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    Sawhorse template, compound angles

    I posted previously my template for marking out a saw horse. My carpentry teacher, the late Wally Faulkner, told us that the carpenters were allowed 15 minutes to make themselves a saw stool when they first arrived on site, and later, he showed us the template he used.
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    I had intended to show some pictures of the compound angles, but had no lumber at home until today, when I sneaked down to where I work, knowing that nobody was there!
    So here I am using my own template, to compare it with Wally’s. I begin by marking out the edges.
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    The picture shows the shoulder below the top. You can see that I have jumped the gun, by also putting in the perpendicular.

    Here I am striking the perpendicular on the edge.
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    To do this using my template, I have to separate each leg, flipping the setsquare over each time, whereas Wally’s is much more efficient.
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    Marking the faces next, and even Wally would have to separate the legs.
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    It is not necessary to mark the thickness of the top, shown here, since the horns will be cut flush when the legs have been nailed on.
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    Here’s a view of the ends
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    Now I am going to mark the length of the leg, twice the length of the stock on my template, the full length of Wally’s.
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    Going to the top now, Sawhorse template, compound angles-c1505b2f-6bde-4f03-952e-598b2a73628f.jpg edge marked with 15degree bevel, face squared across. The width of the housing, measured “A”.
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    The depth of the housing in the top - “B” - is gauged as shown. The spur is pointing towards the top of the stool.
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    Please note that the “A” in these last two pictures should not be there. That is a mistake, which arose from using 2” x 2”. “A” is a face measurement, “B” is on the edge.

    2 saw cuts per leg before assembly
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    Afraid I can’t show a finished article, since there was only enough 2x 2 for one and a half legs, and only a foot for the top. Maybe there’s a good YouTube demo.

    In the time I have taken to write this, Wally could have made saw horses for a crew of 8 or more. But he WAS a carpenter. I am (was) an English teacher, and no good at that either, in disguise.
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    Thanks. But since I have posted pictures of the set square before, could you please show Wally’s template as the main picture?



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