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As an off grid girl there are ample opportunities for sawing things! We use our handy miter saw to cut lumber, but there have been many projects - and there are plenty ahead - where cutting plywood with our circular saw is needed.
Unfortunately in the past I would just throw a 4x4 (or whatever I could find) under both ends to make the cuts. Having a wobbly board at times while using power tools wasn't the best, but I made it work. I decided I needed to get a couple of sawhorses.
While a sawhorse might be much more affordable than an actual horse (that's far outside of my budget!), I still wasn't too keen on dishing out $35-75 on a pair, depending on the quality and location. Remember, it's a mighty long drive for us to pick up anything that isn't shipped. After researching my options I recalled that I had many pieces of scrap wood left from the solar mounts. I could just make them! I mean we are making everything else :)
I pulled up some google images of sawhorses (where else would I look?), and found one that looked simple enough. The project was pretty straightforward aside from the sudden 45 minute break I had to take as a monsoon quickly dumped loads of water over our property and then made its escape. Here are the simple steps, with pictures, to make a pair of sawhorses: