FWYVq5rv0JugSjp-5p-1aKHBiJdIB9EIYeH6e1X1byJG7PIfIVHdPLDCWIj2iz_n2V2I2AeCoZtSyMMfp_/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+004_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVtcpFf1i2eZM_Ai111lwD-9neA33YwbOmRkdTMovODo8OvI__ChmzG0u11FWYVq5rv0JugSjp-5p-1aKHBiJdIB9EIYeH6e1X1byJG7PIfIVHdPLDCWIj2iz_n2V2I2AeCoZtSyMMfp_/s400/FoldingSawhorse+004_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478703417689554402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xKBBU7FuPQyx_8vQEKXC4eeGNjAfxf8LRfWH6VGlMtB8uMsmRUvaQdJjixfGFXfuAnSg-y0dlJesvoiIdOeRzvrHNLXEFBl09q5YpxkbIN9JGJy7Np-gbzsQhAypZi4IJ_i6Idwp1a00/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+002_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xKBBU7FuPQyx_8vQEKXC4eeGNjAfxf8LRfWH6VGlMtB8uMsmRUvaQdJjixfGFXfuAnSg-y0dlJesvoiIdOeRzvrHNLXEFBl09q5YpxkbIN9JGJy7Np-gbzsQhAypZi4IJ_i6Idwp1a00/s400/FoldingSawhorse+002_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478703412238973506" /></a><br /><br />They fold up nicely and are only about 4" wide. All you have to do is lift them up and they close right up, no block or pin to remove. They set up easily, just set them on the ground and ease out one leg and that's it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U1IEJtWt4VeB6FMj_SxnTPR6UQ9EyWq5BZvsyOwZQEsSM-Qmu1fpmKBisnI9tc4dtY1TmSTgtjKBbPQzCdk3n_IxcKD8wctgDLiVknSxZbRq8DDqbG7Y4XCTk6sURDo3Rn-rg0k1GIvT/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U1IEJtWt4VeB6FMj_SxnTPR6UQ9EyWq5BZvsyOwZQEsSM-Qmu1fpmKBisnI9tc4dtY1TmSTgtjKBbPQzCdk3n_IxcKD8wctgDLiVknSxZbRq8DDqbG7Y4XCTk6sURDo3Rn-rg0k1GIvT/s400/FoldingSawhorse+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478704457134671138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3fg0Ljn_EvqfZga2dlpNpNLeS-WeJ60B8Pv8gG6fH6769LCGv_gvfp7EAjxLv9EVEgcvkXd9nQSxdlU1aB23Uzf3Qb5sbVaaWUPt8_2Zz_WQwd07wW8tYN0x5YadvX0Z6IdDsjouyIFv/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+005_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3fg0Ljn_EvqfZga2dlpNpNLeS-WeJ60B8Pv8gG6fH6769LCGv_gvfp7EAjxLv9EVEgcvkXd9nQSxdlU1aB23Uzf3Qb5sbVaaWUPt8_2Zz_WQwd07wW8tYN0x5YadvX0Z6IdDsjouyIFv/s400/FoldingSawhorse+005_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478704453009767490" /></a><br /><br />They aren't very complicated, just some plywood, hinges, and some rope. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK0OMkoR__BouLmlNK85b7uBPesCZgja8jDuKCu19IuGMe3U4VvS21M_u7tXqTdQ3kUsYmaU-Y2wHEbsfKNS_GN7lvA027C0S215DfXE3YtLjnRGCmXJZat7ezjLOmccYFyaaOoLOPasn/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK0OMkoR__BouLmlNK85b7uBPesCZgja8jDuKCu19IuGMe3U4VvS21M_u7tXqTdQ3kUsYmaU-Y2wHEbsfKNS_GN7lvA027C0S215DfXE3YtLjnRGCmXJZat7ezjLOmccYFyaaOoLOPasn/s400/FoldingSawhorse+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478706256398188194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVtB8A8a5Xj0pPM2q2OQccu8NJg1GNJbhJgW_WGHti8hgeLGje35LlwFSga1SC8g9Rvk-6SOaTpqfMKV4_Urtn7s1rkeRo8daja1Bn71vkWFyR5ooaGT8HhZTmFEjO813mVp9KdR9vA2o/s1600/FoldingSawhorse+007_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVtB8A8a5Xj0pPM2q2OQccu8NJg1GNJbhJgW_WGHti8hgeLGje35LlwFSga1SC8g9Rvk-6SOaTpqfMKV4_Urtn7s1rkeRo8daja1Bn71vkWFyR5ooaGT8HhZTmFEjO813mVp9KdR9vA2o/s400/FoldingSawhorse+007_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478706253986183794" /></a><br /><br />I hope other people like them as much as I do. If people find it difficult to copy them then I would be happy to redraw them up in Sketchup or even make a video on them. So let me know what you think, feel free to comment!Triphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028518981190153116noreply@blogger.com2