Richard Casady wrote:
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:46:03 -0400, wrote:

Looking to build folding sawhorses



I need about four sawhorses to lay my sailboat mast (50') horizontally while
I am doing the preparation work in the spring.

Ideally, I should be able to transport these four sawhorses in the trunk of
my car from my house to the yacht club. Then bring them back home and store
them for the rest of the season.

So far, I have not been able to come up with a design that is foldable,
strong, and easy to use and store.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Buy premade steel sawhorse brackets. You don't fasten the two by fours
The weight holds things together. Cheap.

That's what I have...two saw horses that consist of two metal pieces
(for each saw horse..total of 4 for two horses) into which 2 x 4 "legs"
and a 2-4 cross member, all cut to length to achieve the desired
height and width of the saw horse, are inserted and clamped. To store
or transport, take 'em apart...remove the legs and cross member and
stack 'em. In fact, mine are stored on the top shelf in my garage store
room now, so they'll fit in the trunk of any car. Assembled, they're
definitely strong enough to support a mast. I got the brackets and the
2 x 4s at Home Depot.

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/