New value added project

[Bruno of NH]

I had a bunch of lumber 2nds.
I have had customers ask about my saw horses. 
I had my part time guy make 25 for the mill.
Put a pic on FB market place for $20 each.
They are screwed together.
They are a hot seller. 
The next ones will be oak for more money.

 

[Lasershark]

Are those normal 3.5' woodscrews? Or are you using something more robust?

[Bruno of NH]

They are McFellys heavy duty black coated washer heads
Great screws 

[Resonator]

How high and wide size wise? Guessing an "I beam" frame?

[Bruno of NH]

Yes I - Beam
2x6 top
2x4 tee
2x4 legs
For the mill yard I make them 3ft long x 2ft high
I like my packs 3ft so the fit in a pickup body with room on each fender well.
You could make them any length or height.
When I was a builder I liked high horses 3ft tall to cut on much better on the back.
Stacking horses 2ft high.
I have a special project coming up and will make a set 8ft long.

[Resonator]

Gotcha. I built my last pair 20" high to keep next to the natural edge slab stacks. Customers always want to look through the pile, (and of course want the bottom one :D), and they are a good height (for me) to stack slabs on.

[Don P]

wow, as in $40/pair? I had no idea they would sell. I've thought about it before but thought "who would pay money for a sawhorse?" :D

When I was running crews whenever I hired someone their first project was "We need more sawhorses, go make a pair". It was a quick way to see if they had any skills, could plan and work alone and what their productivity was like. Plus I got to learn how they built horses from some.

I think I would shoot anyone that came back with an oak horse  :D. Pretty but I'd hate to move that around  

[Bruno of NH]

Yup $40 a pair
I won $50 from someone who told me no one will buy saw horses  :D
Some folks don't have time anymore. They will buy anything 

[barbender]

Haha won a bet besides!

[Crossroads]

Nice! I need to make a few of these as well. 

[WV Sawmiller]

   Great use of scrap and salvage 2X4 stuff. I usually use 3' legs and make the tops 4' long and use 3-2X4s to make the I-beam. I do use a stretcher, usually scrap 4/4 stuff on each end and the sides. I assume yours will stack. I have made them with 12-16 inch left over 2X stock and use them to stack wood on too. I use 16d nails to connect mine instead of screws. I advertise mine of Craigslist with a bunch of other items but have never had a taker yet. I hope you continue to do well with them.

[PAmizerman]

New style planters I'm trying this year.

[Old Greenhorn]

I really like that! Economical use of both wood and space, plus it's an elevated bed. Nicely done!

[Bruno of NH]

Very nice Sir

[Nebraska]

Looks good Bruno, last bunch I made up I used an old I joist I had in a pile.  I won't leave them set outside. But I was tired of looking at the I joist. 

[Resonator]

Nice planter! 
I might add another v-box across the end kind of like a pyramid. Also depending what plants are put in it, it can look like a waterfall as they grow over the edges.

[WV Sawmiller]

Bruno,

  I make sawhorses very similar to that and offer them on Craigslist for $25 each but no takers. I make and use them around the site and if I accumulate a lot of 15-16 inch 2X4 or 2X6 I I make short sawhorse to stack lumber on. The center of the I beam top does not have to be one single piece either. I like to make mine 4' wide.

[jpassardi]

We also have a short HD set with the legs made from white oak that we offload/overload on to as material comes off the mill. We take it from them with the forks or direct stack/sticker onto the forks and boom them as another layer to the lumber piles.