sawhorses

Carpenter's board holders

Sawhorses are portable frames, typically A-shaped or X-shaped, used in pairs to support a board or plank for sawing or as a temporary work surface.

Carpenters set sawhorses up on job sites; homeowners use them for DIY projects.

A plank across two sawhorses makes a serviceable workbench: We set up sawhorses in the garage to cut the lumber.

support

trestle

Braced structural support frame

standUpright support structure
baseSupporting bottom structure
platformRaised flat structure

prop · rack · holder · rest · cradle · mount · brace · scaffold · easel · pedestal

construction

lumber

Sawn wood for building

timberWood for construction
plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber

carpenter · sawdust · joinery · woodshop · clamps · measure · level · square · blueprint · chisel

structure

frame

Supporting outer structure

legsLocomotion appendages below torso
crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
beamStructural support member

A-frame · hinged · rigid · skeleton · chassis · sturdy · stable · solid · durable · heavy-duty

barrier

barricade

Obstacle blocking a path

roadblockObstruction across a road
blockadeSealing off a place
detourAlternate path around obstruction

signage · traffic · warning · perimeter · temporary · safety · cones · tape · closure

Categories

construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
carpentry toolsframing square, carpenter's square, claw hammer, tape measure, level
shop suppliesbolts, toolbox, screws, tool box, nails
toolsscrewdriver, wrench, pliers, hammer, drill
woodworkingwoodworking, wood, hammer, drill, chisel
forest productslumber, timber, plywood sheets, hardwood, softwood

Opposites

permanence of work support

sawhorsesworkbench

Craftsman's heavy-duty surface

Family

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G