The improved sawhorse: It has lips

摘要

My work as a carpenter who specializes in repairing and replacing exterior trim means that I spend a lot of time fussing with long workpieces that have to be planed to fit. As shown in the drawing at right, I made some simple modifications to my sawhorses to make the planing go a little easier. First, I cut the ends of the sawhorse crossbars to create little iiplike ledges on their ends that are wide enough to support a piece of 1x stock on edge. Second, I bored 1-in.-dia. holes in the sawhorse crossbars to accommodate the stationary jaw of a bar clamp.