--- title: 'Low Japanese Sawhorses' description: 'Lessons learned from shoddy work that results in real function' date: 2026-07-02T22:01:52-07:00 thumbnail: null article: false --- # Abstract / Chapters / Sections idk * greet * problem of trying to work more 'free' * looking to the bench hooks for crosscuts but in need of rip cut ability * clamping works but requires multiple * enter the low japanese saw horses at this point * rationale for the materials * cutting up the pieces and processesing * worth mentioning the lax nature of this build * functional stopping point and closing thoughts * including the part where we talk about taking the project a bit further # verbal script notes * `V:` stands for voice over * `S:` Describes the scene * `E:` Gives extra details about transitions effects and other extras we may need # Script ## -- * V: hi i'm temper, and I make stuff * S: Introduction from inside main house (vrc) * E: house should have a framed picture of the thing we are building ## -- * V: sometimes the stuff I make is made out of wood which requires sawing * S: minor change here because we're going to swap angles to something where we can actually see the framed pic we were mentioning earlier ## -- * V: And as a handtool wood worker there are two main types of sawing that I do... crosscutting, and rip sawing. Firstly crosscutting which can be easily done but using a pair of bench hooks to easily cut **across** the grain * S: First we'll show off some random b-roll of cross cutting, before the scene change * E: tiny text joke about being a weekend warrior or something, to drive home the non-professional easier going vibe ## -- * V: And secondly rip cutting which is... a bit more tricky as it requires some kind of clamp to setup before doing the cut * S: b-roll of setting up the clamp before continuing on into the ripcut b-roll. ## -- * V: Luckily for the few times where a rip cut is necessary, particularly on smaller stock the low japanese sawhorse is a reasonable option which also packs away, doesn't eat into my bench and allows me to work freely; a style of working that I've come enjoy more and more when ever possible due to being able to manipulate the piece so easily and for the dead-simple workholding setups * S: sliding b-roll of the saw horses, nothing too fancy * E: during the mention of working freely we should fade in a note to the 'working free' stuff which is a big driver for this mentality going forward. ## -- * V: Also, these are super easy to build and get started using so let's have a gander at the plan. Materials consist of some random 2x8 cedar that I had laying around. my stuff is from *house depot* which actually cleans up really nicely after some planing and finish is applied, plus its super cheap * S: showing some plans in the back starting with the materials list * E: house depot meme. and material bullet point list with pics of the items as they are mentioned ## -- * V: