Sawhorses from scraps

I love the design of these saw horses. Two pieces of beam less than 4' long-scrap to anyone else. A quick 10 degree bevel on top edge and a few minutes with a skill saw and chisel putting a 1" deep notch on the beveled portion for the legs, 4 sturdy tight grained 2"x8" legs (also scrap-cut to length), 4 -1/2" bolts and done. Less than an hour total time and with no bracing on the legs.



Built for the fredley project to process the recycled wood, they were inspired by scraps that came with the load of 2x8's from Tacoma and have continued to serve well on numerous dbBrad jobs.

Above: Cheryl's reclaimed 8x8 cedar posts being notched 2010
Below: Brad and Josh moving 2x8's from FrEdLey 2006


I've had over 3500 pounds on the pair of scrap saw horses and have been using them outside for 4 years now. I wonder if they aren't stronger now than they were initially with the wood swollen up and tight!