I use the Hirsh Folding sawhorses. Iput a scap plywood piece across the lower bracing and put 80 lb concrete mix sacks on the plywood. screw the strongback to the sawhorses, and it takes a lot of force to move.

: Hi everyone,

: I've been a lurker almost daily for the past year or so, and formed an
: account way back when, but I think that this is my first post. My name is
: John McGillivray and I live on Denman Island, BC. I've been building a
: workshop for the past 4.5 months and hope to start building a Cape Ann
: Storm by One Ocean Kayaks on Christmas day.

: Thanks to all the builders out there that contributed so much ~ I've followed
: a lot of links and came across some great websites detailing their builds
: and of course the eye candy shots. I also want to build a canoe in the new
: year and after that, who knows ;-)

: I've been taking pictures of the workshop from the foundation up and started
: keeping a blog of the workshop and life here on Denman Island. Please feel
: free to check it out (link below)

: I bought the 3/4" plywood for the strongback and have 5/8" particle
: board for the stations. Now comes my question - what sawhorses work for
: you? I have a set of building sawhorses that are too big, so I need to
: make another pair. I really liked John Calderia's
: http://www.outdoorplace.org/paddling/ design. If you look around his
: builds, you'll see them. Basically what are some design features that I
: should be looking for? Please feel free to post pictures as I would love
: to see them.

: I'm looking forward to finally being able to contribute to this forum and
: will blog my first cedar strip kayak.

: Thanks again
: John