How to Build Saw Horses with Scrap Lumber

Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert demonstrates how to build saw horses using leftover materials from the jobsite. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Time: 1 hour Cost: $0 and up Skill Level: Beginner Tools List for Building a Saw Horse: Measuring tape Miter saw Drill driver Combination square Shopping List: Scrap lumber (or pressure treated wood) Screws Door hinges 550 cord Steps: 1. Measure and mark scrap lumber to cut to length. To keep it easy, pick one measurement and cut all the lumber the same dimensions. 2. Cut the scrap lumber to length using the miter saw. 3. Screw a board perpendicular across two other boards with the drill driver to make the bottom piece of one of the legs. Do the same for the top part of the legs. Keep the top board flush with the top of the legs. 4. Repeat this process for the other set of legs. 5. Screw the hinges to the top board of the legs. Keep the hinge part below the top by about 1/8” so that it won’t interfere with anything you work on while using the saw horses. To keep the measurement consistent, you can use a combination square and drag a pencil across it. 6. Screw the hinges to the other set of legs using the same method. 7. Drill a small hole in the center of the bottom braces of both of the legs. 8. Tie the 550 cord through both of the legs to prevent the legs from bottoming out. Resources: The materials Nathan used to build the saw horses can be pulled from leftover materials from the job site or found at home centers. The tools he used to build them, including the drill driver, chop saw, speed square, and measuring tape, can all be found at home centers. Nathan also used 550 cord to tie the legs together, which can be found at any military surplus store. Expert assistance with this project was provided by Nathan Gilbert Carpentry. Ask This Old House TV Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. This Old House releases new segments every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Keywords: This Old House, How-to, home improvement, DIY, ask this old house, kevin o'connor, nathan gilbert, saw horse, woodworking, workshop, jobsite, tools Watch the full episode: http://bit.ly/2VS2EKd Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/1psm4fC Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse https://twitter.com/asktoh Pinterest: http://bit.ly/1psm4fE G+: http://bit.ly/1CtsNjJ Instagram: http://bit.ly/1psm1QZ Tumblr: http://bit.ly/1CtsLbH