I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:51:41 -0500, lh wrote:

I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

Who is Morris?

On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:52:10 -0400, Desmond
wrote:

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:51:41 -0500, lh wrote:

I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

Who is Morris?
Nevermind - I did a Google search - came up with this link:

http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/SawHorse/

check it out - lot's of pix & info.

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:51:41 -0500, lh wrote:

Morris Doveys saw horse -

Here's a link that is all about saw horses:

http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2008/07...mate-sawhorse/

On 2010-04-20 18:51:41 -0700, lh said:

I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

Tried making a couple of these sawhorses - turned out great. Surprisingly
stable and very solid.

Thanks for posting the design. I never would have known about it had it
not been for your post..

William

Would you repost the picture? Or give me a link? I might like
to build one. Googled "Morris Dovey Sawhorse" - got nothing.

Thanks,
Gary

"lh" wrote in message
...
I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse.
It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a
handsaw.

"Abby Brown" wrote in message
m...
Would you repost the picture? Or give me a link? I might like to build
one. Googled "Morris Dovey Sawhorse" - got nothing.

Thanks,
Gary

"lh" wrote in message
...
I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.



Morris is kind of an old fashioned kind of fellow, he really appreciates a
Please and Thank You for his efforts. Perhaps if you ping him on
rec.woodworking.

On 2010-06-15 06:06:38 -0700, "Abby Brown" said:

Would you repost the picture? Or give me a link? I might like
to build one. Googled "Morris Dovey Sawhorse" - got nothing.

Thanks,
Gary

"lh" wrote in message
...
I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse.
It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a
handsaw.

I attempted to upload a SketchUp model of the sawhorse. You can
download the free version of SketchUp from Google - it makes for a nice
little 3D design app.

Things to note:

All boards are 30" long.
All angles are 10 deg.
A carriage bolt holds the single leg in place. This way it can pivot
to accommodate surfaces that are not level. But make sure it is tight
enough to stay in place.

Note that with a clamp squeezing the top of the sawhorse, the sawhorse
can be used as a clamp for any 2x piece of lumber.

Let me know if you have any other questions. The original website that
had this info appears to be gone...

William

Sketch up only works on XP or newer, no W2K or older.

Mike in Ohio

William Douglas wrote:
On 2010-06-15 06:06:38 -0700, "Abby Brown" said:

Would you repost the picture? Or give me a link? I might like
to build one. Googled "Morris Dovey Sawhorse" - got nothing.

Thanks,
Gary

"lh" wrote in message
...
I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse.
It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a
handsaw.

I attempted to upload a SketchUp model of the sawhorse. You can
download the free version of SketchUp from Google - it makes for a nice
little 3D design app.

Things to note:

All boards are 30" long.
All angles are 10 deg.
A carriage bolt holds the single leg in place. This way it can pivot to
accommodate surfaces that are not level. But make sure it is tight
enough to stay in place.

Note that with a clamp squeezing the top of the sawhorse, the sawhorse
can be used as a clamp for any 2x piece of lumber.

Let me know if you have any other questions. The original website that
had this info appears to be gone...

William

In article , William
Douglas wrote:

On 2010-04-20 18:51:41 -0700, lh said:

I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

Tried making a couple of these sawhorses - turned out great. Surprisingly
stable and very solid.

Thanks for posting the design. I never would have known about it had it
not been for your post..

William


My modified version of Morris's design adds 20mm holes, uses locally
available wood (no 2x4 softwood), and a 7degree slope.

They are part of my MFT style system. If the pic doesn't make it more
details are at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nui-jer...7622407585122/

--
Jerome Meekings

OK, I'll bite. What is an MFT system? Many friggin' thumbholes? An implied
advertizement for Lucky Strikes?

Did you use Morris' standard length of 30"/762mm ? I have not seen a post from
him here in a long time, or over on the Wrec now that I think of it.


Regards,
Roy





On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:46:16 +0900, SCUBA Bookreader
wrote:

In article , William
Douglas wrote:

On 2010-04-20 18:51:41 -0700, lh said:

I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

Tried making a couple of these sawhorses - turned out great. Surprisingly
stable and very solid.

Thanks for posting the design. I never would have known about it had it
not been for your post..

William


My modified version of Morris's design adds 20mm holes, uses locally
available wood (no 2x4 softwood), and a 7degree slope.

They are part of my MFT style system. If the pic doesn't make it more
details are at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nui-jer...7622407585122/

"Roy" wrote in message
...

OK, I'll bite. What is an MFT system? Many friggin' thumbholes? An
implied
advertizement for Lucky Strikes?

Did you use Morris' standard length of 30"/762mm ? I have not seen a
post from
him here in a long time, or over on the Wrec now that I think of it.


Regards,
Roy


IIRC Multi Function Table, Festool

http://www.festoolusa.com/products/m...unction-tables

On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:27:42 -0500, "Leon" wrote:


"Roy" wrote in message
.. .

OK, I'll bite. What is an MFT system? Many friggin' thumbholes? An
implied
advertizement for Lucky Strikes?

Did you use Morris' standard length of 30"/762mm ? I have not seen a
post from
him here in a long time, or over on the Wrec now that I think of it.


Regards,
Roy


IIRC Multi Function Table, Festool

http://www.festoolusa.com/products/m...unction-tables


Ah. Festool. I've heard of them. Thanks, Leon.

In article , Roy
wrote:

OK, I'll bite. What is an MFT system? Many friggin' thumbholes? An implied
advertizement for Lucky Strikes?

Leon is correct MFT is the Multi Function Table, by Festool. it has a
96mm grid of 20mm holes.


For me the MFT has too many compromises and is too expensive.

However the use of a standard hole pattern in work tops, assembly tops,
saw horses, bases of tools etc makes life easier.


Did you use Morris' standard length of 30"/762mm ?

No. I don't remember the exact size (may be 800mm). Neither did I use
10 degrees (didn't have any dimensions when I made mine). I used 7
degrees

I have not seen a post
from
him here in a long time, or over on the Wrec now that I think of it.


Regards,
Roy





On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:46:16 +0900, SCUBA Bookreader
wrote:

In article , William
Douglas wrote:

On 2010-04-20 18:51:41 -0700, lh said:

I finally got around to making one of Morris's design sawhorse. It
cost less than $10 to make. The height is right for a handsaw.

Tried making a couple of these sawhorses - turned out great. Surprisingly
stable and very solid.

Thanks for posting the design. I never would have known about it had it
not been for your post..

William


My modified version of Morris's design adds 20mm holes, uses locally
available wood (no 2x4 softwood), and a 7degree slope.

They are part of my MFT style system. If the pic doesn't make it more
details are at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nui-jer...7622407585122/







--
Jerome Meekings

On 9/12/2010 4:06 AM, SCUBA Bookreader wrote:

For me the MFT has too many compromises and is too expensive.

The expensive part I understand ... what are the "compromises"?

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