Saturday, September 6, 2014

Theoretical vs Application

Currently, I have no carpentry skills or experience.  My first project is to make a box (to use as a chair - since I do not have one in my bedroom).  However, in order to work with power tools, I need a work table.  Since I do not have the room for a proper work table, I decided to try and make sawhorses (which can then be used for a table).

Sawhorse Part 1

The sawhorses I want to make are very basic. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43jeWA4ReQM

They are folding sawhorses and involve:
- 4 sawhorse brackets
- 8 3-foot 2x4 planks (?)
- 2 spare 2x4 planks

This is all fine & good, yet I still need to angle the edge of the legs, so that they rest flush against the floor.

So...I wanted to see how far I could get without power tools :)  And man, using a handsaw took forever!  Then, I remembered the chisel & hammer.  And it still took a while and was very uneven.  (We're talking about 90 minutes total).  Good thing I used scrap wood to try it out.

While I sorta got the 15 degree angle, I think I will have to find a more efficient means.  

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