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Best folding sawhorse UK

Updated: 2026-10-21

You want one pair for a named job, and the Saw Horses best-seller list is a sales ranking, not a test of which horse holds your door. On 19 October 2026 that list put the BORA Workhorse XT first at about £90, beside adjustable trestles and log horses that do not belong in this job. This page uses only the seven kept amazon.co.uk listings. Prices, stars and the conflicts on each page are in the [folding trestle comparison](/hub/workshop/folding-trestle). Products Compared did not import a US lab result, and a trade note about a different BORA model is not a score for these ASINs. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one pair for a named job, and the Saw Horses best-seller list is a sales ranking, not a test of which horse holds your door.

Our top picks

BORA BORA Workhorse X pair

Best overall

BORA BORA Workhorse X pair
8.7/10about £76.74
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STANLEY Stanley STST1-70713 pair

Best value

STANLEY Stanley STST1-70713 pair
8.5/10about £39.95
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BORA BORA Workhorse XT pair

Alternative

BORA BORA Workhorse XT pair
7.8/10about £90
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On this page
  1. 1.What best can mean here
  2. 2.Light pairs for doors and shed storage
  3. 3.Steel pairs when the bench or the ground matters
  4. 4.The builders trestle in this set

What best can mean here

Best, in this set, means the pair whose printed job matches the afternoon, with the conflict on that page left attached. It does not mean the first row on a best-seller list, the most stars, or the highest kilogram. Amazon Basics has the largest sample, 4.5 from 8,402 reviews, and that volume is not a safety result. More stars do not turn a plastic horse into steel, and they do not licence you to stand on it. A painter, a carpenter on uneven ground, and a decorator who needs boards at chest height should not leave with the same pair.

Light pairs for doors and shed storage

The Stanley STST1-70713 at about £39.95 is the best value in this set for internal doors. Across 1,768 reviews at 4.6, people support doors for hinge marking, trimming and painting. It is polypropylene, 6.05 kg, with V-grooves. One owner put two pairs under 8 ft by 4 ft plywood so both halves stayed up while cutting alone. Buy it for doors and light sheets. Leave it if you need a stiff bench for a mitre saw. The Amazon Basics pair at about £47.23 is the large-sample alternative for sanding doors. Reviews call the build plastic, while the details field says metal and 2.21 kg. The Evolution compact pair at about £44.98 folds small. A UK review says it does not adjust, and the 4x2 brackets hang loose.
BORA BORA Workhorse X pair

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BORA BORA Workhorse X pair
8.7/10about £76.74
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Steel pairs when the bench or the ground matters

The BORA Workhorse X, PM-3350T, at about £76.74 is the top pick when you want steel and 2x4 slots and the floor is level enough. The bullet says 612 kg each and 1,225 kg for the pair. Reviewers use the slots to add a timber crossbar. A details field says 2.5E+3 pounds, so plan from the kilogram line. Height adjustment is not stated. The BORA Workhorse XT at about £90 is the pair for uneven ground and a mitre-saw bench. The listing minimum is 30 inches, and reviewers drop about 45 mm timber, including 38 x 89 mm, into end slots. The catch swings free, and one end bent after the horse was stood on end to open the legs. The Kastforce KF3005 at about £69.98 rates the pair at about 1,000 kg, but a review says the end brackets do not accept a 2x4.

The builders trestle in this set

The HOMCOM B40-015 at about £32.99 is the only builders trestle kept here. The bullet runs from 80 cm to 130 cm and says 100 kg per trestle. The details field says 200 kg. Use 100 kg as the cautious line. Reviews describe poor instructions and more than an hour with spanners before first use. After that, people support doors. It is not a BS 1139 bandstand, and the listing includes no rails. Skip it if you need a horse this afternoon, or if the plan is to stand on boards at 130 cm. That height is above the 600 mm default used where an assessment has already found guard rails not reasonably practicable.

Common questions

Which pair is the top pick for uneven ground?
The BORA Workhorse XT at about £90. The listing states a minimum of 30 inches and reviewers used the legs on uneven ground, with end slots for about 45 mm timber. The best-seller rank that put it first is a sales list. The catch, the fold order and the 13.7 kg pair weight are the limits. The Workhorse X does not state height adjustment.
Which is the best value for painting doors?
The Stanley pair at about £39.95. Reviews at 4.6 from 1,768 describe door trimming and painting, a flat fold and V-grooves, at 6.05 kg. A bullet that says 45 kg per pair contradicts the 450 kg details field, and a newer pair can flex more than an older one. Amazon Basics is the alternative if you accept a metal field that reviews describe as plastic.
Is the best-seller the one to buy?
Only if your job is the XT job. On 19 October 2026 the Saw Horses list led with that pair at about £90. The same list mixes log horses and other trestles. Rank is not a load test and not a reason to stand on the horse. Buy the pair whose height, material and brackets match the work.
Who should skip the HOMCOM pair?
Skip it if you need the support today, if you will not spend an hour with 8, 10, 13 and 14 mm spanners, or if you read 200 kg in the details and ignore the 100 kg bullet. Also skip it as a standing platform. Once built, reviewers do use it under doors. That is a support, not a hop-up with rails.
Does more stars mean safer?
No. The Workhorse X at 4.7 and Stanley at 4.6 outrank the XT at 4.5, and Amazon Basics has far more reviews than any of them. Stars do not settle a 45 kg bullet against a 450 kg details field, and they do not override a manual that says not to stand on the horse. Read the conflict, then the job.

Related pages

Folding sawhorse buying guide

Cutting plywood on sawhorses

Adjustable sawhorse comparison

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How to set up folding sawhorses before you load them

Trestle work at height UK: do not stand on a horse

Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures saved for this set on 19 October 2026.

  1. Work at Height Regulations 2005 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. PUWER 1998 regulation 4 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. HSE work at height FAQs (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. HSE scaffolds (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. HBF trestles and hop-ups, June 2018 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. HSE INDG318 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. amazon.co.uk Saw Horses best sellers (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. BORA Tool UK, Workhorse XT (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  9. Tooled-Up trestles note (retrieved 19 October 2026)