Making The Saw Stool
A saw stool is also called a saw horse. It has four legs, which can be made of timber or pressed metal. The head is made of timber.
A saw stool is normally used as a bench to hold timber, whilst it's being sawn.
Housing
- On the top mark out 150mm from each side and measure 70mm from there and mark out.
- Then with a marking gauge measure 20mm in from the edge then flip around and mark 2mm with the gauge.
- Clamp top on vice then to cut the sides of the housing joint use a tenon saw because it leaves a clean cut then use crosscut to cut the middle lines.
- Once the lines have been cut i used the chisel to cut the waste ( before cutting scribe the outside lines with the chisel blade so you dont cut over the line ) or end up with splits.
- Check to see if square with try square rule and make sure there are no gaps. check all for joints and then sand with a block of timber to keep an even surface.
Legs
- Marked each leg & joint 1,2,3,4 because all joints might have a different angle.
- Held the top bit against the housing joint and marked 2 points and ruled a line and matched those to the other side then cut with tenon saw.
- Once the line has been cut check to see if it can fit if not then plane off a little at a time and check keep doing this until it fits.
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– how to fit into housing joint
How to fit nails
What steps were there cutting legs to size
-Cleats
- Marked each cleat 1 and 2 and held it against the legs and marked out.
- Adding an extra 2mm to the marked line so we can plane off. Clamped it to the table and cut with tcross cut saw ( cutting on waste side )
- Then hold against legs again and mark the sides for the position. Find the middle and mark a line down for the nail positions. Hold down firmly while drilling 3 holes on each side.
- Then apply glue and nail cleats to legs but dont hammer to hard jus enough for 3mm hanging out then nail punch them in.
- Once there nailed you can start planing on a angle do not go right to the end turn around and plane that direction.
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–how did we mark out
How to get nice and tight
Tricks of planning
Braces
- Marked 50mm from one side then swap then on the other corner mark 50mm then match points together and you end up with a diagonal
- Put timber on vice and make sure the line looks plumb then cut halfway with crosscut saw and turn around and and cut other half.
- Put 2 pieces together flat on a table and hold together firmly and nail two.
- Once clamped together plane and check if square.
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– how to mark out
What was tricky
Which tools
Finish – how & why
