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Postby steve rollnick » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:19 pm

Does anyone know of a design of a very simple, solid, stable saw horse.


I've got no shortage of trees of all kinds (oak, larch, spruce, hazel, mountain ash), but lack the experience in how to design this dam thing. I tried using my imagination, but maybe I'm just suffering from developmental delay?


many thanks, Steve


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Postby Darren » Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:23 pm

In the latest permaculture magazine their is a plan


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Postby steve rollnick » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:29 am

Darren, I dont get this magazine. But thanks. Steve


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Postby athelstan » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:44 pm

The fifth picture down on this page looks a good safe one.


http://tinyurl.com/lu2a8e


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Postby steve rollnick » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:40 pm

Thanks Athelstan. It looks slightly over the top for my aspirations (hand sawing only). Solid for sure. I was looking for a green wood design that involved fewer parts, fewer bolts etc. But thanks all the same.


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Postby DaveTaz » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:57 am

I saw a simple one at Mike Abbott's place.

He used two very simple tripods of round branchwood. The tripods are made up of three straight poles and simply tied together near the top leaving a 3-way fork to rest timber in. Make two of these and you can adjust the distance between them to cope with any length of timber. Seems too simple I know but if you can get the tripods to stand firmly or even point them and push in to ground then it should work. It is also very portable!

cutting list:-

6 x straight poles 50 - 75 mm diameter (length to suit your own height/ground conditions 1.5 - 2 metres)

2 lengths strong cord or rope (min 1 metre each)

hope this is of some use

let us know how you get on

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Postby steve rollnick » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:59 am

Dave,

brilliant. My retarded design abilities were well expressed in the horse I tried to make, and this tripod idea looks like it could be much better. Interesting how simple ideas work so well, and in this case, with no chain saw being used, only hand sawing, a simple, light-weight, portable design is well worth striving for.


Thanks


Steve


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Postby tracy » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:47 am

Excellent idea! I am temped too. Steve, we would like a photo when you have made it ;-)


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Postby steve rollnick » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:49 pm

Tracey,


have we a system on this forum for uploading photos?


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Postby tracy » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:56 pm

Not really, there are two options. One is you can upload it to a flickr or picassa page of your own and then post the link here, or you can send me the photo and I will stick it on the front page.

I always love new things for the front page as I like to change it regularly!


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