There is no such thing as scrap. There are just off-cuts waiting for the next project to come along. You and Richard Raffin pretty much prove that. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Nice video about simple things that need talking about. You may have saved a few fingers. I too liked the worm/ant holes. I do some casting but do a lot of 5 min colored epoxy in defects. Your untreated egg defects looked great as well.
All very good ideas and some really interesting projects for those small pieces left over from other projects. Thanks for summarizing in this video; have seen some of the other videos where you made some of those projects; this was helpful for providing a full spectrum of applications. I found after getting into resin casting that the definition of "scrap" becomes smaller and smaller. With wood stabilization, even punky wood with character can be utilized for projects. There are so many ways to use those small pieces of wood.
Mike -- I know that you're not into casting, but that piece of cherry shown at the end of the video would be a perfect candidate. I could see a set of pepper and salt grinders being made from it, with the voids filled with a couple of colors of swirling resin. Or, rather than the grinders, a set of candle sticks. Another option, with or without casting, would be holders for those LED immitation votive candles. Make the holders deep enough so that the light comes out of worm holes. They would cast an interesting pattern on the wall. If cast in resin, it would create a stained glass effect.
Another scrap option: Take bowl blank corner cutoffs, true them up to 90 degrees, then glue them together with contrasting thin wood to make knobs, bottle stoppers, pen blanks, handles, finials,, jewelry, or small bowls. If you only have two, cross match them with another pair of corners. These blanks make great use of otherwise wasted valuable wood. One note, if mixing woods, try to match them for hardness/density. Makes for better turning and finishing.
Do you use that technique, Valerie! I cannot get a glue joint cut on a bandsaw and would be concerned about securing smaller odd shaped pieces on a tablesaw to safely cut, even using some type of cross cut sled. Sounds too much like segmenting which just does not appeal to me.
3/8" 3tpi like the one Highland Woodworking sells as their Woodturners Blade. I am currently using the original blade that came with the saw that I think is 1/2" 5tpi that I do not like. Not as aggressive and does not do curves as well on smaller bowl blanks.
There is no such thing as scrap. There are just off-cuts waiting for the next project to come along. You and Richard Raffin pretty much prove that. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
So true!
Great advice Mike.
of course for the resin lovers out there there is always wood stabilising and then casting!! Thanks a lot for another great video Mike
Great point!
Thanks. I learned a lot.👍👍😀
Glad to hear it!
Thanks for the inspirations, Mike, I have a whole box of those special pieces.
That is awesome!
Nice video about simple things that need talking about. You may have saved a few fingers. I too liked the worm/ant holes. I do some casting but do a lot of 5 min colored epoxy in defects. Your untreated egg defects looked great as well.
Thanks for sharing
All very good ideas and some really interesting projects for those small pieces left over from other projects. Thanks for summarizing in this video; have seen some of the other videos where you made some of those projects; this was helpful for providing a full spectrum of applications. I found after getting into resin casting that the definition of "scrap" becomes smaller and smaller. With wood stabilization, even punky wood with character can be utilized for projects. There are so many ways to use those small pieces of wood.
You are right. Thanks for sharing.
Mike -- I know that you're not into casting, but that piece of cherry shown at the end of the video would be a perfect candidate. I could see a set of pepper and salt grinders being made from it, with the voids filled with a couple of colors of swirling resin. Or, rather than the grinders, a set of candle sticks. Another option, with or without casting, would be holders for those LED immitation votive candles. Make the holders deep enough so that the light comes out of worm holes. They would cast an interesting pattern on the wall. If cast in resin, it would create a stained glass effect.
Right I am not into casting but LED light holders is a great suggestion, thanks.
I always save all my scraps, especially burls and exotic pieces, in case I fiind a new use for them.
Waste not, want not, right?
Another scrap option: Take bowl blank corner cutoffs, true them up to 90 degrees, then glue them together with contrasting thin wood to make knobs, bottle stoppers, pen blanks, handles, finials,, jewelry, or small bowls. If you only have two, cross match them with another pair of corners. These blanks make great use of otherwise wasted valuable wood. One note, if mixing woods, try to match them for hardness/density. Makes for better turning and finishing.
Do you use that technique, Valerie! I cannot get a glue joint cut on a bandsaw and would be concerned about securing smaller odd shaped pieces on a tablesaw to safely cut, even using some type of cross cut sled. Sounds too much like segmenting which just does not appeal to me.
It would. Be perfect for the knob on a walking stick, like a Bat Masterson walking stick.
Well, I guess I am rapidly approaching that time when I might need a cane.
What blade type (tooth&Pitch) do you use on your bandsaw?
3/8" 3tpi like the one Highland Woodworking sells as their Woodturners Blade. I am currently using the original blade that came with the saw that I think is 1/2" 5tpi that I do not like. Not as aggressive and does not do curves as well on smaller bowl blanks.