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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
Ooohh... Here's a question for you-  How do you handle/keep/store/toss your exotic scrap woods?
For example a chunk of unused cocobolo or maple burl that could be used in another project down the line as a inlay or something. That tortures me because I don't want to waste a single bit of it, but it adds up quick. |
I filter by usability. Yes, shorts are usable for smaller projects such as inlay, etc. I also build guitars so the really high end scraps go to that pile. Then, I have a sculptor friend who I give lots of interesting pieces to use as bases for her sculptures.
-Sculptures by Karen Croner- . We have a couple of arts organizations here that take donations of usable materials. If I have a bunch of interesting shapes or pieces I'll box them up and donate. As for small pieces of exotics like cocobolo or ebony, there is probably a woodworkers guild or group in your area with some turners ( people who use lathe's) that would love them for pen barrels or small turned parts. I don't have a wood lathe so I don't save for that. The rest goes in my woodstove in the winter... As for plywood and non-burnable scraps, as well as shavings, we've got a re-cycler that takes all form of wood debris. Plywood goes in with the contractor demolition stuff, shavings from the dust collector goes in the pile from gardening services that's composted.