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Just finished making two sets of your Shop Dog saw horses...wow! These are by far the strongest, sturdiest saw horses I have ever had. With the lumber, hardware and (straps that I already had) , I was able to make these for under $10.00 each. Try to find anything comparable at the store...good luck. I don't usually purchase things like this over the internet, but after seeing your video and all of the time and effort you put into R&D I was willing to give it a try, I am certainly glad I did. I will tell all of my friends about these and will more than likely be making some as gifts. Thank you again. Great idea, complete plans, easy to put together...
~ Mike – Whitemore, CA
I think the design was just about the best DIY saw horse that I found on the net (I think I viewed over 40 of them). I think the Hide-a-horse is my second favorite due to its compact transportability, but yours beats it in versatility, hands down and the DIY plans are the best that I have seen so far, worked the first time. In fact, I used your plans to make that chop saw stand version that you mentioned. Your plans are excellent and, I think, worth way more than the $5.00 that I paid for them, if I had paid say $12.99, I would not have been disappointed, particularly because of the templates for the inner and outer upper leg cuts, saved a lot of potential trial and error mistakes, they alone were worth the plans cost. I look forward to more plans to tryout, you do good work.
~ Darnley - Fairfax, VA
Your directions are excellent, and I'm not one that is easily impressed. I enjoyed the video showing the accessories as well. You've obviously put a lot of time and effort into this.
~ Dave - Midlothian, VA
These are great sawhorses! After looking at many different designs on the internet, these were clearly the best. The plans were very easy to follow and very reasonably priced. I shudder at the thought of trying to figure out all the complex angles on my own. The templates were also a huge help.
I wanted to use my Shopdogs to hold my kayak for cleaning and maintenance. I made curved attachments which match the shape of the hull. The padding is a foam "pool noodle" split lengthwise. This is very stable and prevents the boat from rocking while I work on it. To make them waterproof, I applied several coats of clear spar varnish. I also sanded all the markings off the lumber. The result is a very nice looking set of sawhorses, and I have received many comments on them.
Thanks for sharing this great design!
~ Robert - Arlington, TX
~ Mike – Whitemore, CA
I think the design was just about the best DIY saw horse that I found on the net (I think I viewed over 40 of them). I think the Hide-a-horse is my second favorite due to its compact transportability, but yours beats it in versatility, hands down and the DIY plans are the best that I have seen so far, worked the first time. In fact, I used your plans to make that chop saw stand version that you mentioned. Your plans are excellent and, I think, worth way more than the $5.00 that I paid for them, if I had paid say $12.99, I would not have been disappointed, particularly because of the templates for the inner and outer upper leg cuts, saved a lot of potential trial and error mistakes, they alone were worth the plans cost. I look forward to more plans to tryout, you do good work.
~ Darnley - Fairfax, VA
Your directions are excellent, and I'm not one that is easily impressed. I enjoyed the video showing the accessories as well. You've obviously put a lot of time and effort into this.
~ Dave - Midlothian, VA
These are great sawhorses! After looking at many different designs on the internet, these were clearly the best. The plans were very easy to follow and very reasonably priced. I shudder at the thought of trying to figure out all the complex angles on my own. The templates were also a huge help.
I wanted to use my Shopdogs to hold my kayak for cleaning and maintenance. I made curved attachments which match the shape of the hull. The padding is a foam "pool noodle" split lengthwise. This is very stable and prevents the boat from rocking while I work on it. To make them waterproof, I applied several coats of clear spar varnish. I also sanded all the markings off the lumber. The result is a very nice looking set of sawhorses, and I have received many comments on them.
Thanks for sharing this great design!
~ Robert - Arlington, TX
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Download includes 18 pages of full color pictures, detailed step by step building procedures and full scale templates to make building easy.
FEATURES:
- Inexpensive to make, it takes only two 2 x 4's for each Shopdog.
- Saves your saw blades from metal parts, all metal fasteners are at least 6" away.
- Simple and quick construction with full color detailed plans and building procedures with full scale templates that eliminate any guess work.
- Shopdogs fold up quickly and simply to take up minimal space in your shop or in the back of your truck.
- Shopdogs can be mounted to any wall easily without any additional materials needed.
- Shopdogs unfold and are ready to use in seconds.
- Custom made Tensioning Straps (Additional Cost) ensure that all your specialized attachments can be changed quickly and easily "tool free".