Maple, cherry, etc. can be used in your grill for flavor.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
Wood Scraps..... to save or toss?... that is the question.
What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
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Maple/Cherry = might be able to pull together a cutting board or two?What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
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I see dollar bills in a trash can, maybe even 5s or 10s depending on species.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
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Cutting boards are usually a #1 go to as B'B' mentioned.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
Laminate some of those contrasting thin stips… then thickness it… replace them in your waste bin and you'll never part with them. You will find a use for them to highlights some future creation and in the meantime they don't look as unruly.
Jarrah laminated with pine and stored made a handy go to box source when/if required. Still some left for more,
Take up toy car model making (T &J, Gatto, Cherry Tree) and you'll swallow up those scraps in no time.
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Yup, I've got the same problem.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
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Just like throwing away $$. A woodworker I know Makes pet & adult memorial boxes with his scraps. Glues up all the small pieces with no uniformity, and makes simple six sided urns, roughs them up with 60grit and sells them as 'rustic urns' for pets and adults. He doesn't even stain or poly them. If you have a chipper, you can chip them up. Add your saw dust, shavings and wax. now you have fireplace logs to sell. Lots of small creative things to make, if you have extra time.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
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What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
I used to gravitate to my perfects whenever I needed timber. Nowdays it's a case of discipline to check the scraps first and with a bit of effort, a compromise can be found.
Sweeter words I haven't heard for a long time W'D'... Most people say I did it free/cheap using scraps… hell, those scraps originally cost $, so it's not free.
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If your deducting the cost of wood from your projects you sell, then your left over wood is already cost deducted. If you build a project for yourself or free to someone else, then the left over wood has a dollar value against the scrap wood. Just like a scrap yard or metal recycler, they see dollar signs in scrap.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
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None of us can define your cost/benefit ratios.What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
I personally have too much scrap wood saved and find it gets in the way.
I'm planning to donate some to my local club-lots of retirees on fixed incomes who might appreciate free cherry, maple, walnut, sapele and other timber.
It's a shame to send it to a landfill.
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What are these scraps you speak of?What I do with scraps.
Frankly, I don't have room to keep scraps and I have to fight my inter hoarder not to want to retain ownership of scrap wood.
Here's my scrap bin… ready for storage at the local landfill.
![Plant Natural material Wood Twig Flowerpot]()
And they really look great by the light of the moon… or rather the street light.
![Light Window Wood Building Tints and shades]()
Aren't they just smaller opportunities?
Probably a lot of folks want your address, and a schedule for when you clean the shop. Me, nah…. I make plenty of my own, to go grab someone else's is to define Hoarder.
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Let me clarify......
I guess I need to explain my situation a bit more with regard to these 'scraps'....
- Mostly poplar and plywood from building custom cabinets for clients. Not a good source for bbq.
- Cutting boards? See aforementioned species and lumber type.
- I have a 950 sq. ft shop in which to build my projects. When you have a 110 liner feet of cabinets…. I have to go outside to turnaround. No room for a deluxe 4×8 'on wheels, mind you, scrape wood bin'.
![Wood Building Gas Shelving Hardwood]()
- When you build these cabinets, there is a boat-load of scrapes. Mostly 1" strips 8 feet long, little poplar cutoffs, and 1/4" pieces that are not suitable for drawer bottoms or cabinet backs.
- All my lumber for these projects are paid for by the client. My wife won't let me buy lumber unless it is destine for a home other than mine. I'm a wood-aholic and proud of it….. no!..... I'm a recovering wood-aholic…. right, honey?
- I have advertised on our wood club's Facebook page and given truckloads away. Scroll sawyers like the 1/4" stuff and box makers like the poplar for secondary wood. I try to enforce the 'you need one piece? Then you have to take the whole lot' rule. You've got to Tuesday or Friday to pick up…. that's when the trash truck comes by.
- I also have a three-car garage between my shop and the house…. 2 bays are taken up with wood that needs a home other than mine. I sure could use this space to put finished cabinets and a temporary spray booth for painting.
- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED….. message me and we'll try to arrange an exchange for scraps, extra wood and stuff in that garage.
I guess I need to explain my situation a bit more with regard to these 'scraps'....
- Mostly poplar and plywood from building custom cabinets for clients. Not a good source for bbq.
- Cutting boards? See aforementioned species and lumber type.
- I have a 950 sq. ft shop in which to build my projects. When you have a 110 liner feet of cabinets…. I have to go outside to turnaround. No room for a deluxe 4×8 'on wheels, mind you, scrape wood bin'.
- When you build these cabinets, there is a boat-load of scrapes. Mostly 1" strips 8 feet long, little poplar cutoffs, and 1/4" pieces that are not suitable for drawer bottoms or cabinet backs.
- All my lumber for these projects are paid for by the client. My wife won't let me buy lumber unless it is destine for a home other than mine. I'm a wood-aholic and proud of it….. no!..... I'm a recovering wood-aholic…. right, honey?
- I have advertised on our wood club's Facebook page and given truckloads away. Scroll sawyers like the 1/4" stuff and box makers like the poplar for secondary wood. I try to enforce the 'you need one piece? Then you have to take the whole lot' rule. You've got to Tuesday or Friday to pick up…. that's when the trash truck comes by.
- I also have a three-car garage between my shop and the house…. 2 bays are taken up with wood that needs a home other than mine. I sure could use this space to put finished cabinets and a temporary spray booth for painting.
- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED….. message me and we'll try to arrange an exchange for scraps, extra wood and stuff in that garage.
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I certainly don't blame you for just tossing things out. sure to the pen turner there is always more value to be had from that wood but people don't fully appreciate the cost of holding on to scrap lumber that you don't have a use for. Sure there is nobility in finding another home for these scraps but your work/hobby is woodworking not trying to rehome scrap materials.Let me clarify......
I guess I need to explain my situation a bit more with regard to these 'scraps'....
- Mostly poplar and plywood from building custom cabinets for clients. Not a good source for bbq.
- Cutting boards? See aforementioned species and lumber type.
- I have a 950 sq. ft shop in which to build my projects. When you have a 110 liner feet of cabinets…. I have to go outside to turnaround. No room for a deluxe 4×8 'on wheels, mind you, scrape wood bin'.
![Wood Building Gas Shelving Hardwood]()
- When you build these cabinets, there is a boat-load of scrapes. Mostly 1" strips 8 feet long, little poplar cutoffs, and 1/4" pieces that are not suitable for drawer bottoms or cabinet backs.
- All my lumber for these projects are paid for by the client. My wife won't let me buy lumber unless it is destine for a home other than mine. I'm a wood-aholic and proud of it….. no!..... I'm a recovering wood-aholic…. right, honey?
- I have advertised on our wood club's Facebook page and given truckloads away. Scroll sawyers like the 1/4" stuff and box makers like the poplar for secondary wood. I try to enforce the 'you need one piece? Then you have to take the whole lot' rule. You've got to Tuesday or Friday to pick up…. that's when the trash truck comes by.
- I also have a three-car garage between my shop and the house…. 2 bays are taken up with wood that needs a home other than mine. I sure could use this space to put finished cabinets and a temporary spray booth for painting.
- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED….. message me and we'll try to arrange an exchange for scraps, extra wood and stuff in that garage.
I personally try to burn rather throw away but even as a hobbyist without a lot of time I'm still finding that I generate scraps faster than I can burn them.
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When you don't have room, something has to be sacrificed. Your first blog on this topic didn't mention the space issue that the second blog showed. I myself have limited room but put shelves under all the benches for scraps. 6' scraps under one, 4' scraps under two different benches, and 2' scraps under the benches along the wall. scraps less than 14' are in four 5 gallon buckets. the junk scraps goes to my neighbor for his campfires. Just don't like throwing out good scraps if I can help it. I do know that one fourth of my scraps are setting there about 2 years.Let me clarify......
I guess I need to explain my situation a bit more with regard to these 'scraps'....
- Mostly poplar and plywood from building custom cabinets for clients. Not a good source for bbq.
- Cutting boards? See aforementioned species and lumber type.
- I have a 950 sq. ft shop in which to build my projects. When you have a 110 liner feet of cabinets…. I have to go outside to turnaround. No room for a deluxe 4×8 'on wheels, mind you, scrape wood bin'.
![Wood Building Gas Shelving Hardwood]()
- When you build these cabinets, there is a boat-load of scrapes. Mostly 1" strips 8 feet long, little poplar cutoffs, and 1/4" pieces that are not suitable for drawer bottoms or cabinet backs.
- All my lumber for these projects are paid for by the client. My wife won't let me buy lumber unless it is destine for a home other than mine. I'm a wood-aholic and proud of it….. no!..... I'm a recovering wood-aholic…. right, honey?
- I have advertised on our wood club's Facebook page and given truckloads away. Scroll sawyers like the 1/4" stuff and box makers like the poplar for secondary wood. I try to enforce the 'you need one piece? Then you have to take the whole lot' rule. You've got to Tuesday or Friday to pick up…. that's when the trash truck comes by.
- I also have a three-car garage between my shop and the house…. 2 bays are taken up with wood that needs a home other than mine. I sure could use this space to put finished cabinets and a temporary spray booth for painting.
- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED….. message me and we'll try to arrange an exchange for scraps, extra wood and stuff in that garage.
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I have a feeling that I'm going to be experiencing this when we move. My new shop is 13×22 (down sized from a 26×26 space) so I'm already thinking about where to put things. I sold nearly all of my big equipment (drill press, router table, planer, jointer, miter saw, band saw). I also got rid of nearly all of the lumber and all of the scraps. The approach I'm taking is to wait until I need to the big equipment for a project before I get a new one. It will all come down to priority since the space is fixed. I also think the "throw it away or give it away" mantra will need to become standard. There is only so much storage space available under machines or overhead.Let me clarify......
I guess I need to explain my situation a bit more with regard to these 'scraps'....
- Mostly poplar and plywood from building custom cabinets for clients. Not a good source for bbq.
- Cutting boards? See aforementioned species and lumber type.
- I have a 950 sq. ft shop in which to build my projects. When you have a 110 liner feet of cabinets…. I have to go outside to turnaround. No room for a deluxe 4×8 'on wheels, mind you, scrape wood bin'.
![Wood Building Gas Shelving Hardwood]()
- When you build these cabinets, there is a boat-load of scrapes. Mostly 1" strips 8 feet long, little poplar cutoffs, and 1/4" pieces that are not suitable for drawer bottoms or cabinet backs.
- All my lumber for these projects are paid for by the client. My wife won't let me buy lumber unless it is destine for a home other than mine. I'm a wood-aholic and proud of it….. no!..... I'm a recovering wood-aholic…. right, honey?
- I have advertised on our wood club's Facebook page and given truckloads away. Scroll sawyers like the 1/4" stuff and box makers like the poplar for secondary wood. I try to enforce the 'you need one piece? Then you have to take the whole lot' rule. You've got to Tuesday or Friday to pick up…. that's when the trash truck comes by.
- I also have a three-car garage between my shop and the house…. 2 bays are taken up with wood that needs a home other than mine. I sure could use this space to put finished cabinets and a temporary spray booth for painting.
- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED….. message me and we'll try to arrange an exchange for scraps, extra wood and stuff in that garage.
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