Who Makes The Best Sawhorse 

Ok guys I’ve heard from a bunch of you to look at Burro and Toughbuilt. I’ll get those and compare the, to the winner Boro Any others worth competing?

ToughBuilt C 700 best dam saw horses ever. Rock solid, easy to carry and store, can carry a lot of weigh safelyy, independent height adjustment for the legs for uneven ground when outside and well priced making it an excellent value. I haven't found anything that comes close.

I have used several of the horses you reviewed. My favorite is the Dewalt adjustable leg. It has the most leg adjustment. I have worked on hillsides that required the full 7” to set level workstations. I can match my workstation height to my tablesaw and chopsaw for out/in feed tables and chopsaw extensions. They store easily in front of my tablesaw in my pickup bed. I also use the Ridgid Fliptops for outfeeds and chopsaw extensions. I’m curious about other options for this function. I find roller extensions don’t work well in the field, given the inconsistencies of lumber. Thank you for the excellent reviews.

Great comparison, Rob! I've been using the Toughbuilt C700s for the past few years with great success. I recently picked up a pair from Ridgid, that I often use too.

I have the ToughBuilt saw horses and they are versatile and very tough!

You should consider doing lateral load testing for sawhorses. I've heard that's the weakness of the bora set. Vertical weight capacity is much easier to accomplish than side loads. The leg hinges and locking mechanisms are the real test of durability and longevity (for example using sawhorses on unlevel ground with a heavy load). Also, as others have mentioned you should consider testing the toughbuilt saw horses. I have had good luck with them although they are pretty heavy. I love watching your videos and thanks for your scientific approach to testing.

I have the older Stanley plastic ones with adjustable height. They have stood up to lots of work with me being a one man carpenter. I wish they still made them.

i use the Dewalt folding metal 2 bar horse. Yes you can mount a sacrificial board on them with out drilling . I ripped a 2x the width in-between the the 2 metal rails snug and attach to a 2x6. The 2x6 can be removed. I run mine with 2x6 to cut and 2x6 covered in foam and 2x6 covered in carpet easily removed and swap out.

all I use on my job sites for the past 5 years are the Toughbuilt C700

Another Toughbuilt user here. They might be a little heavy, but I have no complaints. I couldn’t justify the cost of the Bora.

Thanks Rob. I think the guy with the Kapex isn’t worried about the price tag of the Kregs. 😂 Toughbuilt were my choice.

Great, realistic review. Your criteria made complete sense. I love the Bora XTs. Any polymer will eventually be useless / broken in our northern Wisconsin winters. Bora must have asked for feedback & then their engineers listened and built them accordingly. Solid adjustable legs accommodate uneven ground. Predrilled holes everywhere you need them. They are a bit bulky, but this produces toughness in the truck and shop. Funny that you pointed out getting caught on or clipped by the 2x4 holders on the top ends. Yep, I’ve done it a time or two (twenty?). Not cheap, but worth every penny in durability and usefulness. Usually on sale a couple of times a year.

Nice video as always sir. My favorite sawhorse is the basic steel folding sawhorse with a 4' 2x12 mounted on it. I cut and routed handles that double as clamping spots so they're pretty much a work bench and I usually only carry one. It also doubles as a miter stand for my cordless 10" metabo non-slider when I don't need the big saw and stand on site. Obviously they're bulky so not for everyone but the versatility really seems to make up for how cumbersome they might sound. I am a fan of the plastic folding horses but I do baby them a little bit. I also like my speedhorses but I don't think the gimmick justifies the additional cost with similarly capable horses available for notably cheaper.

Had the fultons for 20 years, and still goin strong!! U can put a whole bunk (or 2😂) of plywood on them too!!

I like the toughbuilt ssw horses but the best saw horses I've ever bought is two 6ft folding tables used together

I have a folding set of sawhorses and classic set of stacking wooden ones (fine Homebuilding design) - my go too are the wooden set - they set up super fast, don’t damage saw blades, work well with clamps, carry more than enough weight, last a decade outdoors and cost little to make. Yes they take up more room to store but I always find room for them.

I use the DeWalt metal sawhorses too. Super quick and love they don't take up a huge space on a loaded truck. 👍🏼

I use a Jaw Horse called Triton SJA300XL with the inbuilt vise, i found it's replaced any need for sawhorses, or even a workbench, because it's a all in one system, you may need 2 jawhorses if you are working on very long pieces, for me the clamping aspect makes them superior

If you can find them the Store horse with the steel tube in the legs are great. Have some that are 20+ years old. Bulk weight horses I still make them myself on site. Have 6 pairs.

Just a tip… I’ve been using Keter folding work table which is about 85cm x 55cm work surface. That is usually enough but when i need bigger table i open another similar table. Even bigger i get when i throw big plywood on top of them. They come with 2 quick clamps which have specific slots in table. Also they have a lower level when you need to keep the table clean from tools.

Rob thanks for the reviews. Yeah stuck in the cheap plastic lane for too long, think I’ll get the DeWslt folding adjustable ones. 😁

I got a pair of the Stablemates in 2001 when I ran a framing crew. They are still going as strong as ever. If your doing framing on a regular basis you can't go wrong with these but they're probably not for a couple of DIY jobs.

Ok, you need to see the Xtorque X700 saw horses. I run a pair of them and rhey are fantastic. Over the 2-3 years of using them, they have broken some pins, but still safe and usable. So easy to pack and unpack, to carry, very steady and has held up to everything I've put on it!

Great Video Coasty! Here in the midwest Menards makes a good knock off of the BORA. I still haven't found a good synthetic saw horse for my 6'6" frame for my Wet Saws. All the compack metal ones rust within a couple years of tiling... Keep Jamming away. Love your content!

I have 2 pairs of the tough built they look similar to the bora. On pair is over ten years old and going strong. I use them for all kind of jobs from framing to trim work. They have a wide pivoting foot with rubber soul that doesn't sink in soft ground or slide around on decking.

I have to agree with a lot of the comments here; You missed the Toughbuilt horses! I have a pair and they're are strong built well and are very versatile!!!

In Australia I use a pair very similar to the Bora. To remedy the frustrating need to fold one leg set first I painted the legs you fold first black to make it idiot proof.

Check out the rigid (brand) wood top sawhorses. The best all around light duty in my opinion. The Trojan sawhorses are beasts for rafter cutting.

Great review, wish you included some more of the other popular ones in your report.

No toughbuilts❤ ??? Thank you for the review and variation presented though. Great job.

DEWALT has my vote yeh they are pricy but man these things are awsome. I have been using these DEWALT saw horses for a few years now throw them in the. Ack if the truck they take a true beating and still work great to me. Heavy duty

Thanks Rob. Excellent video!!!!! 👌👌👏.. Oh...but no links for each set, bummer.

We have a few dozen of the Fulton horses at our shop & their heavy & all but indestructible in over 2 decades of hard use.

Excellent overview, thanks for doing this. I am looking for something to use around the house as a homeowner and really found your video helpful. Thank you.

Ive had my pair of dewalt adjustable legs sawhorses since 2017 thankfully still going strong

have you ever covered the advantec "jackass" sawhorse by Ed Hunt? I'd be curious. Folks at Awesome Framers covered them and love them as quickly buildable on site with off cuts....

TOUGHBUILT 41.54 in. W x 28.8 in. H C550 Powder-Coat Steel Sawhorse and Jobsite Table with 1100 lb capacity

All these plastic saw horses break in the winter in the NE, they just do, I find the BORA SHs to be the best and most durable, and i love the 2x brackets on each end, it allowed me to build a frame system with 2x6s , a very good jobsite bench system ( in my opinion)

Great video, but there are way more out there from each of the same company as well as other companies. Kobalt has some, I believe husky as well - toughbuilt is another. Good video though!

Stanley metal folding. They clip together, super small and portable and $33 for the pair.

Thanks Rob! What about those Centipede collapsible stands?

I have 2 of my Mexican brothers get on their hands and knees and I use them as saw horse. They are very portable and flexible

Lol I sawed through my dewalt metal folding sawhorse too. I love it though.

I've researched these different sawhorse brands for months. I finally concluded, based on reviews , Toughbuilt C700 were going to be mine. Guess what, I can't find them in stock anywhere, for any price. It's like they just stopped making them or something.

You left out the Toughbuilt they are everything the Bora is for $44 each almost half the Bora. Their legs adjust to height easier; they hold 2x4 or 4x4 that can span and makes an awesome worktop.

FYI the DeWalt adjustable legs sawhorses are not $70/pair, they're $70 each. Thanks for the video.

I have a pair of the Central Machinery horses. Honestly, I’m not sure why I bought them. Like a lot of things, it seemed to be a good idea at the time. They’re not bad. I mean, they do what they’re supposed to do, but they’re not very satisfying while doing anything with them. I also have a pair of Bora Speedhorses. I think they’re an upgrade to the ones you have there. They’re very good, versatile and I like using them. But they are heavy and as I get older, that matters more. Also, if you give the outboard 2 x 4 slots a decent whack into something, they WILL bend. They will. Not very sturdy. It happened to me and I bent them back, but now I’m pretty careful with them.

Great video, thank you for doing this

I love your reviews, but nothing I saw here comes close to the two 2-in-1 clamping work table & saw horse combos I got on sale at Lowe’s for $99 each. The portability, adjustability, and versatility (aka, value) they provide is (so far) unmatched.

I’ll nominate the Ridgid lumberjack sawhorses as a better version of the adjustable Dewalt model you included. The Ridgid model has a sacrificial top and I think it opens, closes and adjusts more easily that the Dewalt.

Your not gonna like the toughbuilt. It has the must fold #1 leg first or open #2 first to open. It’s probably heavier than the bora. I own the toughbuilt C700 and I really like them for DIY

Yeah I like the cheap Stanley plastic but they don’t last worth a damn, basically disposables

Dewalt folding two bar metal saw horses for the win. Probably have 6 pairs

Why didn't you get the bora speedhorse xt. Unfolds and refolds fast.

Where I live people question your abilities if you use anything other than those blue Trojan horses on framing jobs (I believe it’s 5k lbs capacity). They store horribly, are heavy, take a few minutes to set up, pinch the hell out fingers if you’re not careful. I’ve had them for 12 years use them everyday been on countless jobs and I’ll probably hand them down one day.

I have the masterforce brand that is sold thru Menards and they’re great !!!

Try the burro brand folding sawhorses

Um I guess for shorter people but I’m already bending down getting on my knees i like higher as bending down every cut just not a great long term day after day perhaps for a homeowner occasional project

Love your reviews man!

I got the husky cheap cheap ones. Like $50 for the pair. I have regrets. Way too flimsy.

Quality video. Former pro myself. Subscribed.

7:00... my Ridgid are similar but have a 2x4 on top that's easily replaceable..awesome.. 8:30.. I've got this set too.. I like em 👍

Thanks.

No love for the $60 Ridgid?!? Similar adjustable-height design as the DeWalt, but with a 2x4 top.

Stable mate and it's not close

Wow, this was like the end of the year banquet for the 10 year old soccer team. Every single kid on the team won an award.

Why did you not include the Ridgid horses? i love mine. best store bought horses i've ever used

In my apprentice time, when we built a house the first thing we did was build horses. A carpenter these days can't build a horse? I have tough built horses but use them only in a pinch. Wood built horses are superior for so many reasons. Also when the saw run through it you don't even care.

Should have bought the Toughbuilt C700

Tough built , you missed a good one

My quick ToughBuilt review. They rust up really quick. They are also not very tough. We have 5 sets at my company…. they do not hold up. They may be good for diy homeowner that does not need to transport them in a pickup truck. If transported in a truck… any lumber that comes in contact easily bends/dings the metal and the paint flakes off.

It’s worth it for everyone to know before buying because it wasn’t mentioned in the video and as a DeWalt fan this is incredibly disappointing but the DeWalt metal folding saw horse the support hinges in between the two metal legs is freaking plastic!!!! How incredibly stupid!! I mean seriously DeWalt you guys can’t make that part steel??? I saw that in the store today and it made me furious lol. All the money that company makes it is like a total smack in the face to is customers to do that. Anyways pick up a pair of Huskies they have metal support hinges and they are cheaper than the product that uses cheaper material figure that one out! Surprised that wasn’t mentioned seems to me a potential issue that should be pointed out!!

i hope you are making video about toughbuit c700 to calm down the public . 😂😂😂

Im going to guess but the DeWalt is the best!! And not 🚫 because i own them there just amazing!!!

Check out the Rockwell Jawhorse

Rob WHY leave out ToughBuilt saw horses

I just make my own they are way better and cheaper

Dewalt adjustable leg sawhorse is $70 each, not $70/pair - disappointing to find out after watching this video

I was recently looking at sawhorses and I came to the conclusion that I honestly didn't like ANY of the commercial options. That said, I might have to see if I can find those Dewalt ones and kick the tires on them.

What about Kobalt? I love them.

who is whoi?

Like this comment if you saw the Dewkat sawhorse lol.

Nice

A. W. E. S. O. M. E.

The DeWalt is not a saw horse it’s a Chopsaw stand it does not count .

Toughbuilt makes better and cheaper than Bora.

Perfect. Hope you upped your writing game using AI.

Hey Rob great job once again. But if possible can you do a up to date hammer drill head to head. It's been 3 or 4 years

its always sad when milly walkee doesnt have a mediocre over priced entry as its entertaining to watch the gymnastics of trying...hoping.. jerry mandering.. to somehow force it into the top 3 if not the winner.... smFh

Trojan by far better

The Bora horses are garbage for the money, very rickety when set up, they rock way too much. Will not buy again.

ToughBuilt C550 for me. Had them over six years. Fitted 18mm ply to the tops.

I have a pair of Toughbuilt C700s (seems like I'm like everyone else in the comments), and they're similar to the Bora XT in this test. Sort of fiddly to put away but pretty robust and versatile. If I had to fold/unfold them everyday going to job sites, that would be tedious compared to the simpler models in this test.

My current favorites are Husky from Home Depot, and Channellock from the local lumberyard. Essentially the same sawhorses with different paint. And very similar to te Boras. They have a 1300-lb load rating per horse, are height adjustable have fold outs to hold a sheet of sheet goods. The tops are pre drilled to add waste boards, and the brackets on the ends are adjustable to hold 2X, 3X, and 4x materials. I have three pairs, four if you count the pair at my sisters house to use on projects there. I’ve built a few different tables to go on them.. I mount 2x8 or 2x10 on the top as the sacrificial surface. The over hang is handy for clamping to. With the DeWalt work stands, you can buy the mitersaw mounts, and mount things to them easily. I have a router table for mine, which is the same height as the table on my miter saw, and I can mount the table next to the miter saw to give a worksurface adjacent to the saw. Re mounting a sacrificial plate on the DeWalt metal sawhorses: Lay a 2x6 on the top, and put some scrap 2X underneath and perpendicular to the bars, and drill up into the bottom of the 2x6 to lock it in place.

My Bora portamate Speedhorse XT has non-slip top and auto drop and lock legs. It’s great

Looks like Bora also makes a more expensive style (Speedhorse XT) which removes the issue of sequential folding of the legs. If that's an issue for you, consider the upgrade (and price).

I just looked at the Bora and while it is a nice unit the wobble would drive me nuts. I do not need a capacity of a 3000lb saw horse but I just bought the stablemate and plan to attach a T track piece on top. Likely I will buy the unit from Bora and cut it to size.

The Boras look like a copycat of the Toughbuilt. I did a lot of research a couple years ago when buying a set and ended up getting two sets of the TB. The feet are adjustable and ability to set the height of each leg independently is great on uneven ground. It also has grip tape on top and pre drilled holes for adding sacrificial timber. They also cannot be carried together as one unit like the Boras. Ive left one pair outside when i had no stotage space, carrying 50 12ft 2*4s coverer with a sheet (a lot of weight). Had no issues. Mine are almost 3 years old and have had a hard life. Paint has started to peel off and some light surface rust but earned their keep and some. My second pair have been looked after better and will last for years. Probably not much between the two brands at the end of the day, very similar from the looks of things. Thanks for tbe content from the UK. Always enjoy your comparisons

I've been really curious about that Bora centipede thing, could that replace sawhorses? I wonder how it would compare in your test.

Storehorse is the OG, I have three pairs, at least twenty years old,