I got a couple of messages on my YouTube channel the other day, one from Brasil and one from Franklin Massachusetts. Both said they'd built the saw horses in the video I made in September 2022.
It really made my day. I was lucky as well as John, who made them in Franklin, also sent me some pictures of them in use!
What a tidy workspace he has! I think many of us in the UK can see the space they have in the US and be quite jealous!
If anyone wants to watch the video I've linked it above.
If anyone is interested in how much I've made from a video that's had 42,000 views then let me know in the comments and I'll do a break down. Be prepared - it's not much!
How rewarding to see your work in action, as it were!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to think that even if I altered someone's design just a bit it might have made it easier.
DeleteYou should start a pay per view channel for some of your projects, you have the following.
ReplyDeleteAh, I'm not sure I do. I'd love to do patreon really, but don't have the self belief!
Deletegreat horses and john sure had a tidy workplace!
ReplyDeleteKnow that tidy is not the norm! I had just painted the garage walls which enhanced the illusion of tidy, but generally my workbenches are controlled chaos, lol.
DeleteOn the sawhorses, I had watched countless videos searching for a design that seemed right for me. I did need to learn how to sharpen a chisel as part of this, and ended up really enjoying the (mostly) hand-tools approach...and linseed oil is my new favorite way to seal and protect.
Linseed oil is so easy! Just be careful with the rags at the end, they can just combust! I buy 25 litres at a time of the stuff I get through so much.
DeleteI've drifted away from saw horses over the years. The problems I had with them is that they took a lot of material to build and be sturdy and then take up a lot of space to store when not in use. Being tall, I never liked working on them all stooped over. Instead, I have switched to just using my work bench that is a comfortable height and putting whatever scrap of material I have between it and my work piece and just make sure my blade height isn't set deeper than the scrap material. I saw up my sheet goods that way and for just cutting lumber to length, I have a mobile cross cut saw station.
ReplyDeleteI'm much the same, but for site work they take some beating. My work has changed a lot over the last few years, now I'm workshop based so don't bend over unless I have to!
DeleteThat is awesome, Kev. Well done for inspiring (and guiding) others!
ReplyDeleteAs noted above, I watch so many videos on sawhorses before landing on yours...so yes, well done! :-)
DeleteCheers!
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