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Do you have an old-fashioned sawbuck? Do you have ANY sawbuck? How'd you make it? Let us see it!

 
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I recently built a sawbuck following the instructions here: diy sawbuck

I altered he design a little.

First, as many in this thread have suggested you want the middle legs closer to one side.

Second,  I put the lower crosspieces near the ground.  It seemed to make it more stabel. Also, I found with my old sawbuck that I would put my foot on the lower piece to keep it steady when cutting by hand. Finally, in the interest of stacking functions, I can fold it up, lay it on the ground, and use it to rip short pieces of plywood.

Speaking of stacking functions,  I cut dimensional wood more than logs, so I cut out notches to hold 2x4s and 1x4s. This, I hope, will be easier for doing cross-cuts than sawhorses are.
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A folding sawbuck that can be used to cut dimensional lumber as well, in a garage
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Side view of a sambuck made from dimensional lumber in a garage
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looking down the working end of a sawbuck with notches cut to hold dimensional lumber
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a sawbuck folded up and laid on the floor
 
I agree. Here's the link: http://stoves2.com
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