I teach a 2-1/2 day timber framing course at North House Folk School and the students take home a pair of Timber Trestle Sawhorses , which are made from 6x6 rough-sawn EWP. Some folks use them for future timber frame projects, others use them as a base for a table or workbench. There's no braces, just a straight M&T, but each student executes the joint 8 times, so they get some practice at it. CB.