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14th November 2023, 05:39 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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What if it is larger than the size of a pencil?
Hi,
My name is Dave. It has been 6 days since I threw away an off cut.
I'm still grieving.
Are you sure it is OK to throw it away if it is larger than a pencil? I mean its not really scrap if it is bigger than a pencil. Its just inventory. Right?
Sigh. I know, I know. I'm a work in progress.My YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2_KPRN6I9SE
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15th November 2023, 07:25 AM #2
Dave
It is probably acceptable if it is pine, packing case material, but otherwise counselling is in order. Be comforted in the knowledge that it is treatable.
Regards
paulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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15th November 2023, 08:06 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Unless it’s something exotic like ebony, if it’s smaller than about 20x20 it’s kindling.
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15th November 2023, 09:59 AM #4
The struggle is real
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15th November 2023, 10:11 AM #5
I have a small stack of offcuts in the shed. Well when I say small, it is getting bigger. I am afraid to get to close in case it falls on me. It is a problem I am trying to get help for.
I am learning, slowley.
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15th November 2023, 04:20 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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As apprentices we were tought the value of offcuts, particularly in exotics. Cedar strips were whittled into fishing floats, teak was fashioned into serving spoons etc. Mahogany, even as small as a match stick, was prized for making grand piano shaped jewellery boxes. The match stick sized pieces were laminated with similar sized Holly sticks then fashioned into tiny cabriole legs which displayed white diamonds when shaped. The holly was also used along with tiny bits of ebony to make the key board. Girlfriends loved them. Twentyfirst birthday keys were also popular for slightly larger offcuts. Gum leaf earrings, heart pendants, wooden rings, drink coasters, gear stick knobs, etc, etc. All from scraps.
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15th November 2023, 07:05 PM #7
wait until you NEED to move into a smaller shed
I started doing this 6 months ago, now sorting out if I'll ever use it or ......................... big cryI would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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16th November 2023, 01:25 AM #8Novice
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it has to be smaller than a toothpick in my shop...
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17th November 2023, 12:13 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Glad to know this is a common affliction, less glad that there is no quick cure
I've started gluing up offcuts together and making boxes out of them - and finally used some 90mm decking board offcuts that were used to make planter boxes and a gate at my old house... that we left 6 years ago. I think I'm going to have a lot of oddly sized boxes.
I tell myself "waste not, want not" as I trip over another another box of offcuts.
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17th November 2023, 12:57 AM #10Novice
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plates.jpgHere's an example of what I do with smaller pieces. These wooden plates are used for toast or snacks etc...
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17th November 2023, 12:34 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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I work with expensive timbers so i keep most offcuts that can be used for dividers, box feet or to make lift out trays. Quite often I'll need a thin piece and i can usually find an off cut to suit.
Nothing worse than needing a 50 x 5 at a few hundred mm long and having to slice up a billet to get it
Once a year or so ill go through the pile pick out what i think is handy, burn the rest and start again