
Making a pair of sawhorses in an afternoon
Eight cuts, a box of screws and two horses that carry a door.
I’m Georgie. I build workbenches and shop furniture from pine framing in a tin shed on Kangaroo Island, and I sell the plans for them, a short guide to laying out a shed, and two courses.
I’m Georgie. I build workbenches and shop furniture from pine framing in a tin shed on Kangaroo Island, and I sell the plans for them, a short guide to laying out a shed, and two courses.

October 24, 2026 · 14 min
Newsletter
A short letter every other Friday about one build, one cut and one thing the tin shed taught me.

Eight cuts, a box of screws and two horses that carry a door.

Where the bolts go, how tight is tight and why I add a diagonal brace.